Wrapping presents!

I made a fabric drawstring bag for each of the grandchildren during the Nov. lockdown last year. It did save a lot of hassle and they didn't seem to mind as I'd still put small gifts in their stockings for them to unwrap. The stockings were homemade when each was born and they are handed back each year. Their parents have a large paper gift carrier which is also handed back and reused. As does OH.

I like gagagrans idea.
It sounds easy on the old back.

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Where do you get you bags Maw? Sounds like a large initial investment but is very tempting.

I buy recyclable paper from a charity and also use brown paper with ribbon.

But, I have over bought paper cloths this year so I might use those.

Long river company I am afraid.
I like the tea towel idea too.
D3 and SIL had their wedding invitations screen printed on tea towels 9 years ago, I loved the idea and whenever I use mine, it brings back happy memories.

I don’t give many presents, so not a lot to wrap, which is a good thing, as I am rubbish at it.

An international payment sent to DD and family overseas, hard cash put in envelopes for DS and family.

Chocs and biscuits for 90 year old widowed neighbour, a family organiser calendar for DIL along with the cash, (probably not used much as they all have their phones) and a new address book plus hairdresser voucher for a cousin. All easy to wrap.

DH and I agreed long ago not to give each other anything, all our money is ‘joint’ and we just buy ourselves what we need (want) as and when.

Given up on the tit for tat present giving long ago. Just seems pointless and angst making.

My opinion only. If others want to give and receive lots of gifts, up to them. The gifts I do give are just wrapped and sellotaped, no fancy bows, ribbons, decorations. Don’t get me wrong, a beautifully wrapped gift is a joy to behold, but no can do.

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MayBeMaw, What do I do? I order all the toys from Wicked Uncle, gift wrapped with a message - and delivered to their address - easy.

Teenager presents are wrapped in brown parcel paper with real ribbon and the secret Santa gift for an adult is usually wrapped in a new tea towel, as people can always make use of them. (We all have naughty pets and/or toddlers so gifts don't go under the tree for long anyway, maybe late on Christmas Eve, then keep the door shut.)

I buy a large paper gift bag for each family group and wrap individual presents in red or white or green tissue paper with a stick on name label. Sometimes need an individual bag if the gift is large in size but still use the same system.

I got some brown paper bags with stencils of outlined Christmas trees on them from The Works, so quite festive and also recyclable - as is the tissue paper.

They have lots on Amazon.
40 bags for £20.
Pretty hessian ones with hearts on, bottle bags.

What a good idea! I always have a different paper for each person, so that we know at a glance whose is whose.

I'm off to have a look at some fabric bags on Amazon.

Where do you get you bags Maw? Sounds like a large initial investment but is very tempting.

I buy recyclable paper from a charity and also use brown paper with ribbon.

But, I have over bought paper cloths this year so I might use those.

That’s an excellent idea, I’ll start making some for next year, I already have some Christmas fabric upstairs.
I always use recycled Christmas paper, it’s easy to buy, but this year I’ve found it very hard and stiff to fold neatly with my Arthritic hands and the sellotape starts to peel off so I’ve used coloured string to keep them all from coming unwrapped.
Fabric sounds an excellent idea, although as you say I’ll need them back for next year, it’s a good idea for Birthdays too.

It's one of my most hated parts about Christmas, so I use any old paper, shove sellotape here there and everywhere, and complain a lot.
I really like the idea of the bags, though.

Someone mentioned some made out of sari material, but I don't think my boys would like that so much.

Wrapping presents really gives me a back ache!