Today's post concludes my tutorials series - I hope someone has found these useful and inspirational. I'm leaving for a winter vacation in a few days, so this blog may get a little quiet for a couple of weeks. I hope everyone has a happy handmade holiday!
Martha Stewart has an idea for wrapping cookies shipped to a loved one this holiday season.
And also for wrapping coins. This would be a great stocking stuffer for anyone like me who is always running out of laundry change...
Here's a simple way to make your own gift bags from newspaper (from How About Orange). I think these would also look nice if you used the paper as a base and covered them with fabric...
Also from How About Orange, some surprisingly lovely bows made from recycled magazines, etc.
Zakka Life has a great tutorial on making decorative knots for gifts from mizuhiki cord, though just about any stiff cording would work.
Martha Stewart, of course, has lots of ideas for making your own gift wrap.
Furoshiki is a japanese art of folding fabric. It is often useful for wrapping gifts in re-usable fabric squares, and I use it myself. This site has tons of versions of fabric gift wrap and other uses for furoshiki. Here's an ehow article on making the fabric wraps - I think 24" square is standard.
Happy Holidays everyone!
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