Don't put it past us to wrap gifts in magazines, newspapers or a pretty tea towel--but sometimes an occasion calls for something a little more fancy. Because we'd still like the effort to be eco friendly we were delighted to find
Erin Ruth's beautiful wrapping paper on Etsy...
Her printed papers are a mixture of 60% recycled materials and 30% post consumer waste with all of the ink being soy based. The colors are classic and chic and can be used around the house in frames for wall decor. Oversized sheets are offered in heavy paper that apparently doesn't crack when wrapping (love). And with charming names like Felicity, Jacqueline and Ceci--the wrapping becomes a gift itself.
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(Images: Erin Ruth)
I jsut don't know about the eco-friendliness or common-senseness (word?) of paying $5.00 for a single sheet of wrapping paper that is going to be mailed across the country to me.
I just use old bags, tissue paper (crate and barrel is the best), or even newspaper. I also look for a part of a gift that can be the wrapping - like wrapping a cookbook in a beautiful apron. A lot of times I don't use wrapping at all.
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Ummm is it recyclable? Because if not, it isn't very "eco-friendly". It may be made from recycled content but you're still throwing it in the trash.
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