Finding environmentally-friendly alternatives to wrapping paper, ribbon, gift cards and even the gift itself has been a slight obsession of mine. This book is full of ideas that are ecological and—this is a rather important point here—gorgeous. There are also clever ways to recycle ribbon, cards and paper from presents people give you. Last, but not least, there are gorgeous last-minute gift ideas that don’t look like an afterthought and are gifts people will actually love.
A few highlights:
- Use old VHS tapes to create fanciful and chic black ribbon bows on presents
- Use free wooden cigar boxes as handsome gift boxes for homebaked treats
- Transform boring gift cards into miniature shopping bags
- Recycle an old book into a ring box
