CELEBRATE: Eco-Friendly Gift Wrapping Ideas

Eco Christmas gift wrapping with playsilks from Sarah's Silks at Oskar's Wooden Ark in Australia

Eco-Friendly Christmas Gift Wrapping Ideas - Beautiful, Sustainable & Zero Waste

There's a certain magic in a gift that's been wrapped with care — not expensive care, but thoughtful care. The kind where you can see the hands that did it.

The good news is you don't need to buy a thing. Some of the most beautiful gifts we've ever seen were wrapped in items pulled straight from the linen cupboard - a favourite tea towel, a length of muslin, a well-loved bandana. Add a sprig of something from the garden, a strip of recycled kraft paper painted by little hands, and the result is something truly special. Something that tells the person receiving it: this was made for you.

The Furoshiki Technique

If you have Sarah's Silks Playsilks at home, they're a beautiful place to start - the vibrant colours and generous sizing make them a natural fit for Furoshiki wrapping, and as we mentioned, the silk becomes part of the gift itself. But truly any fabric will do, and the linen cupboard is full of possibilities:

• Tea Towels
• Muslin Cloth
• Fabric Scraps
• Old Clothes
• Napkins
• Table Cloth
• Handkerchief
• Bandana

Cut your fabric to size, or get the kids involved in sewing pieces together for something extra unique. There are no rules just fabric, a gift, and a little creativity.

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Recycle and Wrap!

Why not let your little ones turn the wrapping into part of the gift? Old cardboard boxes and recycled kraft paper make a wonderful canvas - and some of the packaging our toys arrive in is so beautifully made, it barely needs a thing done to it.

Hand your little artists some Kitpas Crayons, Stockmar Wax Crayons, or watercolour paints and watch something truly one-of-a-kind take shape.

Then tie it all together with a length of Golden Fleece Australian Eco-Wool - grown, spun and dyed right here in Australia with a genuine commitment to sustainability, animal welfare and the environment.

A hand-painted parcel finished with natural wool is the kind of wrapping that feels as good to give as it does to receive.

Add an embelishment

• String, Twine or Ribbon
• Flowers, Leaves or Twigs
• Dried Citrus Slices
•Graupner Decorations
•Maileg Mice
•Ambrosius Felt Figures
•Wooden Figures

The finishing touch doesn't need to be elaborate — sometimes it's a single dried orange slice tucked under a loop of twine, or a small wooden figure perched on top waiting to be discovered. Our Christmas ornaments from Graupner are a lovely way to attach a gift tag or notelet, and they make a keepsake in their own right.

However you choose to wrap this year, the most important ingredient is already there - the care you bring to it. That's what people remember long after the paper is gone.