– Eco-Style Holiday Gifts –
ECO-STYLING HOLIDAY GIFTS
Keeping Your Holidays Green
ECO-STYLE WRAPPING
This week we are taking your Holiday Gift Giving skills up a notch!
Not only is this eco-styling helping the planet, but also your bottom line & adds a whole new level of holiday cheer
It’s so simple yet looks like you put so much effort into each gift — the perfect way to show your friends & family some love this holiday season!
The video is such a great introduction to this & has some adorable holiday GIFs to enjoy so be sure to check it out!
– THE PROCESS –
From start to finish, this honestly takes an extra 30 – 60 seconds longer per gift & if you’re like our family who try to shop mindfully, you’ll barely notice that extra time.
Eco-styling your gifts enhances the experience for you with indulgences for the senses, your spirit & your mind. Let loose & allow your creativity to inspire your trimmings!
– WHAT YOU’LL NEED –
Grab your bevy of choice, throw on some holiday music & get ready to beautify your world, a little at a time with these gorgeous eco-styled gifts!
- twine
- paper & bags
- scissors
- single hole punch
- foliage
- spices
- fruit
- flowers
- Tape (used sparingly)
– STEP 1 –
Collect paper scraps, news paper, paper bags or you can always buy a roll of brown paper.
– STEP 2 –
Gather some foliage.
We personally have an abundance of greenery in our yard & in south Burlington, but if foraging for greens isn’t a viable option you can easily pick up more than enough foliage from your grocery or garden store for less than $10.
A little goes a very long way so don’t feel the need to bring any heavy duty tools — Kitchen scissors are more than sufficient for this job!
These ever-greens will keep healthy for a few weeks after cutting so feel free to forage in advance of your wrapping time.
– STEP 3 –
Dehydrating your fruit is not a slow process, but it adds that wonderful pop of colour! The natural shapes of an apple or the stained glass-esq appearance of a dried citrus… the beauty nature provides never ceases to amaze me!
Choose citrus fruit, apples, pears or experiment with other options!
- Cut the fruit into even slices… not too thin, about ¼ inch for a quicker dry time or ⅜ inch if you’re looking for more substantial size or added cloves to the rind.
- Lay out recyclable parchment paper on a baking sheet & lay slices out or if you have a dehydrator, lay them into the trays.
- If you are on a time crunch — 300’f but keep a close eye on them! Flipping them every 45 minutes will help speed the process but don’t forget them because when you actually “bake” them they can burn.
- Alternatively, if you have more time, 200’f for as long as it takes (will vary depending on the thickness of your slices)
- The higher temperature will add more of the baking fruit aroma to your home & I will often sprinkle with cinnamon to add another layer of holiday cheer!
– STEP 4 –
Plan ahead on this one the next time you go to the grocery store — add an assortment of cinnamon sticks, anise, whole cloves, cranberries, baby’s breath & lavender to your list.
Again a little goes a long way & if you want to diversify the looks, buy a little of each so you can pick & choose your trimmings.
– STEP 5 –
Set up your wrapping station & Lay out all of your supplies…
- twine
- paper & bags
- scissors
- single hole punch
- foliage
- spices
- dried fruit
- flowers
- Tape (used sparingly)
https://youtu.be/DLF4l-HsXFw
– STEP 6 –
(CHECK OUT THE VIDEO ABOVE FOR EXPLANATION OF THESE DIRECTIONS)
• Wrap your gift with the paper or bag of your choice.
• Measure out twine (by doing a test run of the length you’ll need with the full ball)
• Cut to size
• Lay twine on table & set gift face down on top
• Bring twine together & knot (no need to lift your gift off the table)
• Flip gift over
• Change directions of the twine (if you wrapped top & bottom first, now do left & right — vice versa is you started left & right)
• Knot in the front
• Gather a small bunch of trimmings together & style
• Place on gift & secure with twine — I use scissors or hole punch to create an opening in fruit to feed twine through.
• Add your name tag & viola!
A stunning piece of holiday cheer ready to be shared with others
We’d love to see some of your eco-styled gifts so PLEASE tag us so we don’t miss them – @BohoRealtor & @EdwardsTeamRealtors
Thanks for doing you part to keep Burlington, Hamilton or wherever it is you call home a little bit greener this holiday season!
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