There are many little ways in which you can make your Christmas greener and more creative and save money in the process. One creative fun way to a greener Christmas is to make your own re-usable fabric gift bags. I buy Christmassy fabric at thrift stores, in the form of Christmas table cloths, or Christmas-patterned clothes, or anything else made of fabric that I like. Then I sew them into very simple bags of different sizes and shapes. If you have a little experience with sewing, you can make the bags pretty, with a fabric tie to close it, or what have you. If you are a beginner with the sewing machine or you sew by hand, just make your gift bags like pillow cases. You can use regular gift-wrap ribbon or string to tie it shut with a bow. I started making fabric gift bags about ten years ago, and my collection keeps growing each year. It also makes wrapping really fast: pop the gift in a pillowcase -shaped bag, tie a ribbon around it with a card, et voila!
If you don't have a sewing machine, I highly recommend getting one! Where? At the thrift store! I see sewing machines at thrift stores alllll the time, since sewing is a dying art. Making gift bags is a great first sewing project. They don't need to be perfect!
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