As you may know, we're going to have a baby this holiday season.
As if that weren't excited and life changing enough, we also decided in the 11th hour to buy a new house. Yes, we're going to move somewhere around my 36th week of pregnancy. I'm trying to look on the bright side-- I won't get the inevitable day-after-moving aches because I won't be able to lift all the much.
With all of this going on, it is no wonder money is top of mind right now. Specifically, not spending all of it.
So I have a plan. I am going to try my hardest to do my holiday decorating and gift wrapping only with things I already have. No trips to Michael's for craft supplies. No picking up new gift wrap impulsively at Target or online (even if it is really beautiful) My goal is to clear out the closet of gift wrapping odds and ends (half rolls of paper, and carefully folded pieces I rescued from gifts I've received), use art supplies I already have on hand (sticky letters, felt, and glitter galore), and get creative with alternative wrapping materials.
I think it will be a fun challenge. Are you with me? I'll be sharing my attempts on Instagram. If you'd like to join in (and provide me with inspiration too!), use the hashtag #clutterfreeholiday when you share your decorating and gift wrapping ideas. Gifts count too! At the end, I'll share some of the ideas we've come up with. Sound good?
Let's do this!
One of my favorite suggestions was to use a roll of butcher paper from Home Depot ($8) and then simply wrap with a gold or red ribbon. It looks very elegant, but the butcher paper is very thick. But that roll is gonna last me a looooong time
ReplyDeleteGreat suggestion. I do that too! But I also love a uniquely wrapped gift which is harder to do with that method, so we'll see what I can come up with.
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