It’s a Christmas Wrap
It was a very simple question: ‘please send a picture of your favourite wrapping paper’. Inevitably, the response was invigorating and varied in terms of both designs and commentary.
Original 1960’s wrapping paper ‘rescued from a junk shop on the banks of Cenarth Falls in West Wales’. ‘It is so nostalgic which is what Christmas is about for me … I was brought up with a make do and mend mindset … . Every year the paper was saved and recycled … and still is.’
Seasonal vegetation was a popular theme. All these are recyclable and the holly on the right is also made from recycled paper.
‘Not sure I have a favourite. Haven’t bought … paper for a couple of years as I bought a load … for about 10p a roll.’ ‘[I’m] using this one.’
The charity volunteer: each shoe box is covered with a different design of wrapping paper (and is filled with goodies for those who may not get anything else on Christmas day).
© A Lankester
A trio of more diverse habitats; the bird theme is very strong. The wrapping in the middle is not recyclable but at least it is on its second or third Christmas.
The creatives:
‘In an ideal world I would have decorated plain brown paper, but the world has not been ideal this year!’.
‘I always come back to using brown paper either with big name labels cut from the previous year’s Christmas cards or as here, decorated with paint brushes’.
The eco-warriors. And a number of you mentioned recyclable/plastic free tape.
Whatever your taste in parcel paper, Terroir hopes that you have someone to wrap for and someone who is wrapping for you.
With very best wishes for a relaxing, enjoyable and peaceful Christmas.