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To, ah inspire. Yeah, that's the excuse!
Dec. 29th, 2008 03:55 pmOkay, so I took pictures (you note it didn't take much to get me to do that...) and they are behind the cut. Please be warned that it is picture-heavy but not coming in as Big Fat Photos if that makes a difference to downloading.
( click here for photos of Christmas wrapping bags )
I'm not done - there were a couple of bags I really loved that I let![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
amykb have (and thank you, Olwyn, for giving me the means to buy more ribbon!) only because I have the makings for duplicates here at home - they're sized for DVDs/Video games. And I only used one 'wrapping cloth' so far (which you can see in the 'under the tree' picture - the 'stained glass roses) as I am the only one in the family who is willing to stitch the things shut (BIG tacking stitches of a single strand, easy to rip apart, just like opening a paper-wrapped gift) but there are a couple more waiting should I want them.
The bags are awfully handy for those items that are all encased in plastic, like kid's toys, computer and phone accessories, some hand tools... and they are easy on non-wrappers who'd like to give their loved ones a gift that isn't just bundled up in the shopping bag so they don't have to mess around with scissors and the dreaded gift ribbon. :)
Not that I'm naming names or anything.
But actually, it is the fabric that seduces me... the camera doesn't do it justice. Every year I've looked at pretty Christmas fabric and thought "gee, I wish I could use that" and finally I've found an excuse.
[Edit] Just in case you are interested in making your own, I suggest shopping the stores now for holiday hair accessories, barrettes of ribbon and such, to use after you tie the knots. That's where the rose on the Betty Boop bag came from. Little girl's hair stuff is very over-the-top and perfect for gift wrapping.
( click here for photos of Christmas wrapping bags )
I'm not done - there were a couple of bags I really loved that I let
amykb have (and thank you, Olwyn, for giving me the means to buy more ribbon!) only because I have the makings for duplicates here at home - they're sized for DVDs/Video games. And I only used one 'wrapping cloth' so far (which you can see in the 'under the tree' picture - the 'stained glass roses) as I am the only one in the family who is willing to stitch the things shut (BIG tacking stitches of a single strand, easy to rip apart, just like opening a paper-wrapped gift) but there are a couple more waiting should I want them.The bags are awfully handy for those items that are all encased in plastic, like kid's toys, computer and phone accessories, some hand tools... and they are easy on non-wrappers who'd like to give their loved ones a gift that isn't just bundled up in the shopping bag so they don't have to mess around with scissors and the dreaded gift ribbon. :)
Not that I'm naming names or anything.
But actually, it is the fabric that seduces me... the camera doesn't do it justice. Every year I've looked at pretty Christmas fabric and thought "gee, I wish I could use that" and finally I've found an excuse.
[Edit] Just in case you are interested in making your own, I suggest shopping the stores now for holiday hair accessories, barrettes of ribbon and such, to use after you tie the knots. That's where the rose on the Betty Boop bag came from. Little girl's hair stuff is very over-the-top and perfect for gift wrapping.
