Day 5: Wrapping Paper/Gift Bags
What: 5 Steps to Organize Your Gift Wrapping Supplies
Why: Are you one of those last minute shoppers? I have to say I usually am not. Although, there have been times when I have the gift, yet have nothing it put or wrap it in. Today we are going to organize ALL of our wrapping paper, gift bags, and whatever else you use to wrap gifts.
How:
1. Grab ALL of your gift wrapping supplies (including ribbon, tape, labels, Christmas paper, etc.)
2. Lay it all out.
3. Sort it (this may seem tedious…)
- Organize your paper/bags by occasion
- Organize those piles by putting all the things you have used in the past 2 years in one pile.
- The rest? THROW IT AWAY (or donate it)
- Again, you may think “I’ll use it someday…” NO YOU WON’T. You’ve been saying that for the past how many years and those bags and wrapping paper are continually pushed down to the bottom.
- Next, I would suggest buying a tote to store all of your gift wrapping supplies in (including scissors, tape, and a marker so everything is in one spot). I believe they are under $10 on sale
I have two of them – one I keep all of my general supplies in and the other, Christmas. That way, each time I need to wrap a gift, I just have to grab ONE container and I know ALL of the supplies I need are in that one tote.
4. Another suggestion would be to see what “occasions” you do not have wrapping supplies for. Jot yourself a note to buy paper in advance for that occasion to prevent panic mode when you have to wrap something. I realize that you don’t know what size the gift will be, but wrapping paper is great because it’s something that is cheap, easy to decorate, and you don’t feel as guilty throwing it away.
5. One of the most IMPORTANT ways to control your gift wrapping supplies is to USE UP WHAT YOU HAVE. I have been known to buy paper just because it is a good deal. Well, it’s not a good deal when I can’t fit it all into the containers I already have. Less is more, even in wrapping paper I think!
Confession of the Day: My Dutch roots get the best of me at times – I enjoy keeping gift bags AND the tissue paper, to reuse. I will say if the tissue has seen better days, I toss it, but I do enjoy keeping the tissue too. Why not reuse and recycle, right?
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