I don’t know about you, but I think gift wrapping is simultaneously one of the most stressful and rewarding parts of giving presents.

The problem for me is that I have a tendency to go a little bit overboard when it comes to wrapping presents (especially after I started looking up present wrapping hacks on Pinterest). Every present has to be wrapped perfectly, and I want my presents to look unique.

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I realized though that some people may not be as fond of wrapping gifts as I am. So I’m going to try and make the task of gift giving (or at least the present wrapping portion of it) a little bit easier this season with some insider gift wrapping ideas and tips.

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eco-friendly gift wrapping ideas you should be using this year!

This video has a lot of really helpful tips and ideas for greener wrapping. They also give a number of interesting facts about wrapping throughout the video.

I really liked their dried oranges hack, and if you wanted to take those a step further you could make candied oranges at the same time. As a bonus, your house will smell amazing after you make them.

Furoshiki Gift Wrapping

Furoshiki is a Japanese fabric technique often used to wrap presents. The video gives a little bit further explanation and dimensions that work best.

This is a really cool way to wrap presents. It’s also like giving two presents in one, because the wrapping is another present! If you’re having a hard time finding fabric for this I’d recommend hitting up your local thrift store and getting some vintage silk scarves like they use in the video.

If you’re looking for more tying or folding methods in this technique, YouTube has tons more videos like this one!

Recycle

This sounds like basic advice, but remember that you can reuse old wrapping paper you have from last year, or anytime really.