Recyclable wrapping paper

Although I wouldn't buy gift bags myself - not when they are just as expensive as a useful tea towel!

Newspaper potato-stamped with Christmas baubles makes a change. I've used tea towels, pillow cases and cot sheets too.

Any spare fabric can easily be used for wrapping or made into little bags. Real ribbon and gift bags should always be re-used, I think.

It amuses my family that I re-use gift bags year after year so long as they are still in good condition. I make tags from last year's cards too. This year, I made fabric gift bags from festive material, too.

Brown paper and pretty ribbon - string not sellotape - luggage labels too - it looks lovely.

Thanks for the suggestions. I shall look in local shops too once they reopen.

Why don't you wrap presents in a scarf or festive tea towel which can be reused afterwards.

I’ve a huge roll of brown paper too. It looks great prettied up with ribbon. I save and reuse any salvageable wrapping paper and embellishments as well from any present I’m given, and cut down old Christmas cards for tags.

Last year I purchased recyclable christmas paper from WH Smiths. Before Lockdown I was in there and saw they had it again this year. Best to purchase locally if possible rather than via Amazon.

I bought a huge roll of brown paper from Amazon a couple of years ago. It'll last my lifetime and longer!!!
As we don't have so many gifts to wrap this year I might try stamping something on the paper after cutting it to size ... tried to do it once I'd wrapped last year and it didn't work well at all.
Using nice ribbons make the gifts look lovely though.

Non coated paper, so fully recyclable.

Once my stash of paper is used up, I shall be going for Christmas tea towels or simple bags made of Christmassy prints. It may even become one of my ways of using up old sheets - dye them red or green and tie with a nice ribbon (satin, not plastic). I won't mind if I get them back the following year.

I got this from John Lewis last year - it's a good thickness (doesn't tear on present corners) and can be prettied up by using ribbon

www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-partners-plain-kraft-wrapping-paper-10m/silver/p4083084

"Product code: 76897709

Our John Lewis & Partners Plain Kraft Wrapping Paper is FSC Certified.

Available in a range of colours, you're sure to find one that suits your present and their plain design means they're the perfect base for bows and ribbons of all shapes, sizes and patterns.

Even better, all these colours are fully recyclable after use."

WH Smith’s has recyclable wrapping paper.

I bought recyclable from Amazon, sorry, no link, just type into their search bar.

RSPB:
shopping.rspb.org.uk/christmas-gift-wrap/
Re-Wrapped:
www.re-wrapped.co.uk/

Also John Lewis, Paperchase, WEarth London.... all over the place...

Haven't looked this year yet, but last year Tesco had a good selection of 'ordinary' (not foil or glitter) wrapping paper.

I think the Oxfam shops have it. I dare say they’ll be open again after this lockdown.

Just to add, plain brown paper can also be prettied up with ribbon.

Why not just buy a roll of brown paper (sold in Amazon as Kraft paper) then perhaps stencil it, or attach leaves, ivy for example?