I had an idea for conserving money and other resources that I thought I'd share.
I print my own Yule wrapping paper, using the 75-sq.-ft. Reynolds Freezer Paper.
It takes about half an hour or 45 minutes to print a whole roll of freezer paper with a stamp, but look what you get:
75 square feet as opposed to the 15 sq. ft. in a roll of wrapping paper — at $3.25 for 75 sq. ft., as opposed to $3.99 for the 15 sq. ft.
Plastic on the non-decorated side, which helps anchor the gift to be wrapped
No caustic dyes or inks, no clear plastic tube wrapping to throw away
Beautiful stiff creamy white paper that you make special with very cheap ribbon or just curling ribbon bows
A small but thick, sturdy cardboard tube in the center of the roll that begs to be reused by children in Candlemas crafts
If you have help, you can also just rubber-band a red and green marker together and hold it on the paper while pulling the roll under it, jigging and jogging your markers creatively as you go. (Red and green are goddess colors too!)
The hardest part is finding it at this time of year; but, though Wal-Mart did a no-hab, Albertson’s obliged. I bought three rolls for less than $10, the woodcut pinecone stamp 10 years ago for 12.98 and the pigment ink pad for $8.99 at the same time.
Merry Yule wishes!
Angie
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