How to make a special and sustainable gift box
When it comes to packages or gift boxes there are always two sides lined up, that of "I make wonderful gift packages" and that of "I hate gift wrapping, mine are horrible". But whatever faction you belong to, one thing is certain: sooner or later you will have to make a gift box, you want it to be for a birthday, for Christmas or a communion, the risk is just around the corner. Just as it has happened to you many times to unwrap a package, destroying it or opening it with wisdom, with the result that any work that accompanied the gift ended up crumpled on the ground and then in the garbage. Because let's face it, the commitment to make a beautiful package is inversely proportional to its duration after the discard: 1 minute and go, trashed. But how to reduce waste and present yourself with a particular and sustainable gift box? Following our tutorial to make it with the fabric or, to put it in Giappo, with the Furoshiki!
How to make a gift box with Furoshiki
Furoshiki is nothing more than a square piece of fabric with which in Japan they pack various things, including bento boxes, or containers for food to take out, gifts or other things to carry. With the Furoshiki, or with any piece of cloth or fabric to be recycled, wonderful sustainable and special gift packages can be created, to be personalized from time to time with different accessories depending on the type of gift or on the occasion. Here are some wonderful ideas. :
See also
Materials to make a particular and sustainable gift box
To create highly sustainable gift packages and avoid excessive waste of paper, especially in times like Christmas when ad personam gifts multiply dramatically, we need few materials, or in any case a variable number depending on how far you want to go. your creativity. In principle, the necessary materials are these:
- fabric square of these dimensions: 50x50cm for small packs, 70x70cm for medium packs, 1x1m for large packs
- scissors, for any cuts or adjustments
- decorative elements that reflect your personality: you can opt for flowers or dried plants, colored ribbons, rhinestones but also stickers that recall the occasion for which you are making the package!
The concrete advantage in addition to the environmental one? That you will no longer have to fight with paper corners and lines that don't match!
