Today I started the part of Christmas that I dislike the most. I have started the wrapping of the gifts. Usually I try to use as little paper and bows as possible and still get the job done. This is probably due to the level of income we had when I was a child.
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| Christmas Tree Downstairs |
We never had much disposable income. So the gift was the focus, not the wrapping paper, which only added extra cost and was not kept by the recipient. Now if our family was the recipient, we did save all the paper possible and all the bows. They were ironed and reused during the next year and especially again at the next Christmas. We just had to be frugal with all we had. I do not feel bad about this, as it is still important to me to use our resources wisely.
So I spend a lot of time seeing if I can get multiple packages wrapped with the paper I have on hand. I don't waste any leftover paper from the piece that is used on the gifts. From time to time, I have even pieced together scraps of paper to be able to cover a large box.
With mild apprehension I set about to wrap our gifts. This is a long and teduous project for me so I usually only wrap one or two at a time. I found a YouTube video on how to create a bow and got inspired. Before I quit I had managed to get six wrapped.
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| These Two are for the Sunday School Class Dirty Santa Party |
There are many more gifts to wrap. But tomorrow is another day! God is good!
