Would I be super cheap if I...

[Tegans Mama]

I would love to do that but OH would so not be up for it

 

[taperjeangirl]

I'm not feeling the newspaper thing the more I think about it! Sounds really messy!

 

[Vickie]

My mom used to do this with birthday presents, be warned it will leave black ink on your hands

 

[nightkd]

It kinda defeats the point of saving money, but if you got some art spray sealant (the sort you use on charcoal artwork etc - I LOVE it!) and sprayed the newspaper before you used it to wrap, the ink shouldn't rub off!

xx

 

[Strawberries]

I think it looks really cute! But on the other hand I do love seeing the presents under the tree all wrapped in Christmassy paper.

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

I dont see anything wrong with it lol.So much paper goes to waste its unreal x

 

[Plumfairy]

I love it You could also use brown paper with ribbon! Although I think the ribbon would cost more than wrapping paper would

 

[FemmeEnceinte]

Ergh, I hate it! But then, I have a wrapping paper fetish... I spend more time picking it out and styling it up than I do on the actual presents! Have been known to spend more on the box/wrapping paper ensemble than the present itself.

If you like it, go for it. I just prefer to see things looking extra special once wrapped.

 

[jazmine18]

i hate ink on my hands from newspaper,,then you touch your face ect. and its everywhere lool..so i wouldnt do it, but it looks ok actually, even so you can get wrapping paper in the poundshop now, i went to card factory and got my wrapping paper for like 80p a roll xx

 

[lauraperrysan]

noooo, wrapping paper can be so cheap there's no need, asda do roll's of 8m for £1. It's once a year, push the boat out lol xx

 

[purpledahlia]

i dont like the newspaper idea, but i have used the brown paper and ribbon idea before and it looked lovely, i had little tags on matching the ribbons and everyone commented, then we recycled the paper. But newspaper... err.. not so sure about that. I think brown paper can be more classy than newspaper and is just as cheap, - and avoids the ink problem

 

[EstelSeren]

Last year for Christmas I had a scarf as part of my present from one of my friends and it was used to wrap the other things! The same friend has just wrapped a birthday present in tin foil and prides herself on using bits and bobs from around the house to wrap things up! So I don't think there's anything wrong with using newspaper! Perhaps you could use the scarf idea- it was a really nice surprise when I realised that I had an extra present and it looked really pretty!!

Beca :wave: