A stylish, eco-friendly way to wrap your unique gifts!

Petra Geiger — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:33:00 GMT

Want to add a little love and style to this year's Valentine's Day gifts? Wrap it Furoshiki style!

All of us at BeehiveStyle think that how you give a gift is as important as what you give! It sets the mood, sends signals about how much thought and care you put into your gift and overall it just enhances the experience. Furoshiki is a Japanese way of wrapping that uses cloth instead of paper. It's a stylish way to wrap a unique gift in an eco friendly way that reduces waste and adds another layer of charm to your gift. If you're a fabricophile like me you're always looking for fun ways to use all the great fabric designs out there!

So, it's easy... here's how!

1. Gather up your gift, a piece of square fabric to fit, some ribbons and any extra's you think might be nice to embellish the gift with at the end. Don't have any fabric? Here are a couple of resources we recommend!

Hawthorne Threads pre-cuts - Get a wide variety of pre-cat fabric that you can have on hand to use. Get some pinking shears and you'll have a lovely edge for your wrapping anytime.

Furoshiki.com - Already cut and prepared Furoshiki wraps.

Studio Patro - Fabulous linen tea towels that are perfect for wrapping Furoshiki style!

2. Cut a square large enough to fold over your box, you want at minimum 5" of fabric leftover at the corners to tie at the top.

3. Wrap up the side edges.

4. You can tie a ribbon around the middle to secure it and add a bit of color (this is optional). Fold in the corners on the remaining sides and pull the two sides up together and tie in a knot at the top of the gift. I've incorprated the ribbon into the final knot.

5. Voila, your're done. Easy. Add your gift tags or embellishments if you want and happy gift giving!

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A stylish, eco-friendly way to wrap your unique gifts!