Comments on: Eco-Conscious Holidays: Green Gift Giving

By: Stephanie Lancaster

Stephanie Lancaster — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:13:02 +0000

I completely agree with your wrapping assessment… we waste an icredible amount of wrapping paper, especially over the holidays! Please check out my website, http://www.fabricwrapper.com, featuring reusable wrapping products including furoshiki, fabric gift bags and my signature fabricwrapper for boxes. I guarantee your readers can not make them at home for these prices and I am hoping they will add simplicity, convenience and long term cost savings in addition to being good for our planet!
Thanks for letting me comment!

By: Becky

Becky — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:17:56 +0000

Thanks for all of the great feedback! Kate - Yes! The recipe turned out about 4-5 bottles of strong, dry wine. A commenter on the post over at Crafting a Green World recommended letting it sit a bit longer before you decant it to let the flavors settle a bit. I think the wine was good as-is, or would make a really great base for sangria. It might be cool to include a recipe card for sangria tied to the bottle! It looks like All Recipes has a bunch of good sangria recipes!

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:09:56 +0000

I really enjoyed this post! I followed your link to homemade wine making which sounds so amazing! Have you tried yours yet? I plan to make all of our family Christmas gifts this year to save money and be green . I love the basket idea and the cards you can plant! They are adorable! This post was really helpful for me with thinking about upcoming holidays.

Thank you for the great post!

By: Marlo Boux

Marlo Boux — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:29:22 +0000

Love this post – saw it on twitter. I do a green podcast in my city of Winnipeg. Perhaps you would consider sharing some of your eco-friendly gift wrapping tips on an upcoming show? I am lining up some guests for upcoming shows now. Marlo