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If you sew, make a quick and easy gift bag. To do this, fold the fabric in half with the printed side facing itself, sew up the sides, then flip it printed side out. Next, place your item in the bag ...

There's nothing more special than making a gift for someone using one of your favourite crafts – so why not go one step further and make a lovely paper gift bag for it to go in, too? These bags are ...

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Gift wrap can be an easy way to dress up a present — and, in some cases, create less waste. By Alyson Krueger Melanie Boschaert has one goal for Christmas: “I want my children to be special and feel ...

As Christmas Day comes to a close, so many of our homes will be filled with piles and piles of holiday wrapping scraps. We’ll tell you how to properly dispose of all this waste — what can be recycled ...