I was sorting through our many photos, as tonight is my monthly Scrapbooking Night Out, and came across these two pictures which I thought I'd share with you all. The photos aren't fabulous, but the idea I believe is one worth sharing.
We were invited to a 1st birthday party for a daughter of a high school friend and then promptly forgot about the party until the morning of. We needed to come up with a gift and fast. Luckily, I had a gnome doll already knit up and Sam chose one of his own books, Peter in Blueberry Land by Elsa Beskow, to give to baby Erica. Now, all that we needed was to wrap it up, but there was our true problem. We don't use gift wrap. I usually make a wrapping cloth or bag to give along with the gift, but all I had on hand was Christmas themed. I didn't have any fabric, but I did have some old jeans that I had been using to patch the knees on Sam's pants (really all his pants knees blew out at once and I sewed 9 pairs in 3 days - whew!) It occurred to me that I could just seam up the bottom of a pant leg and would have an instant gift bag. So, I did just that and then finger knit some bulky weight yarn (on the car ride over to their house) to tie it closed. I was so pleased I cannot tell you! Now, we could have just gone out and purchased a gift bag and tissue, but it really goes against our principles on waste. This bag was reusable and best of all recycled too! If you have any old jeans on hand I recommend you give it a try.
Joining in with Linda for Creative Friday on a Saturday!
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