Hope you’re having a wonderful holiday season thus far. The Black Friday and Thanksgiving sale madness is over, and I’m grateful to everyone who supported small business this season! I sort of dropped the ball on sharing my favorites on Instagram (this time of year isn’t just overwhelming IRL, but on social media too), but if you stopped by the blog last week you saw our annual guide to 100+ websites to shop small, and this mega gift guide to sustainable gifts for men, women, kids, home and more. Well I have one more gift guide for you today, this from our very own boutique, wallflower, run by yours truly (Angela and Jenn). But it’s not so much about the gifts as what you’ll wrap them in and what you’ll display! Here’s our guide to eco friendly Christmas decor and gift wrap essentials from wallflower:
eco friendly christmas decor + holiday gift wrap from wallflower shop
This is our second holiday season as shop owners, and this year our holiday shop is filled to the brim with all of the whimsical pieces we could get our hands on. It’s filled with lots of decor and gifting supplies for thoughtful holiday presents! We also have lots of holiday greeting cards. Our most eco friendly Christmas decor and gifting treasures include this box of Season’s Greetings cards and mismatched holiday gift tags and wrap. They come in a compostable cello wrap and recycled boxes. The tags and wrap also have a subtle holiday design so they could totally be reused for other occasions throughout the year.
These handwoven peppermint candy bowls are made of natural fibers and dyes from fair trade brand KAZI.
These vintage car ornaments are handmade by Finest Imaginary. Love a Palm Springs Christmas!
Last year’s photo of my vintage pink depression glass coupe (which is in just about every photo shoot I’ve done in the last six years) and this luxe little scrap of ribbon was a hit on Pinterest. I think one of 2023’s biggest holiday trends is bows on bows on bows, and using bows as a wine tag (think a different color for each guest at your party) is a creative way to channel it. Plus, you can reuse them (assuming there’s no spills) for the Christmas tree bow trend or your gift wrap. Loooove an easy trend that you can use with what’s on hand!
This year we have lots of handwoven ornaments by KAZI in the shop too. They make some of the cutest eco friendly Christmas decor and gifts. These are also perfect for display in a nursery, we think!
Our wrapping paper sheets from Wanderlust Paper Co are also perfect not only for the holidays but any occasion afterward. These are responsibly printed on sustainable paper (as is all of our holiday wrapping paper). We’ve sourced a lot of our gift wrap and greeting cards from UK artists in the past couple years and it’s really exciting to bring these vendors to a US boutique. They all follow sustainable business practices like biodegradable sleeves (what is our obsession with plastic greeting card sleeves in the US???) and packing tape, recyclable gift wrap, etc.
This Moroccan-inspired pink and green wrapping paper is another design we have that works beautifully during the holidays and beyond. Shop our entire holiday collection right here!
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