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7 Creative Eco-Friendly Christmas Wrapping Ideas

Only one more sleep until Christmas and I’m still wrapping gifts! Ho, ho… hope, I’ll get ready in time. Perhaps, I should review my planning strategy for next year. Ah, well, maybe that’s how it’s supposed to be. At least, I enjoy wrapping presents. It relaxes me. I strongly believe that the wrapping is as important as the gift itself. So I try to get creative in my presentation —read: the wrapping should draw out Ohh’s and Ahhh’s. Just as dressing fashionably and socio-eco-friendly is a necessity to me I want my wrapping to be pretty without an environmental impact. See below some of the wrapping I have done this year. Hope these pictures and tips bring you inspiration for your last minute eco-friendly Xmas wrapping.

Reuse your old wrapping paper 

Metallic paper is not an eco-friendly option (It contains plastics), but if you reuse the wrapping from the presents…

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The Holiday Issue of When Fashion and Nature Collide

Hello!

Brrr… It’s cold outside! Of course, you can minimize the time you’re outdoor, but it’s the holiday season and unless you’re a hermit your agenda is probably booked with family visits, nights out with friends and… lots of errands to do before these events. How do you keep warm and stylish?

You don’t have to sacrifice style for warmth. The best way to keep the chill bumps at bay when you have to transit from one place to another is to snuggle up in knits. You know, the kind of sweaters that are so soft everyone around wants to give you a hug. Perfect timing. Tis is after all the season of Hugs, comfort and joy!And that’s the theme of our December edition of When Fashion and Nature Collide.

3C Style photo collage –– Photography and Christmas tag artwork by Lisa Lawrence, Lismore Paper 

Note: In case you’ve…

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The Holiday Issue of When Fashion and Nature Collide

Hello!

Brrr… It’s cold outside! Of course, you can minimize the time you’re outdoor, but it’s the holiday season and unless you’re a hermit your agenda is probably booked with family visits, nights out with friends and… lots of errands to do before these events. How do you keep warm and stylish?

You don’t have to sacrifice style for warmth. The best way to keep the chill bumps at bay when you have to transit from one place to another is to snuggle up in knits. You know, the kind of sweaters that are so soft everyone around wants to give you a hug. Perfect timing. Tis is after all the season of Hugs, comfort and joy!And that’s the theme of our December edition of When Fashion and Nature Collide.

3C Style photo collage –– Photography and Christmas tag artwork by Lisa Lawrence, Lismore Paper 

Note: In case you’ve…

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Shifting away from Materialism and into the Sacred: Alternatives to Typical Holiday Gift Giving

The Druid's Garden

We find ourselves, yet again, in the middle of the « holiday season » where the emphasis has drifted away from families and is now on cheap deals, plasma televisions, and the amassing of various piles of stuff. Against the cultural push of this frenzied time, I wanted to take some time to reflect upon alternatives to materialism and challenge the underlying values that materialism promotes.

Holiday Shopping Spree–the lights are pretty, but not all that glitters is gold

What is materialism? Materialism, in the simplest terms, is an obsession with « stuff, » particularly, the acquisition of stuff as a way to promote and maintain self-image. This « stuff » includes consumer goods, like name brand watches, plasma televisions, vehicles, the latest fashionable clothing, even down to smaller things, like purchasing that new pair of shoes you just have to have but don’t need.  I’d also argue that it extends to things like…

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