Birthday and Christmas shopping for my family of seven is a relative breeze compared to having to wrap all of the presents I end up buying for them. Gift wrapping is not one of my greatest talents, and I usually leave the wrapping to the last minute.
Wrapped up in holiday stress
I admit that I often feel like the woman in this picture…
Wrapping presents can take so much time. And don’t get me started on all of the odd-shaped packages for the kids that are nearly impossible to wrap without making the gifts look like they were prepared by a 3 year old (or my husband, which is pretty much the same thing…).
Fabric gift bags
I have a friend who moved away a few years ago who was a genius with the sewing machine. I envied her gifts – beautifully wrapped in fabric that coordinated with the occasion. But considering that I am a worse seamstress than I am gift wrapper, I never made any for myself.
I was thrilled when Isabelle offered to send me some cloth gift bags from her online store, VZWraps. The fabrics are delicious and I am so excited by the prospect of not having to stay up all night wrapping presents for our next family event. Now that I have had a taste of her fabric gift bags, I don’t think I’ll be buying any more wrapping paper for next year’s birthdays.
Enter to win
VZWraps has offered a great set of 6 gift bags (including a large holiday bag, two standard bags in kid-friendly prints, an all-occasion wine bottle bag, and two “mini” gift card holders or small gift bags).
To enter to win the gift bag set, leave a comment on this post letting us know which holiday or event the VZWraps gift bags would come in most handy for.
Which fabric is YOUR favorite? For me, it’s a toss-up between Cupcakes and Funky Jungle. Oh, and Gold Vines. There are so many to chose from!
Coupon code for Fabric Gift Bags from VZWraps
Everyone can win! Use coupon code 5MinsMom for 10% off one purchase at either VZWraps.com or the VZWraps Etsy site. The promo code expires 12/31/11.
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- VZWraps website: Fabric gift bags for every occasion
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This giveaway will end on October 10, 2011 at midnight and a winner will be chosen at random and announced on shortly after. Please see our site’s terms and conditions for more information.
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Written by 5 Minutes for Mom managing editor Lolli. You can find me blogging at Better in Bulk and tweeting at @1momof5.
christmas or wedding! 🙂 🙂
I have 11 grandkids and this would come in handy for Christmas!
i would def use them more at christmas, and hope they would get recycled back to me!
Christmas for sure – love this concept!
I’d love to win these to use at Christmas.
Christmas!
These are genius! Especially now with everyone trying to “Go green”! I would probably use these most for Christmas wraps and I especially llike the snowflake bag. Thanks for the giveaway!
Christmas for sure. A blind person could wrap a Christmas present better than I could. It always looks like a child did it, so this would be perfect for me.
I love the Jungle bag! They would be perfect for Christmas!
My favorite bag is the cupcake one for sure.
Definitely Christmas!
Christmas for sure!
It would come in most handy at Christmas! I really like the black and white fabric!
Cupcakes!!
What a great idea…Xmas and birthdays for sure, thanks!
I like the Christmas bags. What a breeze this would be for wrapping Christmas presents.
these are so cute, i would wrap these for our friends and family this christmas, especially any odd shaped or last minute ones!
These wraps would come in most handy for birthdays!
I’d LOVE to use these for birthdays! I love having beautiful packages for people to open but HATE the fact that all that gift wrap gets recycled or thrown away! I try to be environmentally friendly in my choices so often buy recycled giftwrap but this would be even better!
i would use these at christmas…hate to wrap!
This would be perfect for Christmas with my boyfriend’s family. They are very environmentally conscious and would love to get presents wrapped in these!
Would really come in handy around that hectic time of year. Perfect-
these would be great for last minute wrapping- they are way cute!
i’d love them for christmas
nannypanpan at gmail.com
These would most come in handy for my kids’ birthdays. Thanks.
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com
I would use these bags for birthdays. Th bright yellow fabric with the ladybugs is my favorite.
These would come in handy for Christmas.
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
They would be super cute for Christmas presents for our little girl 🙂
I would love these for Christmas or Birthdays!
I think these would look great under the Christmas tree!
Christmas
I love the black and white bag. It could be used for any time during the year.
I love the Christmas bag because I hate wrapping with paper!
I love the cupcake bag. It looks so festive!
I love them all, but I am partial to the Christmas bag.
I love the cupcakes. This would be so perfect for any of the numerous birthday parties my girls get invited to.
kerrie@mayansfamily.com
These would be great for birthdays!
For a girlfriends birthday gift because she would think they are as cute as I think they are!
Definitely Christmas!
nhmummab@comcast.net
I think xmas is the perfect time as you get to keep them and not pass them on!!! Nice for b days but then you need to pick up more! We have cloth bags that my grandma made in the 80’s we still use for xmas and they are still going strong.
I’d definitely use these for Christmas and birthdays throughout the year.
I think they’d be great for Christmas but I’d probably use them more for birthdays!
The cupcakes print is too cute for words. Great for birthdays and for “Just because” gifts.
Wow! I don’t think I can pick just one. I love the jasmine with turquoise ribbon for a coworker gift. The funky jungle is precious for a toddler’s birthday. I love anything damask so… Great idea/product! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!!
I definitely need the Christmas bags! 🙂
These would be perfect for the kids for Christmas.
I love the cupcake too, so cute
Christmas for sure!