Insta-totes

 Another inexpensive gift idea is to give an insta-totes lunch bag, they are just three dollars, and made entirely from recycled water bottles. So they are even eco-friendly, if you care about that sort of thing. They come with a handy inside pocket for your bottle of water. My friend gave me the one with this cute baby on it, because I have a blog called Cute Baby Fix, where we post cute babies because who couldn't use a little cuteness to break up the day? Anyway, they have big shopping bags too, in all kinds of colors and designs, for six dollars. The bag I have is super sturdy and really cute. These bags would be great for giving as a reusable gift bag with another gift inside.

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These are a Few of my Favorite Things

As Julie Andrews sang in The Sound of Music,

"Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens

Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens

Brown paper packages tied up with strings

These are a few of my favorite things..."

Well I have to agree that I love getting brown paper packages! When we were little we used to look out the window and wait to see where the UPS man would stop in his big brown truck. It would hardly ever pull into our drive, but the anticipation was always high. When I was shopping for paint one day at Lowe's (http://www.lowes.com/), I stumbled upon the most awesome paper. I'm not even sure what its proper use is, but it is called masking paper. It comes in green and brown and can be used for all sorts of wrapping. Its like my own secret weapon. Its super cheap and with so much paper on the roll it seems to last forever. With the paper simple and easy to work with, I can focus my attention on the ribbon or bow. If I don't have enough money for fancy ribbon - I just use string or raffia - and believe or not - it looks awesome. It also gives a natural, earthy-friendly look to your gift.

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