Clip art decoupaged buckets
As I have discussed before, the older I get, the more concerned I get at the Mountain of Greed (our personal family joke about the garbage pile that gets left over after all the presents have been opened on Christmas morning) that is thrown in the trash on Christmas Day.
This year, I really want to actively look for ways to give presents and holiday gifts that do not require so many layers and piles and bags and bows and masses and masses of waste.
This particular idea is one that I thought I might consider for some of my baked goods. Over the last few months, I have been posting a number of fantastic clip art and vintage labels that can be used for your own creative purposes. The idea that I had in mind was that you could use those labels to make things exactly like these particular decoupaged buckets.
Whilst these particular buckets have also been covered with glitter, they have been adorned with a simple printed colored label. If your printer does not support a colored printout, you can use the printers available at your local print shop for a relatively low cost. However, I would recommend checking the actual cost first if you do need to pursue that option. Many people do seem to have a color printer available in their homes these days.
For my use, I am going to bake my goods, add a low cost napkin or kitchen towel that I purchased during the course of the year and have tucked away in my craft armoire to line the inside of the bucket and use that to safely wrap the baked goods. Then I can put that wrapped napkin package of nummies inside the bucket and present it to everyone. And then there you have it - a completely reusable, no waste products gift.
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