With the reality of current environmental challenges, I have begun to make more mindful choices about purchases and how I do things, trying to mitigate my personal impact on our beloved planet as best I can. With gift-giving and all its embellishments now officially on the calendar, I began to wonder if there was a way I could diminish the pile of wrapping paper, gift boxes, and ribbon that annually make the trek from my house to the landfill. Here are some alternatives I have either used in the past or came across in my research and daydreaming.