Shredded Paper

Shredded paper is the quiet hero of beautiful gifting — the soft, tactile layer that turns a simple box into something worth opening. Whether you're filling a wedding hamper, wrapping a fragile keepsake, or building a gift presentation that lingers in the memory, shredded paper adds colour, cushioning, and a sense of occasion that tissue alone simply cannot.

What is shredded paper?

Our shredded paper arrives in convenient bales of paper strips, ready to loosen and fluff into your chosen vessel. Available in a curated palette of colours — from deep burgundy and rich red to sky blue, lime green, and warm chocolate — each option brings its own mood to a gift. Most of our range uses SizzlePak, a trusted format in premium packaging, ensuring consistent strip length, easy handling, and excellent fill coverage whether you're working with a small favour box or a full-sized hamper basket.

How to choose the right shredded paper

Think about the visual story you want to create before reaching for a colour. Warm tones — burgundy, deep red, chocolate — suit autumnal hampers, artisan food gifts, and occasions with a rich, celebratory feel. Cool tones like sky blue bring a light, fresh energy to baby gifts, spring celebrations, or nautical-themed presentations. Lime green reads as natural and vibrant, pairing beautifully with botanical products, handmade cosmetics, and slow-living gift sets.

Weight matters too. A 0.5 kg bale is ideal for filling smaller boxes, favour bags, or lining a single-layer gift tray. The 1 kg bales handle most standard hamper baskets and medium gift boxes with ease. When you're dressing a large decorative hamper or filling a deep wicker basket, the 5 kg bale offers the best value and ensures you have enough to build generous, impressive layers without running short halfway through.

Ways to use shredded paper

The most common use is as hamper filler — layering the paper into the base of a basket before arranging products on top, so each item nestles slightly into the cushioning and the overall presentation looks abundant rather than bare. Shredded paper also works beautifully as a gift box lining, adding colour contrast beneath glass jars, ceramics, or wrapped items and softening any movement during transit.

For craft projects, shredded paper is a versatile medium — use it to create textured backgrounds for handmade cards, add volume to gift bags, or build decorative displays for events and celebrations. Because it's paper, it can be composted or recycled after use, making it a responsible choice alongside its aesthetic value.

Eco-friendly shredded paper like ours is made from paper stocks selected for their low environmental impact, giving you a packaging solution that aligns with a slow-living, mindful approach to gifting — beautiful on the outside, kind to the planet after.