I hope everyone has a great holiday and a very happy new year! This year, instead of throwing out all of your Christmas decorations and other holiday stuff, try reusing and re purposing to save time and money!
Many families already reuse gift bags and bows year after year to
save money. But did you know you can also use wrapping paper and tissue
paper more than once?
If you have pieces of wrapping paper that weren’t torn too badly
during gift opening, domestic goddess Martha Stewart recommends ironing the paper on a low setting to flatten wrinkles. Then just roll it back onto the tube and save it for next year.
GiftDecorating blogger Gina even found a way to use tissue paper, which gets damaged and wrinkled easily, a second time. Crumble two sheets of used colored tissue
into a ball, and then smooth them out to create an elegant, uniformly
wrinkled look. Wrap your gift with the tissue and decorate with holiday
images cut out from used wrapping paper or cards.
What if your leftover wrapping and tissue paper aren’t in good enough condition to use again? Follow this Instructables tutorial,
which shows you how to run old wrapping and tissue paper through a
paper shredder to create colorful shredded paper you can use to decorate
gift bags and baskets or to pad gifts you’re shipping.
You can also upcycle this year’s holiday cards for next year’s gift
tags. Simply cut out a gift tag shape and write your message on the
blank side. Or, as Martha Stewart suggests,
use a stencil to draw the recipient’s initial on the card and cut it
out. Then, with either option, punch a hole in the tag and attach it to
the gift with ribbon or yarn.
Or if you’re feeling crafty, CraftyPod blogger Diane Gilleland offers step-by-step directions to make a small gift box out of old greeting cards.
I found these great tips on the website Earth911. (http://earth911.com/news/2011/12/26/reuse-ideas-for-holiday-cards-and-gift-wrap/) There are a lot more tips on the site so enjoy!
Happy reusing and re purposing!
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