Ideas for reusing gift wrap paper:
- Shred it to use in gift baskets
- Cut out areas that are still in good shape to reuse with smaller gifts
- Use it for craft projects such as this fan ornament
- Shred for compost or mulch in the garden
- Turn it into a Christmas card
- Shred and use as packing filler
- Recycle your gift wrap into thank you cards
- Shred and use it to line your recycling bin to catch run off
- Shred and use for cooking oil and grease disposal
- Cut it up in small rectangles for scratch paper, hole punch it, and pull a ribbon through it. Reinforce it with some recycled gift box cardboard as the bottom page. Great for beside the phone.
- Make paper chains, snow flakes, wrapping paper stars, or lucky stars
- Make a wrapping paper book mark
- Make a New Years party hat from your Christmas wrapping paper and cardboard gift boxes
- Use the odd sized ripped paper for decoupage and mosaic ornaments
- Make paper bows
- Wad into cardboard paper towel tubes for fire starters(fire place)
- Use it for origami
Got any more ideas?
4 comments:
Alex, more ideas to keep me busy, if I would just get time to do them. I think the shredded paper for use in gift bags would be easy and pretty. Also the bookmarks. I'm ready to start making gifts for next year.
Thanks!
Hi Alexandra :)
We save all our wrapping paper, mostly for crafts for my children; collages, paper-covered "treasure boxes" and shape cut-outs. My momma uses it in her rubber stamping projects, I come from a long line of "reusers".
My grandmother didn't even buy wrapping paper, she used paper bags and the comics out the newspaper. :)
I like the origami idea, we'll have to try it.
Thank you.
Debbie, I know I wish I had more time!
Denese, I always am inspired by your blog. I can't wait to see more of your posts. :)
Love these ideas! One more: make your own envelopes.
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