How Do You Not Buy Wrapping Paper This Holiday Season?
When you look around your house you probably will find items sitting idly by just waiting to be tossed into the trash or recycle bin. But stop! That could be really cool gift wrap. Simple or elaborate is your choice, the goal is use what you already have. To cover a an object use any of the following: newspaper, junk mail fliers, Unused sewing fabric, shrunken table cloths or linens, cut up flattened brown paper bags. Crumple the paper or wrinkle the fabric with an iron if it makes it look more artful. Adorn the package if you want with images cut from old holiday cards, your own photographs, images cut from magazines, glitter. Instead of ribbon you would normally buy at the store you can use a pair of shoe laces, light weight rope or string, twine is pretty, old yarn, or left over sewing notions. Rubber bands can even to the job. Bent bread ties make a nice addition to the bow. Decorate the bow by adding a pencil, a flower, a twig, a clothes pin, cinnamon stick, a leaf or a candy cane
