We saw this great idea on Blah To Tada and thought it fit our goal to shun commercial gift wrap quite nicely!We started with a few empty boxes that were headed to the recycling bin.
We then cut off their top flaps and covered them in papers (one was covered with a grocery bag, one with an old envelope, and one with a sheet of computer paper - but we also think that fabric would be cute, too!). After that you can pretty much decorate them however you'd like! Then, using a hole punch, make holes in the sides and tie on ribbon for handles.
It is a great way to recycle and we think it's pretty fun!
Hi there Rebecca & Maggie! Great job on the blah to Tada transformation! You really personalized your packages...great idea for Christmas, too =) Thanks for the shout-out to my blog...appreciate it very much. Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteVery cool ideas!! Can't wait to do this ....oh wow....the possiblities
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What a great idea. I just spent part of my evening tearing up old cracker boxes and the like... next time, I'm gonna TOTALLY do this.
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I love this idea! I am going to try it, thank you so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteReally good thinking. What did you use for the tissue paper inside?
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