Monthly Archives: November 2009

Recycled Paper = Free Gift Wrap

A paper shredder is an awesome thing! Besides keeping identity theft at bay I like to use it to make free gift wrap tissue paper for gift wrapping bags and shipping packages.

You can shred any type of paper if you’re going to use it for shipping. If you’re going to use it to wrap a gift then I would suggest choosing your paper with the end product in mind. Even then, you’d be surprised what types of things can be shredded to make beautiful shredded “tissue”:

  • odd pieces of gift wrap that are left over after wrapping a gift
  • used wrapping paper that is not fit to reuse to wrap another gift
  • comics
  • newspaper
  • magazine pages
  • tissue paper that is not fit to reuse for gifts

Heat Curtain

Last winter I decided that I was going to put to use several quilts that are typically stored in the cupboard for guests and so rarely make an appearance. I used curtain clips to hang each one on a spring rod, then placed them around the house in areas that would help to corral the heat.  One went across a stairwell, but it was easy to push it aside to go up and down the stairs. Another hung at the beginning of a hallway and another in the doorway of a rarely used formal dining room.

Project Runway Wardrobe Do-Over

Everyone is penny pinching right now, so letting things go to waste isn’t an option. Project Runway‘s Kevin Christiana shows you tricks to give your wardrobe a second life using items you already have around the house!

Project Runway Clothes by Kevin Christiana

Are you enamoured with Project Runway clothes? Then check out Project Runway‘s Kevin Christiana while he demonstrates how easy it is to repurpose those jeans, jackets and handbags. And get this, the tools you’ll need just might be in your guy’s toolbox! Watch the video to see how washers, nuts, bolts and even sandpaper can add sizzle to your fashion.

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