This project is wonderful for a greeting card or an invitation. If you’re sending a lot of invitations make the project into an assembly line project enlisting the aid of friends and family. Read more …
Decorative Boxes
Thinner pieces of smooth cardboard, such as those saved from pantyhose and other clothing packaging can be used to make decorative boxes which can then be used to package a gift or to store small items. Read more …
Basket Gift Containers
Baskets that no longer fit your décor style can be recycled as gift containers.
Before piling in gifts line basket with any of the following materials:
- moss
- raffia
- leftover Easter grass
- freshly picked (or silk) leaves, vines or flowers
- tape pulled from old cassettes or video tapes
- shredded newspaper, magazines, colored paper, tissue paper, fabric, greeting cards
A basket gift doesn’t need to be wrapped. If you do choose to wrap it though you can use:
- colored or clear saran wrap
- tissue paper
Tie off the wrapping with any of the items listed under RIBBON.
Tie on a GIFT TOPPER if you wish.
Second Life for Children’s Art Projects
Wrap a small gift with your children’s artwork or line a basket or gift container with the artwork. Read more …