Have you ever thought of taking two items from Christmas that ordinarily are thrown out after the holidays are over to create a unique and eye catching embellishment gift wrap? By simply recycling both a greeting card and gift bag to make a useable and interesting one of a kind embellished gift bag, you will be doing your part towards recycling and have a custom design of your own.
First, use scissors to cut out and remove the front section of a greeting card. Next, attach a small piece of double-sided foam stick tape to the back of your cut out. Then, select a solid-colored recycled gift bag so that your embellishment will stand out against the solid color and become a focal point. Next, simply attach your embellishment to the center of the gift bag and hold until foam sticker bonds to the bag. Depending on the type and size of greeting card cut out you select, an option would be to punch out a hole through the embellishment. This would allow you to thread a ribbon (¾ inch width or less) through the opening. You can also personalize your embellishment using a fine point sharpie pen to address a name on it if your embellishment allows enough space to do so (see below for photos).
Supplies:
- Recycled greeting card
- Recycled solid colored gift bag
- Scissors
- Double-sided foam sticker tape
- Sharpie pen
- Ribbon (3/4 inch or smaller) Optional
(For another great idea, check out our recycled greeting card gift tag project.)
Linda Johnson is a degreed and experienced crafter and interior/exterior decorating specialist, with years of experience helping friends, family, and clients solve their decorating and craft needs. Find tons more craft and decorating ideas and photos of this project and others, and submit your own great ideas for free by visiting http://www.showcasetoideas.com/
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