Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle birthday/Christmas wrapping paper?

By: Someone

Someone — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:19:38 +0000

I love all the ideas! One of the things I like to do is make lapped beads out if by cutting in into stops and rapping it around a straw then glue the end. Next cut it off the straw once I made a bunch of these and made a Christmas necklas with them all!

By: amber123pat

amber123pat — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 01:56:04 +0000

What a fantastic idea! Thank you

By: Kimi Chronis

Kimi Chronis — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 14:48:57 +0000

Hello. I am the owner and designer of Fish Lips Paper Designs, a small company that designs and prints 100% recycled gift wrap. On our website, we have a great list of ways to re-use our stylish and modern git wrap papers. I hope you all find them helpful!

http://www.fishlipspaperdesigns.com/top10.html

By: Esther

Esther — Thu, 20 May 2010 14:35:16 +0000

When my kids were little my family would send gifts in the mail in beautiful gift bags. I have been reusing them since they were 5 and 6, and they are now 24 and 25. Some of the gift bags were sent by my grandparents and other family members that passed away years ago. I’ve kept their handwritten tags on them too. It’s almost like they are still here with us, gifting us year after year.

By: Javabean

Javabean — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:08:52 +0000

How about carefully picking apart an envelope and using it as a template to make new ones out of the wrapping paper? You could make them with the pattern on the outside for greeting cards, or on the inside for a festive surprise in the mail.

By: HuntingWabbits

HuntingWabbits — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 03:17:22 +0000

If it’s really pretty paper, I’ll open it carefully and fold it up to wrap another gift. I once saw a lady wrap a gift with a knit scarf, and the scarf had one of those yarn flower things as a bow and it was gorgeous. I suppose the same could be done with a knit hat if you tie it up. You can glue it to stiff paper for a nice pattern. The origami thing is a cute idea. If you have small scraps, you could use those as papier-mache for an interesting project. You could cover a lamp with it, or to just generally decorate anything.

By: HuntingWabbits

HuntingWabbits — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 03:11:11 +0000

If you feel that way, why the hell are you here??

By: gretta

gretta — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:44:46 +0000

why are you reading something like this anyway?

By: nelly

nelly — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:47:53 +0000

USe it to wrap your own presents, recycle it (obviously) or if its got a cute pattern or a story frame it! Like when i was small i got this rly cute wrapping paper with rhymes on and now its framed it looks rly cute!

By: love green

love green — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 06:42:11 +0000

Nikki and all you other obscene writers one thing good for all of you “GO TO HELL” ha..ha..ha

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:14:38 +0000

The Japanese raised this kind of gift wrapping with fabrics to an art form in the -oh- 1600s give or take. They used twisting, folding and knotting techniques to make gift wrappings from a square of cloth, also some very functional bags. I discovered furoshiki about a year ago, and was so taken with the idea I built a website based on it (called aboutfuroshiki.com). I love that your family has wrappings that are as old as some of you. You must have great memories attached to some of them, and great stories to tell younger family members.

By: Leslie Levine

Leslie Levine — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:44:25 +0000

You’re Pathetic

By: blah

blah — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:16:03 +0000

Crumple up the paper and use it to keep your tall boots in shape when not in use.

By: Shaun

Shaun — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:39:11 +0000

1) Persuade gift recipients to accept used wrapping paper.

2) Persuade gift recipients to accept gifts wrapped in used newspaper.

Browse this web page for more information.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-should-i-consider-when-buying-wrapping-paper.htm

Saving our trees which absorb the carbon dioxide we exhale and support our existence is far, far more important than receiving gifts wrapped in fancy paper. Think about it. It is the thought that counts when you give a gift and if that doesn’t work for you, you could also say that it’s the gift that counts and not what it’s wrapped in.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:57:45 +0000

Hilarious comment. Why are you even posting anything if it doesn’t pertain to the topic?

By: huh?

huh? — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 06:47:51 +0000

Why do you guys hug trees? Whose going to love the cactus? Go hug a cactus. By the way, when you go get your ID card at the tree hugger ID card store, do you have to turn in your sense of humor as payment?

By: susan

susan — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:17:19 +0000

if you’ve got kids about get them to make a large collage and then use pieces of it to make thank you cards or gidt tags for next year

By: Claudia

Claudia — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 19:24:09 +0000

Nikki and all you other obscene writers:

Profanity is the only way small minds can express themselves forcefully.

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:15:29 +0000

This is an idea I have used since my first born’s baby shower. (~12 years)
If the piece of wrapping paper is large enough, I cut it to fit a drawer and use as a liner. My husband and son also enjoy it when I spray their favorite scent onto the paper.
The liners are changed each year.

Another idea is that we give our friends fruit from our father-in-law’s trees (he offers it since he cant eat it all himself)
We wrap these little bundles with the wrapping paper the family just used.
This is an immediate way to reuse it.
Also, your consciousness is contagious. Our family used to snicker when we suggested not throwing out the bag of paper, instead we could reuse it; but now, a brother in law used comic strips with ribbon this year rather than buy another roll of wrapping paper.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:40:46 +0000

Dobbys Boss and Nikki: What is wrong with people taking 2 minutes to find ways to make the world better? You are obviously uneducated. Go find a “How Can I Be As Destructive As Possible?” website and let people try to reduce the enormous amount of waste we produce. As for the reusing gift bag idea I think it is a very good one. Not only do you not have to throw away a ton of wrapping paper for every occasion but it can be fun to remember all the gifts that were given in each bag.

By: Wen Rou

Wen Rou — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:37:11 +0000

I used to make paper beads out of old wrapping paper or cut strips and make lucky stars.

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:09:36 +0000

Pretending that toilet paper comment doesn’t exist for a minute, my entire extended family just doesn’t use wrapping paper. We use gift bags, and trade them around every year. Same thing for birthdays, whatever. We all have a stash of old gift bags we just give to someone else and get new old ones back in their place. Some of them are probably as old as I am *lol* No one cares cause everyone does it.

By: Puncie

Puncie — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 07:39:56 +0000

I have found that if I can cut it into 6×6 in. squares and stack it in a reused Keenex box and use as toilet tissue, it makes taking a dump so festive. The metalics can be abrasive.

By: Lauren I

Lauren I — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 23:49:21 +0000

Seriously, how would you come across a recycling website by accident..? Strange girl.

I’d never heard that window-cleaning trick before… Anyway, i generally give presents just in a “posh” plastic bag (often the ones i’ve received presents in!), sometimes i tie a ribbon or similar to make it look vaguely presentable. I think depending on the receiver, people aren’t as bothered as we think.

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:20:51 +0000

You’re just close minded. Is it so hard to believe that humans can ruin the earth? It is because of people like you that I refuse to shut my mouth about the subject. Plus, why are you on this site if you don’t care? Also, I’m really fucking proud to be a treehugger. Obviously you’re not wanted here.

By: Just someone

Just someone — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:05:10 +0000

Nikki, you are an idiot. Why bother coming on a recycling website just to write that? Why are you even looking at a recycling site?

What a loser!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:32:45 +0000

Let me gues… Do you drive an SUV?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:31:18 +0000

Chill out on the hatred…

By: NiKKi

NiKKi — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:24:46 +0000

THROW IT THE HELL AWAY YOU FUCKING TREE HUGGERS!!! LET IT THE FUCK GO. THE WORLD HASNT DIED YET. TREES GO BACK. O YEAH MAYBE YOU COULD GO WRAP A TREE WITH IT SINCE YOU GUYS ARE SO OBSESSIVE.

FUCK YOU

CHOP THE TREE DOWN

By: Shanii

Shanii — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:46:05 +0000

Thanks for mentioning my name for my work used :) Appreciated!