Let’s recycle used envelopes to make gift card holders. Making your own gift card holders gives you the opportunity to personalize both the gift inside the envelope and the envelope itself. I have not transitioned to on-line billing so I end up with a few junk envelopes. There are multiple uses for them that I …
I made a few more deli sandwich bags into holiday gift bags. This year I am making multiple patterns instead of having them all the same. Doing the bags this way lets me experiment a little bit more with different techniques to upcycle them. Some of the holiday bags I made have rubberstamping on them, …
It does not seem as if it has been a year already since the last time I was preparing Halloween treat bags to give away at work. At first this year I decided to go low sugar. However, mini cupcakes sounded like a fun idea and also some small chocolates. I am including a few …
It is almost Valentine’s Day! I heard a discussion on the radio last year asking parents if they give valentines to their children. One of the announcers said “yes, it is a family celebration”. The second announcer said “no, it’s for the parents to celebrate”. This was when the question was opened up for listener …
This year I had an earlier start to my Thanksgiving preparations. However, I did not have the usual early start to my Christmas shopping. More about that in a future post. For now the focus is Thanksgiving celebration prep. Now that the Halloween treat bags are completed and distributed, my current project is recycling silverware …
It is nice to see more houses decorated for Halloween this year. Not because I am a big fan of spooky decorations, but because it is fun to see folks returning to their celebration traditions. It is good to see families gathering again to have fun. The house is decorated for fall and Halloween. I …
This year I ventured out into purchasing gift certificates on-line. I am not an on-line shopper so, for me, this is really different. Now I need a way to “package’ them for gifting. These envelopes work perfectly, are quick to make and I can upcycle stuff from my scrap pile to decorate them. Are you …
Over the last few months I have found myself with an abundance of deli sandwich bags. I tell myself it is because we are doing our part to help small local businesses, but in reality it is because deli sandwiches have become our regular Sunday afternoon go-to lunch. The workers have our orders memorized and …
This is a great project that children also enjoy making. It is also a recycling project using old magazines and scrap packing cardboard or poster board. I cut 2 heart shapes from the cardboard and tore various strips from colorful magazine pages. The jagged edges work well in the final pattern.Glue the paper strips onto …
I still have a bunch of old white paper bags to reuse so I decided to make snowpeople goodie bags for my notary group. The bags hold a small notebook and refill, a pen and chocolate of course! I made the scarf using leftover ribbon from last year.
