Reused Wrapping Paper Wreath
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Reused Wrapping Paper Wreath
Don't throw out that wrapping paper!
Sure, you might have come up with a great way to wrap your gifts in an environmentally friendly manner, but that doesn't mean that the people giving gifts to you did the same. Here's a way to reuse all that wrapping paper and turn it into a holiday decoration. This is a nice activity to do after the present opening frenzie, and while you wait for dinner. Sure, making x-mas decoration on x-mas seems a little late, but you can keep it up as long as you want, and save it for next year.
Or if you have an early x-mas, like we did, you can make it before x-mas and hang it up.
Sure, you might have come up with a great way to wrap your gifts in an environmentally friendly manner, but that doesn't mean that the people giving gifts to you did the same. Here's a way to reuse all that wrapping paper and turn it into a holiday decoration. This is a nice activity to do after the present opening frenzie, and while you wait for dinner. Sure, making x-mas decoration on x-mas seems a little late, but you can keep it up as long as you want, and save it for next year.
Or if you have an early x-mas, like we did, you can make it before x-mas and hang it up.
Gather Your Supplies
Here's what you need:
Wrapping paper from all those great presents, tissue paper works too, and a bow.
Scissors
Wire coat hanger, bent into a circle.
That's all!
Wrapping paper from all those great presents, tissue paper works too, and a bow.
Scissors
Wire coat hanger, bent into a circle.
That's all!
Cut Strips
Now smooth out the wrapping paper a bit, and get it into a piece about 9" wide, by whatever. Roll the paper up, and cut into strips, about 1" wide. Does not have to be precise!!!!
Make a lot of these.
Make a lot of these.
Do the Twist
Now, the "fun" part. Take a strip of paper, put it around the coat hanger, and twist, like a twist tie.
Now, do that a million times!
Slide them together to make the wreath full, and do it until you don't see the hanger anymore.
Now, do that a million times!
Slide them together to make the wreath full, and do it until you don't see the hanger anymore.
Ta Da!
And now that your wreath is full, trim any long pieces, add a bow, (I'm sure you got one on one of those presents) and you're done.
There, you made a free decoration, and you saved some wrapping paper from ending up in the dump. You could even give it to someone as a thank you gift for all the great presents. Or keep it handy for when you realize you forgot to get a present for Aunt Whoever.
Happy Holidays!
There, you made a free decoration, and you saved some wrapping paper from ending up in the dump. You could even give it to someone as a thank you gift for all the great presents. Or keep it handy for when you realize you forgot to get a present for Aunt Whoever.
Happy Holidays!