I receive several Christmas cards each year, and I would like to find a clever, crafty way to recycle them. I remember seeing a box sewen together with yarn, and old cards, years ago. Does anyone have the directions for this, or any other ideas to recycle old cards?
Ah, being the queen of recycle, I save all of my Christmas cards to reuse them the next year. I always try to get a couple more uses out of things before I recycle or throw them out. I save the handled bags from boutique and department stores throughout the year. Then I cut the front off the the cards to stick over the store logo with double sided tape or stick glue and use the bags to deliver bags of goodies during the holidays to neighbors, the post man, trash people, etc. They can also be used over the store names on shirt and gift boxes from stores, too, and it saves you from wrapping the gift. I just add a ribbon.
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you could you them for scrapbooking?
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Save them and use the covers as wrapping paper, make a collage out of all of them, or photocopy the front and make that the cover of a thank you note back to the person who sent you that card.
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save them and use them for next year or give them to people and write a poem on it or just throw them out.
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I use a glue stick to attach them to the tops of solid colored photo storage boxes. Then I add appropriate decorations(snowflakes, Santas, etc…). I use them to store ornaments and other keepsakes or as fancy gift boxes for next Christmas.
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Just throw them out.
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Ah, being the queen of recycle, I save all of my Christmas cards to reuse them the next year. I always try to get a couple more uses out of things before I recycle or throw them out. I save the handled bags from boutique and department stores throughout the year. Then I cut the front off the the cards to stick over the store logo with double sided tape or stick glue and use the bags to deliver bags of goodies during the holidays to neighbors, the post man, trash people, etc. They can also be used over the store names on shirt and gift boxes from stores, too, and it saves you from wrapping the gift. I just add a ribbon.
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