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August 15, 2010

Eco-Friendly Wrapping Paper

I threw a birthday party for my son's 7th and nephew's  5th birthday.  I had no wrapping paper for gifts and did not want to buy any.  I'm really happy with the way they turned out!


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All you need is newspaper and hemp chord.  It doesn't get any easier than that!

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21 comments:

  1. JillAugust 16, 2010 at 12:19 AM

    I love how your wrote the names right on the paper. Brilliant because now you don't need tags either!

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  2. JillAugust 16, 2010 at 3:25 AM

    What a great idea!! It always seems such a waste to buy wrapping paper that gets ripped up and thrown away!

    I'd love if you linked this thrifty idea up to my Round Tuit party at:

    http://jembellish.blogspot.com/2010/08/round-tuit-10.html

    Have a great week!

    Jill @ Creating my way to Success

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  3. MichelleAugust 16, 2010 at 9:10 AM

    Hi Jill, thanks. I will definitely link up!!

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  4. Amber DAugust 16, 2010 at 10:33 AM

    Very cool, I try and not buy wrapping paper as much as possiable.

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  5. UnknownAugust 16, 2010 at 10:39 AM

    ya, newspaper is such a versatile craft supply. i use it for so many things too! your gifts look great and i like the way you added the names! :)

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  6. AnonymousAugust 16, 2010 at 11:46 AM

    After Christmas one year, I got a good deal on beautiful ribbon. The next year all my gifts were wrapped in brown wrapping paper ("these are a few of my favorite things") and the beautiful wide ribbon. For the name tags, I glued a piece of the ribbon to card stock scraps and used my TO and FROM stamps. They turned out wonderful, cheap, easy, and unique!

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  7. Bella @ Bella before and afterAugust 16, 2010 at 12:43 PM

    Love this idea, and Im all about eco friendsly things. I have wrapped many presents in newspaper. You go girl!!!

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  8. UnknownAugust 16, 2010 at 1:04 PM

    i LOVE wrapping with recycled stuff... "real" wrapping paper takes up so much room :) come on over and link up to MMM!

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  9. Sassy Sites!August 16, 2010 at 3:13 PM

    very cute idea! I love how you included their name!

    ...visiting from Sassy Sites! I a new follower! Come by and say HI! I love your blog! It's such a SASSY site! :)

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  10. TerrellAugust 16, 2010 at 5:07 PM

    Way cute! and such a super creative idea!! Be sure to link up to my FFF's party at FrouFrouDecor this Friday! Have a sweet day!
    ~Terrell @ FFD~

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  11. UnknownAugust 16, 2010 at 7:25 PM

    i'm featuring this next week :) thank you for linking up to MMM!

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  12. The Autocrat: HaleyAugust 16, 2010 at 7:32 PM

    Very cool! Looks fabulous too!

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  13. MichelleAugust 16, 2010 at 7:55 PM

    Thank you everyone for your kind comments.
    @Sassy, thanks for following!
    @Terrell I'll be sure to come on over!
    @C.R.A.F.T thanks so much for the feature I'm so excited!

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  14. UnknownAugust 16, 2010 at 11:02 PM

    Good thinking! Thanks for sharing your project at Anything Related! ~Bridgette

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  15. CourtneyAugust 17, 2010 at 12:03 AM

    I absolutely LOVE this idea. It's such a great way to recycle something in such a clever way! Thanks for inspiration! :)

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  16. GingerAugust 17, 2010 at 9:55 PM

    Great $$$ saver! Thanks for linking up to Mad Skills Monday!

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  17. Robin AngeAugust 18, 2010 at 10:53 AM

    This eco-craft rocks. I love newspaper wrapping paper, but you somehow managed to make it look even cooler. Love this! You have to link this to my Upcycled Awesome Linky party at http://tinyurl.com/Upcycled10

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  18. TerrellAugust 20, 2010 at 11:39 AM

    Loving this fabulous find!! Thanks a ton for linking over at Frou Frou Decor today!! Have a great weekend!
    ~Terrell @ FFD~

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  19. Maureen F.August 20, 2010 at 11:07 PM

    So cute - great idea !!!

    http://moemade.blogspot.com/

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  20. AUDRAAugust 23, 2010 at 12:29 PM

    I love using newspaper!
    I'm actually working on a craft right now with newspaper :)
    Thanks for the inspiration and linking this up to Socialize with me Monday til Sunday.

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  21. JamiOctober 3, 2010 at 5:20 PM

    Great idea! This is so cute! I hope you'll stop by and share this (or any other cute packaging idea) at the Pretty Packages Party!
    http://blackberryvine.blogspot.com/2010/10/pretty-packages-party-3.html
    smiles!

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