It's a ScrapTiffany Recycled Blog Hop! If this is your first stop today, you can start at ScrapTiffany and work your way through all the recycled creations by the design team members.
Before you go, have you ever needed a quick way to wrap a present or just wanted to save money when giving a gift? If your answer is yes, then I have something for you:
Before you go, have you ever needed a quick way to wrap a present or just wanted to save money when giving a gift? If your answer is yes, then I have something for you:
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| Gifting With Newsprint |
Covering a box with newspaper is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to wrap a gift, so that's what I did first. Then I used an envelope template and traced the outline onto newspaper.
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| Envelope Template |
After cutting it out, I folded the bottom and sides using Glue Dots® to adhere them together.
I placed a small handmade card inside and used a Removable Glue Dot® to secure the top flap in place.
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| Newspaper Envelope |
To create the bow, I followed a gift bow tutorial by Jessica Jones of How About Orange.
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| Newspaper Gift Bow |
(Jessica also has a tutorial on how to make gift bags from newspaper that I plan to try in the future.)
It's been so nice having you stop by Snap.Scrap.Blog.Tweet, but I must send you on your way to the next stop on the blog hop.
Say hello to my crafty friend and Twitter buddy Renee of Charms Buttons & Bows. (Don't forget to visit my other blog, ecoScrapbook, to see how many recycled items I used on one scrapbook layout. I'll also have an extra post on Friday for my next ScrapTiffany Challenge: Stamping.)
Full list of participants (there will be giveaways too!):
Start here---> ScrapTiffany
Danielle <---You are here
Your next stop---> Renee
My other blog---> ecoScrapbook
ScrapTiffany <---And finish here!
Disclosure: This blog post was written while participating on the Glue Dots design team.
ScrapTiffany <---And finish here!
Disclosure: This blog post was written while participating on the Glue Dots design team.
Neat. I think I need an envelope template.
ReplyDeleteI remember wrapping presents with newspaper when I was a kid. So much fun! I'll have to remember to make an evelope like that. Great idea!
ReplyDeletethis bow is amazing!! so effective!! love your projects!
ReplyDeletebeautiful work!!
ReplyDeletegorgeous bow - might give that one a try! great ideas
ReplyDeleteLove how you made newspaper so pretty and stylish for your gift. Great job!
ReplyDeletegot to love what you did here... and with newspaper.. fab ideas... hugs Bev
ReplyDeleteDanielle, these newspaper crafts are super! They are oh so pretty! I am lovin' that bow lots! Thank you for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteI'm always using newspaper for wrapping paper. Now I need to use your idea to step it up. Love that bow too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat way for newspaper to be so chic as wrapping paper.
ReplyDeleteWe used to use the funny papers, but plain old black and white looks great! i loooooove that bow! awesome. :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks great ! The bow is an awesome idea - I buy bows because they look great... now maybe I can make some ! Thanks for sharing !
ReplyDeleteI just love these, I am going to have a look at the tuts once I have finished the hop!
ReplyDeleteI love to wrap gifts in newspaper! Your envelope is so cute!
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Love the bow!
ReplyDeleteLove the bow and that's a great way to recycle newspapers!
ReplyDeletethis is what we call recycle..heheh..loves ur ribbon.
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