Try these used Christmas card ideas for some unusual projects for kids and adults. You can make Christmas decorations, Christmas stationery and cards, new cards from old ones, tags, and many more fun things with your old holiday cards. Kids can help with used Christmas card ideas, too. They can do the cutting or gluing, and help putting them together. Greeting Card … [Read more...] about Used Christmas Card Ideas
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Used Christmas Card Crafts
Used Christmas card crafts for kids are fun and easy. All you need are some old cards, scissors, tape, glue, a ruler, and some string or ribbon. Add some glitter, flowers, bells and pipe cleaners and kids will stay busy for a long time. It will give kids some great cutting practice, and they will delight in helping you make decorations for your home. Use cookie … [Read more...] about Used Christmas Card Crafts
Gift Wrap with Recycled Christmas Cards
Gift wrap with recycled Christmas cards to use up more of your collection of cards. If you've been saving Christmas cards for several years while trying to think of ways to use them, here are some creative ways to recycle them into wrapping presents. Give some of these great gift wrap with recycled Christmas cards a try, and enjoy reusing some of your special … [Read more...] about Gift Wrap with Recycled Christmas Cards
Used Christmas Card Ornaments
You can recycle your old holiday greeting cards into used Christmas card ornaments. With a few cuts and folds, a little tape or glue, and some glitter you can make old greeting cards into ornaments perfect to hang on your Christmas tree. This is a craft that is fun for kids, too, so plan an evening for the family to create ornaments together. Have a few snacks and make it … [Read more...] about Used Christmas Card Ornaments
Greeting Card Houses
by Noreen Doll. Small greeting card houses can be made from any kind of Christmas card or greeting card. These small houses are perfect for holding a tiny gift. You could also fold paper money small enough to fit inside one. Greeting card houses can also be used as Christmas tree ornaments or gift package tie ons. Once you have learned to make a few of them, you can … [Read more...] about Greeting Card Houses
Free Gift Box Templates
© by Noreen Doll. Use these free gift box templates to make many different kinds of small boxes. This is an excellent way to recycle all those Christmas or birthday cards that are taking so much space in your home. If you don't have many used greeting cards, or you need to make a lot of small gift boxes and bags, consider buying greeting cards specifically for this … [Read more...] about Free Gift Box Templates
Greeting Card Sour Cream Box
By Noreen Doll. A greeting card sour cream box is another gift box that can be made from a recycled card. Basically you glue or tape the two open edges together to make a tube, and then close both ends. Turning the tube halfway before closing the top edge gives the gift box an interesting look. To close the bottom edge of the greeting card sour cream box, you can … [Read more...] about Greeting Card Sour Cream Box
Gift Box Patterns
By Noreen Doll. If you're looking for great gift box patterns, try this unique triangle shaped box made with a greeting card. You can either recycle an old card or use a new one. The triangle box is so quick and easy you can make several in half an hour. Even better, you can teach your kids to make them, too. One thing I discovered when making a triangle box is that it … [Read more...] about Gift Box Patterns
Greeting Card Pizza Box
By Noreen Doll. A greeting card pizza box is very easy to make. Just a few cuts and folds, a bit of glue, and it's ready to use. This gift box is hinged on one edge just like a pizza box. A greeting card pizza box may be used for any small gift, such as money, jewelry, or a gift card. What You Need Greeting Card Small Strip of Card … [Read more...] about Greeting Card Pizza Box
Pillow Box Template
By Noreen Doll. A greeting card pillow box template is quick and easy to make using a greeting card. And after you make one, you can use it to easily make dozens more gift boxes from the same size card. Here are some boxes made with different sizes of cards and pillow box templates. After you put your gift inside the pillow box and close the ends, you can tie a … [Read more...] about Pillow Box Template
Gift Box Packaging
By Noreen Doll. Gift box packaging is easy when it requires only one greeting card to create it! The front of the card becomes the lid, and the back of the card becomes the box bottom. This small handy gift box can be used to hold small gifts, a gift card, or money that is rolled or folded to fit. Using a large card to make a lidded box works best unless you … [Read more...] about Gift Box Packaging
