Recycling Christmas gift bags - Denver Green Culture

Every year after Christmas I purchase pretty Christmas gift under armour gym bags at 90% off at craft stores. They're ideal for wrapping, naturally. I also make Christmas gift bag crafts. These are all fun, easy and cheap crafts now you may make employing a Christmas gift bag.
Holiday door stop
Hold the entranceway open in fashion this Christmas. Bring in shopping bag after shopping bag and never have to open and close the doorway. The best crafts are simple and easy. Start with a brick and a lunch sack sized Christmas gift bag. Insert the brick to the bag and form fit it as you would when wrapping a great gift. Now tape the gift sack on top of the brick tightly the place that the tape won't show. Wrap a reasonably ribbon round the gift bag wrapped brick as if it were a Christmas present.
Holiday door stop #2
Here's another clever and straightforward door stop you can make this coming year to brighten the home. Use a pretty medium sized Christmas gift bag with sturdy handles with this crafts project. Fill the sack about ?? full with play sand. Test the lifting weight. Add pretty ribbon to your Christmas gift bag door stop.Done!
Luminaria
These are always so beautiful at Christmas time. They're even more beautiful when made out of a colorful printed gift bag. Trace a simple Christmas shape for instance a tree on top of the front of one's chosen Christmas gift bag near the top with the bag. Cut out the design. Put about 3-4 inches of sand or clean kitty litter towards the end of the sack. Place a votive candle inside the center from the sack, burying about ?? inch inside sand for stability. Line finished luminaria high on the sidewalk. Light the candles for Christmas.
Fancy bag for giving baked goods
Combine a love of crafts with all the joy of baking. Make this homespun looking Christmas gift bag to hold the baked goods you create as Christmas gifts. Use a Christmas gift bag with an old fashioned design for this crafts project. Purchase a pack of miniature wooden rolling pins or spoons and several gingerbread cookie cutters from your crafts store. Paint the handles with the rolling pins with red craft paint. Let dry. Dangle cutters and rolling pins/spoons in the handle of the bag using plaid ribbon to check.
Personalized memories gift bag
Make multiple copies of holiday memory photos. Glue onto Each Christmas gift bag in memory book fashion. Add embellishments, paper frames, or stickers should you desire. Christmas gift tags may be added right in with the memory design. Add notes about the photos describing the memory and what it really meant to you. Direct should be genuine to the person receiving the gift to restore more personal.
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