Create Gift Tags from Old Cards
In the spirit of recycling and reusing things as much as possible, this is a great idea from Living Frugal Tips to save you money and make use of old Christmas cards or any old cards for that matter. Instead of throwing them away each year, cut off or cut out the front of the card and use them as gift tags. I’ve been doing this for as long as I can remember.
You can make them as simple or as embellished as you wish. The easiest thing to do is simply use pinking shears to cut off the front or cut out the card image, punch a whole in the corner, and string a ribbon through the corner. If you want to jazz them up a bit more you can add glitter, buttons, or bows to the front of the gift tag.
This is a very quick and very easy project to create gift tags from old cards and save you money too. If you want more ideas on how to reuse your old cards you can also go to ehow.com.
With that said, save your holiday cards this season and turn the old into something new for next year. If you have kids, this can turn into a fun post-holiday craft session on a rainy or snowy day.
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I’ve been making gift tags from old cards also, for as long as I can remember. Whatever I can’t use, I put in my recycle bin. We all get “free cards” in the mail, too, from various charitable organizations. Sometimes I get so many that I can’t or don’t want to use them. I bundle them up and bring them to a local nursing home. The residents love using them for arts and craft projects, and also to “send” to fellow residents or their relatives and friends. Preschools could also use them for the same purposes. You can also use the cut outs from old cards to decorate gift boxes or gift bags. It’s fun and challenging to figure out ways to use things you don’t want or need, and do your share to “save the planet” at the same time.