Using your cardboard t-shirt box or the top of a gift box, cut a perfect square to trace as your template (ours were 3 inches by 3 inches).įlip your paper from your gift bags pretty-side-down and trace your squares., then cut out. Lay gift bags flat and trim off and discard any handles or tags. Cut along the bottom of the bag and discard - this section is too thick and has too many seams to work with. Smooth flat (some papers you may be able to iron) your wrapping paper and tissue paper, and cut your gift bags along one corner seam from the top to the bottom of the bag. Instructions for Basic DIY Paper Crown from Upcycled Wrapping Paper:ĭecide which paper or papers you’d like to use for your crown. ![]() I know that I, for one, look much better in a crown. Scroll on down for 3 ways to upcycle your wrapping paper into pretty paper crowns - it’s an eco-friendly upcycle and will save you money on NYE favors, which will just end up in the trash anyway. It added such a fun and playful aspect to our holiday, we may have to turn this into a tradition! How’s a girl to creatively upcycle tons of wrapping paper? How about making pretty DIY paper crowns for New Years Eve with her 10-year-old niece?! We actually did this all on Christmas afternoon and our whole family each wore a crown for Christmas dinner. ![]() I greedily snatched up a ridiculous amount of our wrapping paper waste this year and then realized, “Oh crap, I now have a small mountain of old wrapping paper.” And so, dear readers, I am turning into my mother. Because most wrapping paper isn’t recyclable because of the tape, poor fiber quality, and plastic additives (for luster, glitter, or metallic prints). Why crafting with old wrapping paper, you ask? Because Americans produce 25% more trash between Thanksgiving and New Years.
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