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Decorative Gift Wrap Ideas for Christmas and Hanukkah

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
With Black Friday and Cyber Monday coming up, you’re probably stocking up on gift wrap supplies. However, if you’re tired of wrapping gifts the same way every year, and want your gifts to stand out, here are some ideas from Martha Stewart.

Winter Theme
Perhaps you want your gifts to have more of a winter theme as opposed to a holiday theme. Use blue or white wrapping paper, and use a snowflake punch (sold at craft stores) to punch out snowflakes from pearl-finished paper, and glue to the gift wrap. Don’t want to splurge on a snowflake punch? Make a paper snowflake the traditional way!

Eco-Friendly
Whether you’re looking to help the environment, or just want to use some unique wrapping paper, it’s easy to find vintage or re-purposed paper, such as brown paper grocery bags, old maps, or old wallpaper.

Potato Chip Bags
Want to reuse things you have around the house? Cut open a potato chip bag, wash with soap and water, and use the shiny or white inside as gift wrap.

Kids Artwork
This idea makes for a fun project for the kids. Have them doodle or paint on brown kraft paper, newsprint, or brown shopping bags, and then use as wrapping paper!

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Back to School Idea: Creative Ways to Cover Books Using Packaging Tape and Other Materials

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Making book covers out of gift wrap or packing tape can be fun. Photo courtesy of FamilyFun.com.

It’s almost time to go back to school, and that brings to mind a ritual that occurs with every new school year – covering your books. When I was a kid, we always used brown paper shopping bags, but today most people don’t seem to use those when they go to the store, opting for plastic bags or eco-friendly reusable bags. If you don’t have any paper bags handy, there are some creative ways you can cover your books.

Duct Tape
America’s favorite packaging tape strikes again! With it’s myriad of uses, its not surprising there are instructions out there for using duct tape to cover books. And with so many colors and patterns of tape, you can create something that really stands out. Start by making a pattern by tracing the book on a sheet of paper. This is what you’ll use to make a sheet of two-sided duct tape “fabric” which will become the book cover (Note: do not just cover the book in tape!). For full instructions, check out this article from wikiHow.

Wrapping Paper
Don’t throw away your gift wrap when Christmas and birthdays are over – you can reuse it to cover books! Just use the same instructions you would for any book cover, like these from Family Fun. However, you may not want to spend the school year with a Santa calculus book, so you may want to choose something with a decorative pattern, rather than snowmen or birthday cakes.

Kraft Paper
Brown kraft paper might seem about as fun and decorative as a paper bag, but it has its advantages. First off, if you like to doodle, kraft paper provides a good surface to draw on. You can also decorate it with stickers, stamps, and other embellishments. It provides a great blank canvas for however you’d like to decorate!

There are so many possibilities – don’t be the one with boring book covers this year! Other ideas for materials to use – decorative shopping bags, fabric, and even….you guessed it…bubble wrap!

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Crafty Ideas for Wedding Favor Gift Boxes

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

It's fun to personalize your own wedding favor gift boxes by decorating them yourself.

Personalizing your own wedding favor boxes is great way to present favors in a way that matches the style of the wedding and the personality of the bride and groom. Why buy pre-made favor boxes when you can use your creativity and make something more unique?

First, you’ll want to pick out they style of gift boxes you want, and buy them in bulk. What style of box depends on the look you want, and also the size of the favor. For a larger gift, you may want to use take-out boxes. For something small, you can even create an envelope using kraft paper or vellum.

Once you’ve chosen the style and color you want, it’s time to decorate. Tying each box with a piece of ribbon or lace is an elegant and simple way to dress up a box. Simple options are great if you have a large number of guests and only a few helping hands! Another idea is to glue a silk flower on the top of the box. Choose colors that match the theme of the wedding, or even choose a silk replica of a live flower you have in your bouquet. For the eco-friendly or nature loving couple, you might want to decorate kraft boxes with faux leaves and twine.

If you have more time on your hands (or more helping hands) you might want to put your scrapbooking skills to use. Use stamps, stickers, and strips of scrapbooking paper to decorate boxes. Choose a traditional wedding or romantic theme, or get creative and choose a theme that fits your personality. Do you and your fiance love sailing? Then perhaps a nautical or beach theme might be appropriate. The possibilities are endless.

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Measuring Paper Thickness for Newsprint or Kraft Paper

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Newsprint SheetsThere is an industry standard way to measure the basis weight (or paper thickness) for both newsprint and kraft paper. The basis weight of kraft paper is the density of paper expressed in terms of the mass of a ream of given dimensions and a sheet count. In order to first understand this, we must go back for a brief kraft paper and newsprint history lesson. Early kraft paper and newsprint presses were 24″ by 36″ sheets. For packaging and shipping purposes these kraft paper and newsprint sheets were bundled to form a ream of 500 sheets.

As newsprint and kraft paper also began to be used for wrapping paper and packagng, the standard for basis weight quickly became 24″ x 36″ with 500 sheets to a ream. Once this kraft paper or newsprint ream is weighed, if the total weight is 50 pounds, this type of kraft paper or newsprint would simply be labeled 50 pound basis weight. Kraft Paper The same measurement applies to kraft paper and newsprint which is available in a variety of thicknesses. Logically, if a thicker kraft paper or newsprint is used, the total weight of this ream might weigh 60 pounds which of course would result in labeling that paper 60 pound basis weight. Paper weight is sometimes stated using the “#” symbol. For example, “40#” means “40 pounds per basis ream of 500 sheets”.

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