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Green Crafts-How to Recycle Greeting cards and Make Wonderfully Unique Gift Tags

You can now recycle those beautiful hard to throw away greeting cards in a variety of ways.  For this project we show you how to create a unique and eye catching gift tag that would normally cost a few dollars if purchased in most stores.  By simply recycling a greeting card, you’ll be doing your part towards recycling and have a custom designed gift tag of your own.

Begin by using craft scissors that have a nice scalloped edge to cut out the front section of the greeting card.  Next, using a hole puncher with a design of your choice, punch out a hole, 1/2 inch from the top of what will soon be your custom gift tag.  Now, thread a pretty ribbon or decorative string through the hole creating a bow.  Try using a multi-colored ribbon that will coordinate with the colors of your gift wrapped package.  That is all there is to creating a simple and quick one of a kind gift tag.

For this project you will need the following supplies:

• Recycled Greeting card
• Craft scissors
• Red and white plaid satin ribbon (¾ inch or small). Any coordinating pattern would be fine at long as the ribbon you choose to use is not a solid color.  For example, using a red and white candy striped ribbon instead of plaid ribbon would also work for this project (Christmas recycled greeting card.)
• Fine point writing pen to address the tag – black, red or green
• Wrapped gift box or package
• Hole puncher

For another great idea, check out our simple step by step instructions on: green crafts - how to recycle greeting cards and make wonderfully unique gift bags.

About the Author

Linda Johnson is a degreed and experienced crafter and interior/exterior decorating specialist, with years of experience helping friends, family, and clients solve their decorating and craft needs. Linda and her contributing writers invite you to submit your own great ideas for free, and also find tons more craft ideas and decorating projects like this with photos to try yourself

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