You can make some really cute bookmarks to give as gifts or to use to help adorn your gifts...attach them to the gift wrapping or to the bows.
I have some really cute ones cut out from old greeting cards. Just find an image on the card that you like, such as a flower or a house or some animals, and cut it out. You can glue felt on the back of the bookmark if you want, or even hotglue on a homemade ribbon or tassel.
I was going through a book last nite and found one I made, and that reminded me about these.
Ness - Lakeview, NY
About The Author: Ness is co-list mom of Waste Nothing
I cut up packages from fancy soaps, herb tea,etc. That way you get 4 or 5 bookmarks from one package. Then you can thread embroidery cotton(s) thru a hole punched in the top and make a tassle
I cut up packaging of fancy toilet soaps, herbal tea. That way you can get 4 or 5 bookmarks out of one package. Then you can punch a hole in the top and thread thru embroidery thread(s) to make a tassle. Often price tags from newly bought clothes especially " brands" can be used the same way.
Ness: I'll probably try the bookmark idea for old cards. I also use them for name tags for gifts. However, I copied the following idea from a newspaper which I cut out last year. We get quite a few cards where I work and I sent cards to the second organization since it is only about 45 minutes from where I live. My aunt lives there and says it appears to be a reputable organization. I am sure there are other organizations which accept cards and there may be one in your area if you are interested.
Q. I know that you have listed places to send used Christmas cards so that they can be put to use. Please repeat . . .
A. Two addresses are:
St. Jude's Ranch, a residential home for children, that has a card-recycling program. It wants only the fronts of cards. Its address is: 100 St. Jude St., Boulder City, Nev. 89005.
The other organization is closer to my home. Cora's Charities, an organization in Sparta, NC that works with children in the surrounding counties. It gives children who would not otherwise get cards or be able to buy cards old cards that they can make into new ones or make into artwork. It accepts whole cards or just the fronts. The address is: PO Box 415, Sparta, NC 28675.
With every good wish for the holidays, Susan Combs
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