Recycle Magazine Idea for Gift Wrapping

You could say we have been a little frugle this year at the Christopher-Richardson household, but I like to say we have been creative.

We get a few magazines… The Economist, Vanity Fair, Real Simple, O, Parents, Metropolis, Inc., Fast Company, Fortune and occassionally when the post man misdelivers we get Us Weekly. With all of these great magazines we decided to use the wonderful ads and layouts for gift wrapping. What makes this extra great is not only are we recycling our magazines, but it’s fun to flip through the pages and find images and articles that fit the personality to whom the gift is going. For example, Angela’s gift was a staycation item of a Caribbean smelling candle and a book from her favorite author (Want to learn who? Read her profile). So I found some sailboats and a beach scene for wrapping her gifts. My son Kiehl helped me wrap Clay’s gift. He thought he would really like the dog photo; I thought he would really like the flying squirrels. Clay liked them both!

Here’s what your gifts can look like with a little magazine recycle love. You can add yarn or other items around the house to gussy them up a bit more, but let’s face it, I was running out of time!

Happy, happy holidays!