Welcome back to Becentsable’s Holiday Boot Camp!
The concept of upcycling is not as familiar to most people as recycling, but the idea is simple. It is the practice of taking something that is disposable and transforming it into something of greater use and value. Opportunities to upcycle holiday materials abound. You may have already done it when you used some trimmed branches from your tree for a wreath or table swag!
Here’s a simple and fun project you can do with holiday cards. Kids old enough to be safe with scissors can help, too!
- Pick a holiday phrase or saying. I used the lyrics “May your days be merry and bright” from the song White Christmas.
- Taking the fronts or decorative portions of a number of cards, consider which portions would make good letters or shapes, given how many letters you need.
- Using a stencil or sketching freehand, trace the letter onto the card and cut out carefully using scissors and, if necessary, a pen knife (I used a small set of paper stencils from Target that cost $1.49 and that I have used for countless projects through the years, and a pair of small, sharp, slightly pointed scissors).
You could punch a hole in each letter and make a garland or mount them in a frame with a holiday picture.
The possibilities are endless, as are the holiday cards streaming in your door each year that would otherwise wind up unused. Recycling paper is always good, but creative reuse is even better!
Holiday Boot Camp:
- Lesson 1: Make your List
- Lesson 2: Set a Budget
- Lesson 3: Holiday Calendar
- Lesson 4: Eating Out While Traveling this Holiday Season
- Lesson 5: Black Friday Guide
- Lesson 6: Daily Deal Sites
- Lesson 7: Cash Back Shopping
- Lesson 8: New to You
- Lesson 9: Make Some Money
- Lesson 10: Freezer Cooking
- Lesson 11: Cookie/Wrapping Party Swap
- Lesson 12: Freebies as Gift
- Lesson 13: Christmas Brunch with Minimal Effort
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