When my daughter was young and my grandchildren younger, I constantly looked for crafts that would keep them busy and expand their creativity.  I tried to teach them to use their talents so they wouldn’t be bored and later become bored and boring adults.
Utlizing various “found” items around the home kept our arts and crafts activities relatively inexpensive, yet lots of fun.  Some of these involved using the wrapping paper I saved.
I’ve written about these activities in my Blisstree Arts and Crafts posts and one of my readers also has offered suggestions.  You may want to check them out for …read more

When I wrote the post, Crafting with Wrapping Paper, and related experiences with my grandchildren, a reader, Monique, shared her wrapping paper uses in scrapbooking.

You can use wrapping paper if not so wrinkled in scrapbooking for Christmas or birthday pages, especially those on big gift boxes that hold sweaters or coats. You can get a good12 X 12 piece or use them in strips of different sizes.
This sounds like a great idea and I’m sure scrapbookers and collage makers will enjoy trying this.  It’s something youngsters would find fun, too.
With so many different types of wrapping paper nowadays – flowers, animals, …read more

It’s official! The gift wrap wonderland has arrived at The Container Store. In addition to this, if you spend $100 or more on stocking stuffers, you can get free shipping from now until November 4th.
Don’t forget to get your gift wrapping center organized!