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Green Gift Wrapping

Green Gift Wrapping
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reuse old news paper and wrap presents in your own unique style.

Its pretty strait forward and will look a lot better than you would think
 
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Step 1Get the stuff & plan it out

get the stuff & plan it out
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get your: present, tape/scissors, and news paper ready
you might also want to grab a shoe box

Think what do you have to wrap?
Some presents will be easy to guess just by looking at their profile
You dont want to hear things shaking and rattling around so you need to pack box with paper.

Im wrapping a screw driver set, tire pressure gage, basting brush, and measuring cup. Putting them all in one box will leave my mom clueless.
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May 10, 2009. 4:06 AMNinzerbean says:
When I travel out of the country I always bring back the newspapers for wrapping presents - Japanese ones, Icelandic etc. Anything in another language looks cool as wrapping paper. I have used old charts, maps and architectural plans too. I have some old atlases that are really large and I use pages from them - everyone always knows which presents are from me.
Dec 19, 2011. 4:27 PMWoundedEgo says:
Oh, I love that. Kudos Ninzerbean!
Nov 24, 2010. 8:01 PMfrankvanw1 says:
Children may like the comic section as wrapping for their gift. This idea can also be used for birthdays, and other gift giving occasions.
Sep 12, 2010. 7:23 PMjosefu0 says:
Funny Filipino story:

After i made this for my grandparents birth day they saw it and they opend it by not ripping the wrap up. they cut and untape it and kept the newspaper wrap for my chrismas present.
Dec 8, 2008. 7:38 AMpinkkouw says:
I use a mix of old newspapers and flyers from shops, because they have the glossy, shiny-thing going on. For Christmas i cut out little pics of Santa's, reindeer and trees and paste them on, which looks pretty cool on a newspaper.
Jan 8, 2008. 2:23 PMqwerty90210 says:
i like using the funnies
Dec 23, 2007. 10:34 AMbob31415 says:
Hi I'm from Ecuador. Your instructable is very funny! LOL!!!!
Dec 22, 2007. 5:05 PMshortbus says:
Nice. The camo sheets make it seem like you are camping.
Dec 22, 2007. 3:27 PMGorillazMiko says:
haha bobby. great instructable!
Dec 22, 2007. 2:35 PMspencerkaitlin says:
I always wrap my gifts with newspaper. Have for years. The best part is making the bows from it!
Dec 22, 2007. 2:30 PMbobbyk881 says:
THATS MY GRANDPAS IDEA YOU STOLE IT!! ha jk jk but my grandpa uses that method. sweet instructable though.

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