I have decided I would not buy any wrapping paper this Christmas season. I figured I could be creative and re purpose something else to wrap up my gifts this year. I had a stack of brown paper sacks from Publix that were leftover from crafts I did over the summer and decided this was the best place to start getting creative.
With a little bit of acrylic paint, stamps, paint brushes, glue and some glitter I was able to decorate the brown sacks and turn them into some decorative wrapping paper.
You can recycle just about any paper you have laying around and turn into beautiful wrapping paper. I even hand painted some of the gifts after I wrapped them to give them a personalized look to fit my children's personalities. For instance pink glitter script on one and a metallic and black zebra print on another.
Don't worry too much about the outcome just have fun decorating. It will be so much better than the paper you can buy at the store and will be such a great "green" alternative. I always have such a difficult time picking out paper that I like and then I end up with all the gifts under my tree wrapped up in what is usually 3 coordinating papers that I don't really care for.
Take a look at what I have done so far below and I challenge you to be "green" this Christmas:)
