Eco Greeting Cards + Recycled Gift Paper

Eco News Articles

Arts Crafts & Activities

Eco News

For Valentines + other celebrations. Consider these creative alternatives to conventional greeting cards that both you and the environment can appreciate.

(The ideas are ordered from the least effort to the most effort.)

*Send E-Cards,and you will not waste a single tree.

* Send 100 percent recycled paper or tree-free cards made by environmental organizations like Defenders of Wildlife.
* Glue pictures from old cards onto homemade or store-bought recycled paper to create new cards.
* Glue pretty paper on the inside of old cards to cover previous writing--and send them again.

* Make a greeting card or gift tag from scrap paper, fabric or wallpaper.

* For short messages use a large leaf or flat stone.

* Make cards or gift tags from pieces of a food box.

Make Beautiful Recycled Paper Out of Paper Shreds

Step 1: Cut junk mail into small shreds, soak it in warm water for about 2 hours, and blend it in a blender.

Step 2: Add small quantities of flowers, grass, and leaves for fun, color, and texture.

Step3: Spread it out on a flat, fine-holed, wire-mesh screen—use a rolling pin to flatten it.

Step 4: Smear a tablespoon of cornstarch over the paper to increase its strength.

Step 5: When it dries, you can use this paper as stationary, to decorate used boxes, or even to make holiday, Valentine's Day & other celebration cards. (For an even prettier look, glue dried flowers on top of the paper.)

A-Z GIFT IDEAS MADE WITH LOVE Read this comprehensive list of ideas to make your Valentines Day something special and an occassion to remember. Click here