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Tissue Box Gift Tags & Magazine Gift Wrap

Since becoming a Cheapskate I've started to look at everyday items a bit differently and wondered how I could re-use rather than recycle, them. I choose my tissues with the attractiveness of the box in mind, so it seemed a waste to throw it away once it was empty. Nowadays I cut my empty tissue boxes up to create gift tags - punch a hole and add a coordinating ribbon or string (I cut out the shoulder hanging-ribbons from my clothing and save these) and you have a personalized gift tag). I do the same with attractive magazine pages; before putting them out to recycle, I flick through and tear out any full page or large pretty pictures and save these to use these as wrapping paper. The effect of this can be both unique and attractive, not 'cheap'. I've even been complemented on my creative gift-wrapping. All this costs you is a little time, with a potential saving of approximately $2-$8 per gift.
Contributed by Therese Krix