12/26/09

The Day-After-Christmas Tip: Ripped-up gift-wrap can become useful gift filler for future gifts or when shipping fragile items in the mail. Just run sheets of gift wrap through a paper shredder (this might be an after-hours office project for you), and save it in a large, old shopping bag. Tip: Shred perfume advertisements found in magazines and add them to the mix to scent your shredded filler.

12/25/09

Toss your old candy canes and other holiday hard candy treats into a clean coffee grinder. Pulverize the candy until it becomes a powdered sugar; spoon it into coffee, hot chocolate or on top of vanilla ice cream for a yummy treat. Try butterscotch candies, too, for a delicious custom powdered sugar. Christmas may be coming to an end, but the sugary treats can live on.

12/24/09

Last-Minute Gift-Wrapping Idea: Need ribbon in a jiffy? Recycle an old VHS tape you haven't watched in years and use the shiny black tape inside as ribbon. Wrap it around a package, and leave long strips of tape on top of the box. Use sharp scissors to curl those strips into bows. Talk about obsolete to absolutely fabulous!