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Greeting Card Gift Box
Recycle greeting cards by turning them into gift boxes.
You will need:
Two greeting cards
A pencil
A ruler
Scissors
Tape
1. Cut the picture side of the cards from their backs.
2. Use the ruler to make an "X" by drawing two lines from corner to corner on the blank side of the card (Figure A).
3. Using one card, fold all edges, two sides at a time, to meet in the middle of the cross (Figure B). Reserve the other card.
4. Cut along the areas shown in red (Figure C).
5. Fold the side tabs inward, twice, to create the box.
6. Tape the inner seams. You can also tuck the seams together to avoid using tape.
To make the lid, repeat the steps above, but in step 3, fold the edges slightly away from the center of the “X” making the top larger than the bottom allowing the box to close.
Greeting Card Placemats
Use the pictures from old holiday pressed between two pieces of clear contact paper to make seasonal placemats.
Pine Cone Kindling
On the stove, melt colored candle stubs in an old metal pot. When the wax has melted, hold the base of the cone and carefully dip the cone tip into the hot wax. Remove and place the cone on a piece of wax paper to cool. Add as kindling to your fireplace.
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