To create this design I used leftover paper, reused tissue paper and recycled ribbon scraps. The only purchased items were a paper gift bag and mini ornaments. The bag cost less than a dollar to create but looks like an expensive custom made piece from a fancy paper store.

Difficulty - Easy

Materials

• Matte gold gift bag with stiff handles (plain gift bags are inexpensive and easy to find at your local craft or party store)br />
• 1 sheet of used gold tissue paper
  
• 2 sheets of used red tissue paper
  
• 3 long dangling mini ornaments
  
• A piece of leftover wrapping paper large enough to fit 2/3 the length the entire width of the gift bag
  
• Ribbon pieces in three different colors (small pieces of ribbon can be saved from gifts and reused)
  

Instructions

1. Crumple a piece of gold tissue paper into a ball and smooth it out so it has a uniform wrinkled look. Cut the tissue the entire size of the front of the gift bag and attach using craft glue.
   
   
2. Cut a piece of leftover wrapping paper 2/3 the length and the entire width of the gift bag.
   
   
3. Glue the scrapbooking paper to the bottom part of the gift bag with craft glue.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Cut a piece of each of the two colors of ribbon the entire width of the front of the gift bag.
   
   
5. Attach them to the front of the gift bag, centered over the edge of the scrapbooking paper. Small amounts of glue can be added to the cut edges of each side of the ribbon to prevent fraying.
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Cut three small pieces of ribbon and loop it onto itself to create three small bows. Use craft glue where the loops meet to secure them in place.
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. Glue the bows to the gold wrinkle part of the gift bag and attach an ornament directly beneath it as shown below.
   
   
   
   
   
   
8. Crumple two sheets of the used red tissue paper and smooth it out to give it a uniform wrinkled look. Use the tissue to fill the bag. Tie a bow at the top of the front handle with a piece of reused ribbon and have the tails drape down.
   
   
   
   
   
   

This entire design was created with reused tissue and ribbon and leftover scraps of wrapping paper from last year. The only thing needed to be purchased was glitter glue. One tube of glitter glue can be used to accent dozens of gifts.

Difficulty - Medium

Materials

• 1 or 2 sheets of used gold tissue paper
  
• 3 different scraps of leftover or reused wrapping a paper
  
• Small pieces of leftover or reused ribbon
  
• Rhinestones or beads whatever you have on hand
  
• Gold glitter glue

Instructions

1. Wrap a gift in single or double layered tissue paper (if the paper is thin) that has been crumpled into a ball and smoothed out into so it has a uniform wrinkled look.
   
   
2. Cut out ornament shapes from small pieces of leftover or reused wrapping paper and attach them to the box using craft glue.
   
   
3. Cut three small pieces of ribbon the length from the top of the box to the each of the ornament shapes and attach them to the box with craft glue.
   
   
4. Draw an outline around each ornament shape with glitter glue and let dry.
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. Cut three small pieces of ribbon and loop it onto itself to create three small bows. Use craft glue where the loops meet to secure them in place.
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Attach each of the bows to the top part of each of the ornaments with craft glue. Add a bead or rhinestone to the center of each of the bows and to the bottom point of each of the ornament shapes.
   
   
   
   
   
   

Present Pyramid

This present can be made entirely from reused tissue and ribbon and a small piece of gift wrap. This gift will definitely receive a positive response because of its creative and unique appearance. This design can be made large or small to hold a CD, gift card or smaller item.


Difficulty - Medium

Materials

• 12" x 12" piece of leftover wrapping paper
  
• 1 or two sheets of use gold tissue paper
  
• Small pieces of leftover or reused ribbon
  
• Rhinestones or beads whatever you have on hand
  
• Small used ornament or accent
  

Instructions

1. Follow the instruction for the present pyramid for the Going Green Present Pyramid design.
   
   
2. Use ribbon instead to paper strips to accent the inside of the design.
   
   
3. Fill the pyramid with crumbled tissue to achieve this look.
   
   
4. Decorate the top of the pyramid with ribbon instead of paper strips and add bead accents as shown above.