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How to Recycle Christmas Cards. Don’t throw out those beautiful holiday cards you received!
Recycle them into something useful. You will need Christmas cards Scissors or a paper cutter
Glue, regular and decoupage Cardboard Ribbon or string and potpourri. Step 1. Cut off any
picture side that doesn’t have writing on the back, and save them to send next year
as Christmas postcards. Step 2. Cut them up into gift tags. This is an easy craft that
kids enjoy. Step 3. Create cute napkin rings just by cutting the cards into strips, rolling
them up, and taping or gluing them. Step 4. Cut pieces of cardboard and Christmas card
covers into matching shapes for coasters and glue them together. Then varnish with a decoupage
glue, which can be found in craft stores. Step 5. Fashion a Merry Christmas or Season’s
Greetings sign by cutting each card into a separate letter that spells out the message.
Affix your message to a door or window, or hang them from ribbon. If you’re giving
books as holiday gifts, cut a colorful card into strips and tuck one in each as a bookmark.
Step 6. Make a sachet simply by gluing the bottom and sides of a holiday card, inserting
some potpourri, punching two holes in the top edges, and tying with ribbon. Hang it
on your Christmas tree or over a doorknob. Did you know Twenty-eight percent of people
buy holiday cards but never get around to sending them.