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  • TamaraKajari Dec 14, 2011 @ 10:56 am | delete
    Ha! My nine year old daughter came from school two days ago with this great craft to show us and it was the exact paper star you're showing below these comments. I was happy to see now that there's at least one thing I do know how to make :) OK, popcorn is easy too, but my teen daughter and I would eat everything before it would even come close to the Christmas tree :) Great lens!
  • fanfreluche Dec 6, 2011 @ 6:05 am | delete
    The tree is very eco-friendly: I keep (and ask people I know) to keep all broken (or those they don't want to wear) bead necklaces, so I use many of them in the tree this year. The tree topper is made by my 4 years old with recycle cards and toilet paper roll. There is also an assortment of key chains (for some reason my husband's grand-mother had a huge box of them). The only thing not recycle is some vintage glass ornaments and a LED light garland (really can't have a tree with no lights, but we open it only at night for my son).
  • CruiseReady Nov 15, 2011 @ 10:21 am | delete
    I you give gift cards, you can save on wrapping paper which would likely just be thrown away, anyway.
  • JziE Nov 3, 2011 @ 1:09 am | delete
    you can save a lot whit this
  • scarlettohairy Nov 1, 2011 @ 12:34 pm | delete
    I want to make one (or more) of the Christmas card baskets. I have an older box with a lid made from Christmas cards. It's wonderful!
  • AlleyCatLane Nov 1, 2011 @ 9:49 am | delete
    Wonderful ideas beautifully presented. Blessed! I am adding this article to my go green for Christmas article.
  • cgreen7090 Sep 17, 2011 @ 11:20 pm | delete
    LOVED the snowflake below...
  • FunkyJewelleryUK May 26, 2011 @ 6:15 am | delete
    A really lovely lens! I love anything that is eco-friendly, and when it involves getting creative, even better! Nice work :D
  • Pinkchic18 Feb 18, 2011 @ 9:46 am | delete
    Very good ideas here! I never knew you could iron wrapping paper. There is some out now that is so flimsy though, I wonder if it wouldn't be hazardous. When I was small, I used to wrap gifts in towels. I still get teased to this day, however it was very eco-friendly! Great lens, blessed by an angel!
  • yourgoldenfuture Jan 13, 2011 @ 3:12 pm | delete
    keep away from all that mass-media -press...
  • Philippians468 Jan 10, 2011 @ 6:14 am | delete
    gives me the Christmasy feeling. cheers!
  • VickiSims Dec 28, 2010 @ 8:09 am | delete
    You've provided so many great ideas in this excellent lens! Blessed by a SquidAngel.
  • vallain Dec 26, 2010 @ 7:43 pm | delete
    I remember my grandmother making those Christmas card baskets. Thanks for the memory. I'm lensrolling this to my Thrifty Christmas lens and also An Old-Fashioned Christmas.
  • mcochs Dec 24, 2010 @ 1:44 pm | delete
    Awesome lens! Blessed by a Squidoo Angel on 12/24/2010. Have a great day!
  • SofiaMann Dec 22, 2010 @ 6:51 pm | delete
    I love your lens. Congratulations.
  • scss Dec 12, 2010 @ 12:26 pm | delete
    Well done, interesting lens on this subject - a big well deserved "Thumbs Up" to your for the work on this lens!

    A big and very timely subject to tackle at this time of year - keep up the great work teaching the kids

    - Helene Malmsio
  • lasertek Dec 7, 2010 @ 7:23 pm | delete
    We have already gathered all the things that we can reuse and form into beautiful Christmas cards. If we are lucky, we could make more out of it.
  • Pastiche Dec 5, 2010 @ 12:08 pm | delete
    I love to make gifts from recycled goods. My daughter is the queen of remade gifts, and each one is a work of love that's treasured.
  • vallain Dec 5, 2010 @ 11:30 am | delete
    My mom tells of making paper chains using strips cut from colorful magazine ad pages. This was back in the 1930s. Would work fine today too.
  • Dec 3, 2010 @ 11:34 am | delete
    I Love this lens! It is wonderful! Thank you.
  • ezpostcard Dec 3, 2010 @ 3:55 am | delete
    Spending only on important matters, look for discounted toys for presents and recycled gift wraps.Happy Holidays!
  • artgoodman Nov 26, 2010 @ 3:22 pm | delete
    Thanks for sharing this great lens. Lots of great stuff here. Great job
  • lizziebeth Nov 17, 2010 @ 5:49 pm | delete
    I am recycling some great books to give as gifts. I save paper too! And remember stringing popcorn and cranberries at Christmastime. Homemade gifts can be the best - - you see them in boutiques all the time! I liked this lens a lot. It's great, and has so many good ideas in it.
  • AmbrosiaPopsicle Nov 13, 2010 @ 5:39 pm | delete
    A green holiday is a better holiday :)
  • KathyMcGraw Oct 27, 2010 @ 12:40 pm | delete
    These recycle green Christmas ideas are so close to my heart. No matter how much money I have or don't have I love making things for gifts. Most of the time I use what I find in nature...very rarely do I make anything from textiles or paper. Blessed by an Angel :)
  • nightcats Oct 21, 2010 @ 3:09 pm | delete
    Congrats on a wonderful lens. I am coming back to this page to get patterns and ideas for this Christmas for sure.
  • lemonsqueezy Oct 21, 2010 @ 7:02 am | delete
    Great lens. Yes, I knew that you can iron wrapping paper. I iron our tissue wrapping paper all of the time because it just kills me to throw it out. It looks just like new! Great lens... again!
  • Laddoo Oct 20, 2010 @ 7:05 am | delete
    Blessed by a Squid Angel and featured on my Spreading the Angel Dust Lens
  • vallain Sep 10, 2010 @ 4:31 pm | delete
    I thoroughly enjoyed this peek into your childhood Christmas activities. They have much in common with my mother's memories in my Old-Fashioned Christmas lens (so I've lensrolled it to that one). Her childhood was in the 1930s.
    Also linked it to my Have a Thrifty Christmas.
  • tandemonimom Sep 23, 2009 @ 1:15 pm | delete
    Lensrolled to I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas - and please add this to the plexo there!
  • tandemonimom Sep 21, 2009 @ 11:47 pm | delete
    Great lens - and so thorough, as yours always are, Evelyn! I love the origami newspaper boxes. Lensrolled to Wrapsacks Gift Bags and Wrapsacks Reusable Greeting Cards.
  • Evelyn_Saenz Apr 13, 2009 @ 9:59 am | in reply to spirituality | delete
    Thank you, Squid Angel!
  • spirituality Apr 12, 2009 @ 10:09 am | delete
    Great lens - you've been blessed by a squidoo angel :)
  • DesignedbyLisa Feb 8, 2009 @ 4:58 pm | delete
    Welcome to the Winter and Snow Group!
  • Tipi Feb 7, 2009 @ 4:39 pm | delete
    I hadn't visited this lens yet. It is full of great ideas for gifts for children and for them to do, too! - You are always teaching us something! :)
  • a_willow Jan 23, 2009 @ 3:03 pm | delete
    Welcome to Reuse it all! group! Love your lens and it's featured on groups' page!
  • stargazer00 Jan 23, 2009 @ 12:41 am | delete
    A welcome addition to the Money Saving Tips group! Thanks for adding this lens.
  • a_willow Jan 17, 2009 @ 12:34 pm | delete
    Evelyn? Come and add this lens to Reuse it all! group! ;) Think it will fit just fine!
  • Intuitive Dec 11, 2008 @ 12:12 pm | delete
    What is it about grandmas and Christmas? :) I was just thinking about those crocheted christmas card baskets. I've lensrolled this to my Make a Paper Ornament lens which was inspired by my grandma and uses recycled wrapping paper. 5*
  • Dec 10, 2008 @ 12:18 pm | delete
    nice lens, so much ideas, eco-friendly and saves money too. i like the Christmas cutout gifts. I already done the splatter paint. Its fun to combine colors.

    oh, i also remember, you can also use a white string (those for crochet) dip it on paint or watercolor. Then put on top of your paper or card, form it into an "S" sign (or experiment for new outcomes). Cover it with a scratch paper. i mean you should add a scratch paper on top, so its card/paper then top is string and top of it is the scratch paper. And press the scratch paper with your hand while your other hand holds the end of the string. Then pull the string as your other hand put weight on the scratch paper. So when you take off the scratch paper you would have a "flower-like" design on your card.
  • aj2008 Dec 9, 2008 @ 11:48 am | delete
    What a lovely lens! Lensrolled to my Twelve Ways to have a green & ethical christmas. I like the idea of tatting a snowflake.
  • mortal-oak Dec 2, 2008 @ 12:07 pm | delete
    sorry but because this lense doesn't donate at least 50% of its revenue to charity, i sadly can't include it in my group :(
  • Dec 1, 2008 @ 9:11 am | delete
    I have already done the Splatter Paint and Stripes Painting in making a gift wrapper. Pretty cool and saves me money.
  • groovyoldlady Nov 28, 2008 @ 6:36 am | delete
    This isn't really a "homeschool" lens, but it has so many wonderful, creative ideas that I just have to include it in Happy at a Home.

    I especially like the Christmas card baskets!

    Just one correction dear: In your debate question you write "you children" instead of "your children". Just thought you'd like to know!
  • daoine Nov 27, 2008 @ 5:17 pm | delete
    This lens is full of great ideas! Thank you.
  • Susan52 Nov 25, 2008 @ 8:54 am | delete
    What a lovely lens! I really like the Christmas card basket. Nicely done!
  • alteredkat Nov 23, 2008 @ 8:33 am | delete
    Thanks for the lens roll!...I've reciprocated!
    :o)
  • Mortira Nov 21, 2008 @ 10:50 pm | delete
    I love a green Christmas! Welcome to the Family Time group! * * * * *
  • stargazer00 Nov 20, 2008 @ 12:37 am | delete
    Lots of great ideas. Lensrolling you to my Clutter Free Christmas lens. 5*
  • Meloramus Nov 18, 2008 @ 2:28 pm | delete
    Full of lovely ideas. Much better to make and do than to buy. 5*
  • ArtByLinda Nov 18, 2008 @ 1:48 pm | delete
    Another great lens, you have the talent and education to back it! Well done! Linda
  • AndyPo Nov 17, 2008 @ 9:51 am | delete
    Excellent ideas
  • Jimmie Nov 16, 2008 @ 11:03 pm | delete
    Fantastic ideas here. A wonderful shift from the materialism of modern Christmas.
  • WendyKrick Nov 16, 2008 @ 9:45 pm | delete
    I love the Christmas Card Basket. What a great idea.
  • poddys Nov 16, 2008 @ 8:52 pm | delete
    Great ideas, and you are right, many ideas do stand the test of time. 5*****
  • GrowWear Nov 16, 2008 @ 8:34 pm | delete
    When we get busy decorating this year, I'll have some new inspiration. Thank you!
  • Jewelsofawe Nov 16, 2008 @ 8:07 pm | delete
    Cool lens! I made soap one year and had alot of fun doing it and giving it to everyone as presents.
  • Lisa_Jo Nov 16, 2008 @ 12:18 pm | delete
    These are some wonderful ideas. I especially like the christmas card basket. It makes this gift very personal with the stories they share.
  • pmolinero Nov 16, 2008 @ 8:08 am | delete
    It is not just about being eco-friendly, crafting your own Christmas decoration and presents is also very educative for children and they have a lot of fun doing this. Welcome to the Christmas decorations group.

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