Green Gift-wrapping

Since the first Earth day was held on March 21, 1970 you would think saving the earth would be mainstream by now... except it's not. Back then green was just a color, not a way of life. Eco-friendly, recycling and organic were advanced concepts to just a few. Pretty much if you liked granola, brown rice, driving a VW bug and not feeling bad about not having any money you were hip or hippie. Now with the tighter economy, being a little poorer and greener might at last make mainstream or a comeback for some. Here are a couple of 70's tips for making gift giving more groovy green.

1. Use the comic pages of the newspaper to wrap up those gifts. Remembering always to recycle them after opened. Old Street maps work nicely too. Or if you are like me, you had carefully opened the gifts you received last year so you could reuse that paper this year.
2. If you feel driven to use traditional wrapping paper. Always buy any gift-wrapping paper after Christmas: it goes on sale at 70% off or more!
3. Decorate the package with left over bows, or even better, find items in your yard like dried flowers or a sprig of pine. You can also make decorative stamps using bright colored paints and left over art supplies. With Christmas cards from last year, recycle them as the gift tags by cutting the card with pinking shears around the edges.

I do recall the first time way back then... when all my gifts were given wrapped in ordinary newsprint, I was so pleased at that time but I didn't know I was also green.

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