Wrap Wine Bottles With Dish Towels
Place the bottle along one side of the fabric so that the bottle's top meets the top of the fabric. Fold the excess material at the bottom over the bottle, forming a pocket of sorts. Then roll the dish towel evenly and secure at the neck with ribbon.
Tie Jump Rope Around Kids' Presents
Jump-start a trend in the next round of kids' parties. A fun, colorful decoration and an extra gift.
Secure Gift Bags With Ponytail Holders
Present your presents well without needing to master the fine art of bow tying. Plus, this "bow" can be recycled to keep Heidi's braids from unraveling.
Use Newspaper and Maps to Wrap Boxes
Leftover paper of all kinds―wallpaper, old maps, last week's Sunday comics―begs to be recycled as gift wrap. Use a copy machine's enlarger function to make much of small things. Choose a dictionary definition to suit the occasion: love for Valentine's Day, shamrock for Saint Patrick's Day, ageless for an anxious friend's birthday. Photocopy the page onto an 11-by-17-inch sheet of paper (if possible) at the highest magnification, repeat as needed to increase the word size, and squeeze in the choice part of the definition.
