Great Ideas for Recycling Used Christmas Cards

Ever wonder what to do with all of those used and old Holiday and Christmas greeting cards? There are several Free patterns available on line to make useful and wonderful items from those old and used greeting cards. Many of these patterns are ways to continue to display those cards and also make the people who sent those cards aware that the cards were appreciated and too nice to throw out. Making new items from old is also very economical and helps the environment at the same time.

All Free Crafts web site makes many suggestions and free patterns for many uses of those Christmas cards and even some of these patterns are great for craft ideas for children as well as adults. Many of these patterns make use of other household items that usually end up in the trash as well as the old and used greeting cards. There are also patterns that use antique methods such as Victorian piping to make new Christmas ornaments from the cards to decorate Christmas tree and other areas of the home to give a holiday feel to any area. This Victorian Piping pattern can also be used to fashion new cards from the old ones to send out and save money on buying new Christmas Cards to friends and family. One idea is to send the newly fashioned Victorian Piping cards as Christmas cards or gifts to those who sent them originally.

Squidoo.com has some really nice ways to recycle those Christmas and Holiday cards. These ideas are Free and great for adult uses for these cards that see to continue to stack up year after year. There is an Free, original gift boxes pattern made from the Used cards. There is a youtube video as well for this origami box project, for those who follow by example. This technique could be used could be used for birthdays and weddings as well as Easter and other Holidays. There are also family ideas to make for a family project. One family project is the Free pattern available to fashion spiril garland. These spiral garlands could be used to decorate anywhere around the home, as well as on the Christmas tree. There is a Free poetry ornament pattern which could double as a gift tag. There are also Free patterns for Children's uses, some require adult supervision, but some are able to be done as children's projects. The Free pattern for accordian tree ornaments is a great project for children. There is also a great Free pattern for Holiday Placemats to make and then can be used. There are many more Free patterns for recycling of those used and old Christmas and other greeting cards.

Make stuff.com also has many great projects to make. There is a Free pattern for a Christmas candy holder as well as other great uses for old and used Christmas and holiday cards. There are also Free patterns for Christmas placemats and coasters. These can be used year after year, so the recycle factor is great! And these are only limited by the maker's imagination! There are also other uses suggested for these old holiday cards, such as use in scrap booking and cutting out and use as a package decoration, when wrapping or mailing those presents for loved ones this year or next year.

Activity Villiager has some great ideas of uses of old Christmas and Holiday cards these ideas are creative. Love to know.com also has some great ideas of what to do to reuse and recycle old Christmas and Holiday cards. One use on this page is a great and original idea, making a holiday recipe book or box and putting the cards into the book and putting a recipe from each person on the blank side of the card. The directions for this and other great ideas to recycle those old Christmas cards. Junk mail gems has a great pattern and instructions for some pretty Christmas tree ornaments. E-ssortment.com has Free patterns and some different ideas as well, for reusing and recycling Christmas cards. Better budgeting.com has some great ideas of uses for Old Christmas cards like decorations and gift tags. These ideas are ways to save money as well as being useful. There are also more Free patterns and ideas from living a better life.com, there are 15 great ideas for used cards and other items which are normally disposable for maximum recycling.

There are many sites for kids to recycle old cards and other items as well! These sites are made to teach children specifically how to recycle. One of these sites is Kidsregen.org. This site has great ideas on how to reuse cards as well as projects for children to reuse many things from around the house and create less waste.

There are many different, Free ideas and patterns available at cynroberts.com. This site has many many ideas on what to do with those used and old Christmas cards as well as being frugal in other ways. In this economy, everyone needs to learn to be a bit more frugal, since no one seems to have much in the way of extra money. There are many great ideas on ways to save money on this website.

There are even cities getting into the ideas of creating less waste. Reusing and recycling are very important, and the city of Davis has a website to give more ideas on what to do with old Christmas cards as well as other holiday waste. Abundant forests.com has great ideas of things to save the earth and use less and reuse holiday items. There are ideas for the whole family to reuse old Christmas and holiday greeting cards as well as wraping paper and wreaths and other items which usually find their way into the local landfill. Planet green.com also has a myriad of ideas on what to do with old Christmas cards as well as other disposable items that are not usually reused. Some of the ideas on list are: gift tags, place mats, and even donating cards to St. Jude's to be changed into money for the hospital's research and treatment of needy children with life threatening illnesses, and more ideas.

Dennydavis.com has ideas on reusing old Christmas cards and other ways to save money and the ecosystem of the earth as well. This site is also a scrap booking site. There are many ideas for all greeting cards as well as other items which may be disposed of. There are many ideas of other ways to save beautiful cards and old calendars and other paper items which can be incorporated into scrap booking.

There are many ways in which reusing and recycling old Christmas and Holiday and other greeting cards to save the environment as well as money. Many of these ways do not require being artistic or even crafty. Donating the old and used greeting cards can also benefit the kids at St. Jude's and other hospitals. The economy today has many people looking for ways to save money and reusing old Christmas cards as gift tags and other ways to reuse these cards can be to the benefit of everyone. Families can make reusing and recycling old Christmas cards and other old greeting cards a family project and single people can save money and do their part for the environment.