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DIY-How to Recycle Old Greeting & Wedding Cards

by Harjeet Kaur
July 30, 2021
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Materials Needed to make recycled cash envelopes

DIY-How to Recycle Old Greeting & Wedding Cards

‘This post is part of Blogchatter’s CauseAChatter’. When we talk of ways to recycle old greetings and wedding cards, we should first know why we have to recycle paper. Paper is an important resource that is easily and cheaply re-used. Most materials that are not recycled cost many times more to dispose of than to recycle them, both money-wise and in environmental harm wise. The environment is what helps our ecosystem grow and flourish. If we do not protect our environment we’re putting the lives of humans, animals, plants and crops in danger. Sharing how to make DIY-How to Recycle Old Greeting & Wedding Cards.

Trees and Environment

The trees that paper comes from are a key resource; and they absorb carbon dioxide, which we exhale into the atmosphere.  If there are no trees this carbon dioxide builds up in the atmosphere causative to global warming and climate change.  It is in our hands to keep as many trees as possible. Each one of us needs to live a sustainable life and help to preserve the environment.

Recycling Paper

It is also true that recycling paper uses much less energy than making new paper. Hence, recycling paper conserves natural resources, saves lots of energy, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and also keeps landfill space free for other types of garbage that can’t be recycled.

I learned the art of folding paper at the age of 5; my favourite was making paper boats and floating them in the rainwater puddles in front of my house. The rivulets at that time seemed like the mighty Amazon River! We, my cousins and I, would tear the paper from old used notebooks and make lots of paper boats. That was our way of reusing paper. I also liked to make a purse, dunce caps and aeroplanes from paper.

Homemade glue

In school when we had our annual day or any other function, we were taught to make our own colourful streamers from sheets of coloured paper. At that time, we didn’t even have a fevicol tube or glue stick to stick the papers. We made glue from rice paste…boil rice or rice flour in water till it becomes a paste and the starch therein becomes transparent and sticks like any glue.

The feelings of accomplishment and of making something ourselves made us feel very proud. I rarely waste paper; printed paper on one side is used as a jotting pad which I make by stapling folded sheets of paper. We used to preserve empty pages from old school notebooks to make rough notebooks.

Photo Frame

My grand nephew (all of ten years) gifted me a beautiful sketch of Gurunanak Devji and I wanted to hang it in my room so that I could see it all the time. Actually, I contemplated going to the frame house and getting it framed, but then it would look very professional and impersonal. I tend to hoard the wedding cards that I get as I hate throwing away the wonderful invitations and wasting the fine paper. It’s a sizeable collection. I took them out and set about making a photo frame from a hard cardboard card.

All I needed was old wedding cards, a pair of scissors, glue stick, small piece of string, a pencil and scale for measurements. I chose a chocolate brown and dull gold for the frame and pasted it on all four sides with gum. The header I gave a broad border and embellished it with an Ek Onkar sticker cut out from another card. On the reverse side, I put two small bits of cardboard with a small string in it to be hung easily on a nail. All this did not take much time and it was so easy to make and I am proud of my accomplishment and I also gave a fitting display to Sahej’s art! Now it proudly hangs right opposite my bed and it’s the first thing I view every morning.

Guru Nanak Sketch

Guru Nanak  Photo Frame

Envelopes, Gift Tags and Bookmarks made from Recycled Wedding Cards

This gave me a much-needed impetus and I sat with all the cards spread in front of me, contemplating what all I could do with them. I decided to make gift cash envelopes, gift tags and bookmarks. I chose those cards that were good enough and looked fancy. After folding them into envelopes, I embellished them with flowers, stones, strings, etc. You would just need, a scale, pencil, glue, old cards, ribbons and other baubles to decorate them.

DIY-How to Recycle Old Greeting & Wedding Cards

I made them in two ways-square and rectangle some with rounded edges. Envelope-folding is easy. Just take a rectangular or square card and fold it into 3 with the edges folded inside.

Envelope Folding

Part A & B should be the same size while C is smaller.

Envelope second foldsThen fold 1 cm of the margin on both sides.

Cut out the margins A & C. Leave B as it is.

Envelope Third Fold

Fold A over B. Now fold B over onto A from both sides and stick all sides with a glue stick. Fold part Cover the folded part A. Stick a small piece of the double tape to close the envelope. I like to make Rakhis too at home, but I found this online Rakhi store this year. They have an amazing collection.

Cash Envelopes

DIY-How to Recycle Old Greeting & Wedding Cards

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Envelopes and Bookmarks
DIY-How to Recycle Old Greeting & Wedding Cards

I made bookmarks by cutting long strips and embellishing them with quotes, flowers and ribbons.

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Gift Tags

Next, you can make small tags for your gifts, place cards or coasters or create your own collage art! Gift tags were a hit and I gifted them first, Later I got many orders for more.

Let us all do our bit. As humans living in this world, it is our moral obligation to make sure that it is protected. This is the only place we have to live and we should want to treat it with caution and respect.

 

 

Tags: baublesbookmarksdouble tapeenvelopesgift tagsgluegreeting cards. cash envelopesgumpaperrecyclestring
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Harjeet Kaur

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My writing was limited to school essays and projects for my kids and out of the blue, my writing career began with writing articles for the magazine section of a reputed national newspaper. I rediscovered my best subject at school and began writing with gusto. I had a weekend column in the newspaper which was well appreciated. I started off writing about Interiors and Gardens and later diverse topics like Fashion, trends, food and events in the city. Juggling my time between various jobs down the years and my writing, I have written content for fliers, brochures for colleges, speeches, social media content and also website content. I love writing and I am open to writing on a plethora of topics. My blog has some interesting insights into my life and travels but now it is mainly a food blog as I am growing organic vegetables and cooking my own produce is very therapeutic. Read my blogs to know me better. I write from my heart and what I write is what I feel... I feel a feel, A funny feel A funny feel, feel I! If you feel the feel I feel You'll feel the same as I!!

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Comments 8

  1. Leanie says:
    7 years ago

    I have to agree with you regarding to recycle paper. I believe in the 3R’s = re-use, reduce & recycle. Personally we (household) recycle all paper and other recyclable products. Scrap-booking are also one of my hobbies to re-use paper. What i like the most are cards that have been made than the ones that have been bought, since i can see that the person really took the time and put some effort to make a card especially for me.

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    • anecdotesofmylife says:
      7 years ago

      Thank you for stopping by Leanie and for your comment. I absolutely agree with the three R’s. Cards are precious only when they are made by the person giving you the card. But in India, we are a huge population and there are so any weddings. WE Indians believe in flamboyance in everything especially weddings and wedding invitees run into thousands. Lots of money is spent on the wedding card thus, they are made of expensive paper and designs. I feel its a waste of money as the cards are just trashed.

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      • Leanie says:
        7 years ago

        Once when i was younger we as a church group used old cards and cut out all the beautiful pictures and made some sort of scrapbook – written some inspiration words etc and once finished we donated those books to children’s hospitals, since some of the children are very ill and they need some inspiration or beautiful things to look at.

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  2. anecdotesofmylife says:
    7 years ago

    Wow! Now that is something very inspiring.Really wish each one of us could recycle paper or at least plant a tree or we will be soon left wearing oxygen masks.

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  3. Kalpana says:
    7 years ago

    The idea of reusing cards and any such item to make craft work gives not only the person satisfaction of doing her/ his bit for conserving our planet’s scarce resources but also immense joy of creating a piece of art…..as in a thing of beauty is joy forever!!! Loved your envelopes ….it shows you have an eye for design!!

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    • anecdotesofmylife says:
      7 years ago

      True Kalpana and thank you for your encouraging words 🙂
      I would like to see your art too showcased on a blog soon.

      Reply
  4. Seethalakshmi says:
    1 year ago

    This topic instantly drew my attention. I’m a sucker for cards and I can’t let go of such fancy greeting cards and wedding invites and I always wonder & regret why people just trash it all when it can be repurposed or more so, just made an e-invite on the first hand. I too love upcycling and it feels so calming. I use maida for making glue but didn’t knew rice flour can also be used. Have to try. Loved your envelopes & bookmarks. Happy crafting 🙂

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    • Harjeet Kaur says:
      1 year ago

      Thank you s much for stopping by and for your appreciation. Please do check other posts.

      Reply

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