Back for part 2 of our packing paper blogs! If you didn’t find a use for any of the tips in part 1, maybe these will be more interesting!
How to Reuse Packing Paper #2
For the Home
- Line pantry or linen closet shelves. Who needs that expensive tack paper?
- Line dresser or cabinet drawers. You can easily swap it out every couple of weeks or months to keep dust and dirt to a minimum with very little effort.
- Cut into a pile of notepad sized pieces and use them for grocery, chore and to-do lists. You can even staple little packs together to keep in your purse, or write special notes for your kids’ lunch boxes.
For the Great Outdoors
- Crumpled newsprint makes great kindling to get a warm fire started.
- Add a few sheets to your compost pile. Most packing paper is free of ink and dyes, and will biodegrade nicely.
- A thick layer under mulch can help control weeds in your flower beds. Way cheaper than buying that fabric week liner that just tears anyway. Packing paper won’t hurt the environment and simply break down over time from the elements.
- Wrap a few layers around the flower pots you leave outside in winter to insulate them.
Run a few sheets through your paper shredder
- Instant holiday confetti! You can even decorate the paper before you shred it, so it looks more festive.
- Use it to pack fragile items for shipping. After you shred it, simply crumple it up, and it works just as well as those annoying packing peanut that get everywhere!
- Store breakable holiday ornaments. Crumple the shredded paper and used to insulate delicate ornaments inside the boxes.
- Use as filler for gift baskets. The brown crumpled paper strips work great for country and modern looks. Fill the kids’ Easter baskets with homemade shred instead of buying that awful plastic stuff. And, if your dog or cat eats a piece or two, there’s no rushing to the vet!
I bet when you read the headline for this story you never thought there could be so much to do with some used packing paper! Have you reused your packing paper in interesting and creative ways? Tell us how in the comments below – we would love to hear about it! And, if this story got you so excited for some quality craft time, but you are fresh out of packing paper, be sure to check your storage unit today! It is inexpensive and easy to work with…come on, who says it’s only for packing?
