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Have Yourself a Greener Holiday description: into my studio I go to collect accessories that fit the season or occasion… left over wrapping paper, fabric scraps, buttons, ribbons image: https://www.thevintagethread.com/hs-fs/hub/322465/file-398329023.jpg --- [![Vintage Thread Logo](https://www.thevintagethread.com/hs-fs/hub/322465/file-377072427.jpg?width=725&height=294&name=file-377072427.jpg "Vintage Thread Logo")](https://www.thevintagethread.com) [![Vintage Thread | Home](https://www.thevintagethread.com/hs-fs/hub/322465/file-383015718.jpg?width=202&name=file-383015718.jpg "Vintage Thread | Home")](https://www.thevintagethread.com) [![Vintage Thread | My Story](https://www.thevintagethread.com/hs-fs/hub/322465/file-387001260.jpg?width=202&name=file-387001260.jpg "Vintage Thread | My Story")](https://www.thevintagethread.com/my-story-original-linen-and-chenille-designs) [![Vintage Thread | Gallery](https://www.thevintagethread.com/hs-fs/hub/322465/file-384742481.jpg?width=202&name=file-384742481.jpg "Vintage Thread | Gallery")](https://www.thevintagethread.com/rescued-and-recycled-gallery) [![Vintage Thread | Blog](https://www.thevintagethread.com/hs-fs/hub/322465/file-383012853.jpg?width=202&name=file-383012853.jpg "Vintage Thread | Blog")](https://www.thevintagethread.com/vintage-thread-blog) [![Vintage Thread | Contact Me](https://www.thevintagethread.com/hs-fs/hub/322465/file-384733211.jpg?width=202&name=file-384733211.jpg "Vintage Thread | Contact Me")](https://www.thevintagethread.com/original-designs-with-vintage-finds--contact-me) # Original Designs With Vintage Finds Blog ## [Repurposed Wrapping... Have Yourself a Greener Holiday](https://www.thevintagethread.com/vintage-thread-blog/repurposed-wrapping-have-yourself-a-greener-holiday) Posted by [Barb Brown](https://www.thevintagethread.com/vintage-thread-blog/author/barb-brown) Dec 4, 2013 2:52:37 PM [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)   ![Original Finds With Vintage Designs](https://www.thevintagethread.com/hs-fs/hub/322465/file-398329023.jpg?width=312&name=file-398329023.jpg "Original Finds With Vintage Designs") I adore wrapping paper…the colors…the designs…the store displays.  They work their magic and woo me as I pass through the shops.  If I so much as walk near Paper Source, I feel my heart race and my hands perspire.  BUT…as a lifelong tree-hugger with a reduce, reuse, recycle kind of mentality, I force myself to stop.  Visions of crafty supplies…rescued ribbons, vintage fabric scraps, saved pompoms dance through my head.  I have a hoarder-like style of saving everything, well, you just don’t know when something will come in handy, do you?   ![Original Finds With Vintage Designs](https://www.thevintagethread.com/hs-fs/hub/322465/file-400188541.jpg "Original Finds With Vintage Designs")   So…into my studio I go to collect accessories that fit the season or occasion… left over wrapping paper, fabric scraps, buttons, ribbons (I even once saved a student’s rejected watercolor and turned the paper into hangtags).  Not only do I save a bundle (to spend on rescuing more vintage items) but I created a unique OOAK (one-of-a-kind) gift.   ![Original Finds With Vintage Designs](https://www.thevintagethread.com/hs-fs/hub/322465/file-400210786.jpg "Original Finds With Vintage Designs")   Save a tree this holiday season and have yourself a greener holiday!   *As always…made with love. ~Barb* ![Original Finds With Vintage Designs](https://www.thevintagethread.com/hs-fs/hub/322465/file-397009159.jpg "Original Finds With Vintage Designs") [![Vintage Fabric Buying Tips](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/322465/bd14e104-c89e-4853-8d39-bb2e7b9541e6.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/322465/bd14e104-c89e-4853-8d39-bb2e7b9541e6) [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevintagethread.com%2Fvintage-thread-blog%2Frepurposed-wrapping-have-yourself-a-greener-holiday%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevintagethread.com%2Fvintage-thread-blog%2Frepurposed-wrapping-have-yourself-a-greener-holiday%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevintagethread.com%2Fvintage-thread-blog%2Frepurposed-wrapping-have-yourself-a-greener-holiday%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Repurposed%20Wrapping...%20Have%20Yourself%20a%20Greener%20Holiday) [![Share on Pinterest](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/pinterest-24x24.png)](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevintagethread.com%2Fvintage-thread-blog%2Frepurposed-wrapping-have-yourself-a-greener-holiday%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dpinterest&media=) ### Subscribe to Email Updates ### Recent Posts ## Recent Blog Posts Check Out The Vintage Thread Etsy Shop! ## [The Vintage Thread Etsy](http://www.etsy.com/shop/thevintagethread) ## Share These Vintage Thoughts! 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