Your Greeness

Don’t use up paper in wrapping gifts! Get creative, and save some trees! Plus, the recipients will totally be pleasantly surprised!

1.Instead of using paper, why not wrap bottles of wine in dish towels? Just tie it up with a little ribbon and you are good to go!

2. Instead of using bows for a huge gift, make a bow out of a jump rope. The kids will especially appreciate this idea because they’ll have an extra gift in the jump rope!

3.Tie up your gifts with scrunchies or pony tail holders. This will work best for a fast fix and if you’re not a very good bow tier!

4.Use old newspapers as wrapping paper- If you want some color, why not use the cartoon section. You will save up so much money from wrapping paper!

5.Reuse old greeting cards for gift tags. Simply cut the nice picture or part of the card, and punch a whole! It’s so much better than throwing it away!

Even when the actual orange is gone, there’s still life left in your orange peel o green and use it in a number of creative ways like this!

1.Insect repellant- All you need t do is rub the peel onto your skin and the insects won’t come near you. I think the citrusy scent turns them off!

2. Air freshener- Go natural on your air freshener. Place some orange peel into your radiator vents. The heat will allow the fumes to come out and spread all over the room. It will smell yummy in no time!

3.Plant Protector- You know how sometimes cats and dogs can get crazy and bite and scratch your plants. You can prevent this from happening by rubbing some orange peel on your plants. Like insects, your pets will stay away!

4.Complement ordinary dishes- The great chefs we see on tv do this all the time- they transform ordinary dishes into restaurant worthy things by garnishing them with a bit of orange zest! Do the same for the next dish you whip up!