Leftover wallpaper?

LizD_2

Hi

Not wanting to be wasteful after papering the bedroom, any ideas for using up about 3 complete metres of paper?

(P.S. already have drawer liners!)

Topher

*Book backing,
*making scrap books for presents (cover two boards in wall paper, seal messy ends side with a contrast paper, sew on front & back of ready bought scrap book, or make pages up of sugar paper & sew lot (punch holes first). Cut out individual pattern bits to decorate corners of index page.)
*Tear out squares or rectangles & use as mounts/backing bits for pressed flowers on home made cards.

thriftlady_2

If you've got children, then give it to them for drawing on (the back).

arkonite_babe

Backing for kids school books??

That was about the only thing we ever used leftover wallpaper for when I was a child

If it's a pretty patterned type, could you perhaps make a collage type thingy in a clip frame? Patterned paper and maybe some scraps of the nice textured paper you see in craft shop.

Hopefully someone else will come along with more suggestions soon

Aril

If it's not too thick perhaps it could be used to wrap gifts?
Aril

LizD_2

I hadn't thought of making scrap books, that's a really good idea! It's really nice paper and wasn't all that cheap (hence only papered one wall) so didn't want to waste it.

springchicken

I always make sure I keep a roll or two of paper for emergencies .
Comes in handy for rips and tears ,damp on walls ,bay window leaking etc.
Yes, we do live in an old house :rolleyes:

exlibris

Covering storage boxes. They then match the room.

shetitasatic

Same as above. I had some 'hatboxes' - they were dark green (got them very cheap!!) I covered them in left over wallpaper and also covered a couple of shoe boxes as well. Result? - designer storage for next to nothing!

FreebieFi

Donate to a local playgroup? The children will love to lie on them and draw round themselves and make life- size pictures.

Fiona

chardonnay_2

get rid of some clutter on ebay amazon and use the wallpaper to wrap the item for posting