What to do with your Amazon brown packing paper

oojeyboojey

I ordered loads of stuff from Amazon, and it was all packaged with perforated sheets of brown paper. I didn't want to just put it in the recycling, so I set about finding things to do with it.

I found that by tearing off one sheet, ironing it and folding it carefully, you can make really nice-looking brown paper bags (using a bit of tape to hold it together). I used them for packing home made sweets in this christmas, but they would also work for cookies, toffees, soaps - any number of things really! Just by rolling the edge of the bag down and tying a bow around it, it was made super special.

If anyone wants instructions for folding it, I will dig out my camera and take pics to explain!

DebbieR

Thanks for the idea. I kept all mine then I started to get worried that I was getting a bit OCD about keeping everything so I put it in the recycling box. I'm just going to take it back out now lol.

PasturesNew

I'd not use them to wrap/contain any foodstuffs, they're not "food quality".

ERICS_MUM

PasturesNew wrote: »

I'd not use them to wrap/contain any foodstuffs, they're not "food quality".

Yes, they might have been sitting in a warehouse for ages getting contaminated by mouse poo or cat wee.

lizalloareds

ERICS_MUM wrote: »

Yes, they might have been sitting in a warehouse for ages getting contaminated by mouse poo or cat wee.

you could put the sweets etc in cello bags and then there would be no need to worry

oojeyboojey

Yeah clingfilm's the way to go for lining them, forgot to mention that!

julie03

you could make these http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHy9xEK8eww&playnext=1&list=PL9C27F00643E8B16B&index=14 i have made some with amazon packaging, they are good for scrapbooking or for wrapping with brown paper

Jammygal

I use it to wrap pass the parcels @ kids birthdays