gift giving – Our Military Life Blog https://blog.mymilitarysavings.com Serve*Save*Enjoy Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:27:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 Make Wrapping Paper out of Commissary Paper Bags! https://blog.mymilitarysavings.com/make-wrapping-paper-out-of-commissary-paper-bags/ Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:32:00 +0000 https://blog.mymilitarysavings.com/?p=35254 I’m keeping things simple this year for the Holidays…with an upcoming move next year, and this dumpster fire of a year that I have had…I’m NOT going to complicate things, gift wrap included.

I seem to always forget my reusable bags, so when I go to the Commissary and am asked  “Paper or Plastic?” I always choose paper, because I can recycle it! However, the amount of paper bags I have accumulated is UNREAL!

So, as I was unloading what felt like my 100th bag of groceries, wondering what I am going to do with ALL THES PAPER BAGS, I had an AHA moment…Wrapping Paper! Not only am I saving money on wrapping paper but I am also finding a great use for all these paper bags! WIN-WIN!

Supplies:

  • Commissary Paper Bags
  • Scissors
  • Tape
  • Twine/ribbon
  • Sprigs of greenery(optional) I used some from bushes in my backyard.

Cut the side and bottom and lay flat, then start wrapping!

When done use whatever ribbon or twine you have and make a bow. You can add gift tags (which you could also make from the paper bags) greenery, pinecones, or whatever you want!

You can also crumple and rub the paper together to get a “crackly” texture, like I did here:

So the next time you get the question “Paper or plastic?”

Answer, paper, and know you can cross off – get wrapping paper – off your list.

This is such a simple way to repurpose your Commissary bags and have some crafty fun while you are at it!

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