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Everyone's excited to unwrap gifts this Christmas, hoping to receive a thing or two from their wishlist.

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However, once we're done opening gifts and taking photos with our loved ones, we are left with a sea of torn and crumpled gift wrappers.

You may feel the urge to instantly toss them in the garbage bin, but you can still magically turn them into something gorgeous and functional. You also get to do Mother Earth a favor by not adding up to the tons of waste produced by wrapping papers.

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Below are some creative and practical ways you can reuse those torn and crumpled gift wrap papers.

1. Use them as gift box stuffing or crinkle paper

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Simply shred the used gift wrappers and put them in gift boxes or bags for a festive look, and also to keep your presents safe and secure.

It is also a more creative alternative to newspaper or any plain-looking paper.

2. Make a bunting banner for the New Year's Eve celebration

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It's time to unleash your artistic side with this DIY bunting project. It's best to use the not-so-crumpled gift wrappers for this one. You can use other materials for the letters so they would stand out, like metallic paper or aluminum foil.

You can also try putting glitters all over the cut-out letters, or use them to make a shimmering outline.

3. Use them to customize drawers, shelves, notebooks, or books

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The possibilities are endless when it comes to reusing gift wraps in decorating your personal belongings or furniture. You have the liberty to be as creative as you want to be.

4. Reuse them to wrap your Christmas gifts next year

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You can use them as material to create bows and gift tags, or even make small holiday cards out of them.

5. Turn them into New Year's Eve confetti

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If you're really not into arts and crafts or you have no spare time to do DIY projects, then this is the most suitable option for you.

But maybe, after using them as confetti for the New Year's Eve celebration, you can reuse them again as gift box stuffing.

Now that you have several ideas on how to reuse those gift wrappers, it's time to wrap up the Christmas celebration and begin your recycling project. Enjoy!

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