Repurposing my cathetor boxes. Everyone is getting their presents in them from
By writersedge
@writersedge (22563)
United States
October 26, 2011 12:00pm CST
me this year. Since my operation, I now use cathetors. They come wrapped individually with about 50 to a box. So far, I have enough boxes to put gifts in for my husband, 3 brothers and 1 girlfriend. The boxes are green like Christmas and I'm putting Christmas stickers on the words that say what's in the box. The back part of the box, I'll have to put a bow because the words are too large to cover with stickers. I may have to use more than one bow or figure something else out.
Our area only recycles corregated cardboard like they use for cat scratching boxes. Probably how they recycle it. These boxes are very thin.
So what have you repurposed so you don't have to throw it out? How would you hide the words for the original use for the box?
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Oct 11
I re-use gift bags. My grandmother used to cut up the pretty pictures from the Christmas cards and use them for name tags. I found an entire box of name tags she had cut when i went through some of her things after she passed. She used to save everything. The tinsel off the tree every year too.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
26 Oct 11
Gift tags are good. I sometimes donate my X-mas cards to a charity that takes the pictures and sells them for post card X-mas cards or I do that myself. My Mom used to take the odd pieces of wrapping paper and make the gift tags by cutting a rectangle and folding it. My Mom used to save everything,too. I use gift bags, but people don't give me any back very often, so then I don't have any like this year. I like gift bags, but no one gave me any back and now I have an empty box every few weeks, so I might as well use them.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Oct 11
My family knows I like them so I get afew. I have done the rectangular gift wrap thing. Use the leftovers.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
27 Oct 11
Good for you! I envy you, my husband and one of my brothers.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
26 Oct 11
My wrapping skills with paper are very poor. My brothers and my husband can wrap things beautifully, I make a mess. So you're coordinated, huh? I'm glad for you.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
28 Oct 11
I can see if there are any that I didn't donate to a mission so they can resell them as post cards. If I can find one the correct size, that would work. Maybe I have some new ones that would work. Thanks and take care.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
4 Nov 11
That's nice. What kind of candy do you have in your jars.
@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
6 Nov 11
I also recycle everything I lay my hands on
. I have to buy some special meds to be injected before my chemos that have to be ketp in a cold chain. That means that they give you the meds inside a foam box with two pillow like cold things. When you get home you but the meds in your fridge and can throw away the box and the small pillows.
Not me. I´m giving them to friends and family who like to keep cold water or beverages in the car. They can place the small pillows in the frezer the night before and use them the next day
. I have to buy some special meds to be injected before my chemos that have to be ketp in a cold chain. That means that they give you the meds inside a foam box with two pillow like cold things. When you get home you but the meds in your fridge and can throw away the box and the small pillows.
Not me. I´m giving them to friends and family who like to keep cold water or beverages in the car. They can place the small pillows in the frezer the night before and use them the next day@writersedge (22563)
• United States
7 Nov 11
My brother's girlfriend had the same foam and cold packs for arthritic pain meds. Those ice packs really come in handy. The foam box is kind of small, but I bring that somewhere when I don't care if I loose it or forget it.
@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
27 Oct 11
Glass jars are a favorite thing for me to reuse. I also like various plastic containers. Hmmm, on your boxes you could make a tag of card stock and glue it over the words,
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
27 Oct 11
Card stock, that's a new one. I could glitter or decorate it. Thanks and take care.
@hardworkinggurl (37062)
• United States
26 Oct 11
Yes I like to re-purpose boxes also and I use bows and ribbons to cover anything I feel should be covered. Sometimes I gift wrap too. Since it is the back part of the box it will not be bad. You can probably put some color construction paper cut out to the shape of the bottom of the box also.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
26 Oct 11
I suppose I could try construction paper. All I have right now is purple. The bows and ribbons I probably will do for the bottom.
Glad you repurpose, too.
