How to Craft With Gift Wrap
Gift wrap is not only useful as a covering for presents; you can also use it to construct various crafts. Making crafts out of gift wrap is a way to use scrap pieces of wrapping paper that you would otherwise discard. By using the paper for a craft, you reduce waste and produce a unique, homemade keepsake or gift. One type of craft that you can make using gift wrap is a picture magnet.
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Instructions
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Remove a lid from a plastic gallon juice bottle.
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Place the lid over a piece of wrapping paper. Center the lid over a particular picture or design on the paper.
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Trace the lid on the wrapping paper.
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Cut out the circle that you traced, but cut the circle slightly smaller than your tracing.
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Place a few drops of craft glue onto the back of the wrapping paper and press the circle into the plastic lid.
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Squirt a few drops of clear school glue on top of the wrapping paper once it is inside the cap and sprinkle some white or silver glitter on top of the glue. Shake the lid over a trash can to get rid of excess glitter.
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Glue a small magnet to the back of the lid, using a hot glue gun or a Super Glue type of liquid adhesive. Once the glue is dry, you can display the decorative magnet on a metal surface.
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