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The trappings of Christmas |
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Monday, 21 January 2008 |
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Wrapping paper and the decorations that come with presents
these days can be re-used. Cards are easily recycled: cut along
the folds of those that are blank on the back of the design to send
with a ‘Bonne Année’ message to French friends. Cut out designs
for re-use as present tags or, if you enjoy collage, for pasting
onto plain (preferably recycled) cards for next year. For the
most inventive, cut out similar sized designs, paste them backto-
back, punch a hole in the top centre and hang with ribbons
as tree decorations. Undamaged envelopes can be re-used with
a label. Keep the shells from all those nuts, bag them up tight in
paper and put on the fire. Being full of oils, they’ll burn really well.
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Downtime 
