| I was trying to find filler for gift baskets and having no | | | | also. Just think of all of those left over pieces you |
| success at all when a light bulb idea appeared out of | | | | have waiting for a gift that might fit their reduced size. |
| no where. Let's see - what are most baskets filled | | | | Put them into the shredder and you will have themed |
| with - why shredded paper of many colors. And I | | | | fillings for baskets, gift boxes or bags. |
| have a paper shredder. So I purchased a couple of | | | | Also a friend of mine was making a doll house for her |
| packages of red and green tissue paper (these were | | | | daughter and when it came to roofing it, she thought |
| Christmas baskets) and headed home. | | | | the roofing shingles were to rough for a three year |
| I emptied my shredder basket, made sure the blades | | | | old's little hands. Her solution was to take fine |
| were free of all the bills, junk mail, etc that I normally | | | | sandpaper and use a paper cutter to make the |
| use my shredder for and placed a clean plastic bag | | | | shingles. A quick and easy fix for her project. |
| into the basket. I lined up two sheets of tissue, one | | | | So what else is laying around the office that can be |
| green and one red. Then folded them length wise to fit | | | | put to good use in some creative way? Take a brand |
| the opening of the shredder and then folded them in | | | | new look at your left over papers and other supplies. |
| half. (My shredder handles up to 15 pages folded in half | | | | And re-purpose those tools you don't use very often - |
| however most shredders should accommodate this | | | | hole punchers (confetti anyone), old 3.5 disks, cd's etc. I |
| thickness of paper easily since tissue paper is so thin). | | | | just know that if you think beyond their "supposed use" |
| And then into the shredder the tissue went and out | | | | you will find all kinds of fun ways to use up all the |
| came beautiful basket filling. And you don't have to be | | | | clutter laying around your office! |
| limited to tissue paper, wrapping paper would be fun | | | | |
