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This origami gift bag tutorial may have quite a few steps but it's honestly not too tricky and looks so lovely when finished, your friends and family will be so impressed!  

This is a brilliant way to repurpose old greetings cards and turn them into something else!  You could even use special cards from an occasion and make it a themed garland, like wedding cards or new baby cards etc.  Then you can hang it around your home and enjoy it and the cards for longer! Here's my step by step guide on how to make it: 1. To make a garland you'll need a pair of scissors, some double sided tape or glue, some old cards, a piece of ribbon or string and a circle punch. (If you don't have a circle punch you could use a template to cut out your circles the same size.) 2. Cut out your circles...

Having looked at why sending birthday cards is good for maintaining relationships I thought that it was only natural to look at what we can do with birthday cards once they have been taken down.  So I have got my creative hat on and thought of some fun ways that they can be repurposed to give them a second life.

We all know of that dreaded feeling when you cut the wrapping paper too small, or the last bit you have left just isn't quite big enough for your gift.  Well, fear not, I'm here to help with a nifty gift wrapping hack!

If you're wondering what to get for dad this father's day, take a look at my suggestions below.  I've scoured the internet so you don't have to!  Hopefully some of my suggestions will work for you or inspire you to think of something else!  Here's my top five gifts for Dad:  1. Houseplant Subscription This is the gift I bought for my husband a previous year. Each month you get a unique plant with perfectly fitting ceramic pot and instructions on how to not kill it! Bloombox Club was started by Dr Katie Cooper, previously a practising therapist and psychology lecturer having realised how beneficial plant care can be on our mental health. So far we've kept all ours alive...