Recycle items around the house to make Valentines Day presents and gift wrap items.
Making romantic gifts has never been so much fun and inexpensive.
Repurposing items is an environmentally-friendly way to show loved ones that you care about them on Valentines Day.
Make this romantic holiday special by recycling cereal boxes, sweaters, coffee filters and egg cartons.
In this article
Recycled Egg Cartons Make Special Valentines Day Packages
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Recycled Egg Cartons
Use cardboard egg cartons to house tiny Valentines Day gifts.
Secure the wire on both sides and decorate the container.
Using buttons, beads and scraps of paper, one can make adorable packaging for a small gift.
Repurpose Coffee Filters into Flowers and Garlands
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Coffee Filter Heart Wreath
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Rose Valentines Day Coffee Filter Tree
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Valentines Coffee Filter Wreath
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Dyed coffee filter flowers
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Upcycled Coffee Filter Flowers
Decorate a loved ones home using coffee filters to make beautiful garlands.
make a run at find items that are Valentines Day colors.
For example, choose red and pink tissue paper and scraps of paper.
Cut them into similar sized circles and sort them into piles.
Youll want to have about 15 coffee filters with other items in each pile.
How many piles you need is determined by how long you want your garland to be.
Youll need to punch a hole through the center of each pile.
String them together with sturdy yarn or string, tying a knot before and after each pile.
Leave six to twelve inches in between each pile.
Used coffee filters can also be recycled to make faux flowers.
Rinse the coffee filter using cold water to get all of the grinds off of it.
Make a stem by wrapping one edge of the filter and secure with tape.
Form the other side into a beautiful flower.
Put the coffee filters in the tube to act as the vase.
Paint the cereal box a Valentines Day color such as pink, lavender or red.
Recycle Sweaters to Make Coffee Cozies
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Red Heart and Gingham Coffee Cozy Sleeve
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Homemade sleeve for your coffee
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Coffee Mug Warmer
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Shocking Pink Mug Warmer & Hearty Button
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Heart Mug Cozy Pattern
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Just cut off the cuff from one arm of the sweater and you have the base of the cozy.
Attach decorations such as pink and red felt hearts by sewing them on by hand.
This is an easy and simple Valentines Day present that will cost next to nothing to make.
Give friends and family members environmentally-friendly Valentines Day gifts by repurposing items around the house.
Turn egg cartons and cardboard boxes into gift bags.
Use coffee filters to decorate for Valentines Day and to give your spouse flowers that wont die.
