Reusable Gift Wrap

Gone are the days when green was synonymous with the tree-hugger and hippy. Today, the new shade of "green" is hip and fashionable ... Some even say that it is the new black. Bridging the gap between popular culture and fashion and environmental responsibility is an essential element to support the environment and repair the damage that has already been done for him. With designers designer clothing and organic fabrics with vegetable dyes, and luxury car companies produce hybrid sacrificing quality and aesthetics are no longer part of the green equation. Even luxury paper products are green!

One such company, Fish Lips Paper Designs, creates bold graphics and modern for a variety of paper products, including gift wrap and cards. All products are designed, printed and packaged in the USA on 100% recycled paper with soy and vegetable-based inks. The company uses top quality papers and insists that you do not know the products were "green" unless they told you. Given the lack of exciting design in paper and stationery products, and the undeniable need for the practice of sustainability, the owner and designer of Fish Lips Chronis Kimi calls its "Fashionably Responsible".

According to Chronis, "buy recycled paper products is a great start but it is not enough that you do with what happens after it has achieved its initial goal is essential." In an effort to increase the lifespan of their products, Fish Lips Designs book suggests the reuse of their colorful drawings standout, for a variety of things. Here are their top 10 ideas:

10. Framed on the wall - Use a single model or combining several models to create greater wallscape.
9. Personalize your cup of coffee - Take a reusable coffee cup that allows you to change the insert ... talk of a morning pick me ?!?!?!
8. Cover your books - the envy of your classmates or dress old coffee table book.
7. Give new life to old furniture - Cover a table or inside a shelf ... choose a sleek design for a sophisticated look or smaller pieces in several models for a real standout piece!
6. Make drawer liners - Your socks thank you!
Five. Mats Photo Frame - This looks especially great with a black and white.
4. Cover a bulletin board boring - Change them every month (or when you get stung too many holes) ... Your "To-Do List" just got more exciting!
3. Shred-it - Shred-it or cut it and use to protect the packets instead of Styrofoam.
2. Scrapbooking - Cut them up and use them as pages in your scrapbook.
1. Wrap another gift - Use waste as decorative elements on another gift instead of loops or ribbons!

You can see all fishery products Lips drawings entitled "available on their website, www.fishlipspaperdesigns.com, and in a variety of retailers across the country. The next time you have (or give) a gift is wrapped in a beautiful piece of paper, consider this list and find a way to give effect chic New!