Re-use, Recycle and Re-gift

Holiday season is one time many of us find ourselves bemoaning excessive spending, from decorations to uneaten leftovers, to the pressure to buy a gift for the Secret Santa at the office. Etiquette experts tend to debate whether it’s kosher to re-gift that unwanted ceramic doohickey the neighbor left you, but nobody said anything about what you wrap your gifts with. This crafty travel agent shared her ingenious trick of reusing old paper maps from work as free gift wrap, and honestly, we’re into it.

It’s cute, colorful, and as a bonus, the recipient of her gift might get an extra educational moment when unwrapping their present.