Walking in a (Paper) Wonderland: Influencer Shelby Orme Shares Her Tips For a Paper Filled Holiday

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Walking in a (Paper) Wonderland: Influencer Shelby Orme Shares Her Tips For a Paper Filled Holiday

Holidays are a season full of celebration, reflection, and philanthropy. Esteemed lifestyle influencer Shelby Orme is using this holiday to step up her paper-based lifestyle, taking the pledge to live as a papertarian — a unique approach to living your best life while helping to protect our forests and the environment. By choosing paper products, you’re encouraging private forest landowners in the U.S. to sustainably plant and grow more trees and by recycling you’re making the most of our natural resource. From purposeful gift wrapping to conscientious packaging decisions for gifts for everyone on your list, Shelby Orme extends an invitation for all of us to join her papertarian journey for a positive impact this holiday season. What’s even more inspiring is that these practices can seamlessly transition into the new year, transforming our holiday choices into everyday practices, and contributing to a positive impact on our U.S. forests and the environment.    

Credit: Courtesy of Shelby Orme

Walking in a (Paper) Wonderland: Influencer Shelby Orme Shares Her Tips For a Paper Filled Holiday

Holidays are a season full of celebration, reflection, and philanthropy. Esteemed lifestyle influencer Shelby Orme is using this holiday to step up her paper-based lifestyle, taking the pledge to live as a papertarian — a unique approach to living your best life while helping to protect our forests and the environment. By choosing paper products, you’re encouraging private forest landowners in the U.S. to sustainably plant and grow more trees and by recycling you’re making the most of our natural resource. From purposeful gift wrapping to conscientious packaging decisions for gifts for everyone on your list, Shelby Orme extends an invitation for all of us to join her papertarian journey for a positive impact this holiday season. What’s even more inspiring is that these practices can seamlessly transition into the new year, transforming our holiday choices into everyday practices, and contributing to a positive impact on our U.S. forests and the environment.    

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Tip #1 Wrap It Right!

When wrapping & unwrapping holiday presents, take a small piece of paper and scrunch it into a tight ball. If it holds its shape, it’s recyclable; if it starts to unfold, reuse it.

Things to Use:

• Craft or matte wrapping paper (or even a vintage map or newspaper)
• Paper tape
• Paper ribbon like raffia

If craft paper is too lackluster for you, try potato stamps! All you need is a potato & some paint to make shapes like a star or tree to liven up your wrapping!

And don’t forget, you can use these tips beyond the holiday season for celebrations such as birthdays, weddings, bridal showers, and spontaneous gifting!

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Tip #2 The Gift That Keeps on Giving

Gifting like a papertarian is simple: Seek out gifts that use paper- based packaging so that it is fully recyclable and comes from a 100% renewable resource. (Recipients & the environment will appreciate you for it)!

My number one tip when it comes to eco-friendly gift giving is to really put thought into what the person you are gifting needs, wants, or would get regular use out of. If you can normalize sharing wish lists amongst your friends & family to know what exactly they want this holiday, even better! Some of my go-tos are:

• Books
• Calendars
• Puzzles
• Personalized pulpboard coasters

And don’t forget the personalized gift tag crafted from repurposed holiday cards with a festive graphic or pattern.

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Tip #3 Tis the Season to Reuse and Recycle

Transform a shipping box into a holiday recycling bin: Decorate a shipping box, leaving an opening at the top to create a recycling station during gift exchanges. Easy clean-up!

The peaceful lull as the holiday celebrations are winding down (after dinner or during a commercial in between football games) is the perfect time to learn all about your municipal recycling guidelines! Recycling rules may differ depending on where you’re celebrating but these are some standard practices to use almost anywhere.

Know the recycling rules!

• Empty any packaging before recycling
• Clean & dry all items
• Flatten any boxes