Wandering through a (Paper) Christmas: Influencer Shelby Orme Reveals Her Secrets for a Festive Paper-Centric Holiday

This holiday season, lifestyle influencer Shelby Orme is embracing a paper-based lifestyle and encouraging others to do the same. By becoming a papertarian, you can live your best life while also helping to protect our forests and the environment. Choosing paper products supports sustainable tree planting and growth by private forest landowners in the U.S., while recycling allows us to use our natural resources efficiently.

Shelby Orme invites everyone to join her papertarian journey this holiday season, making purposeful choices when wrapping gifts and selecting packaging that is environmentally conscious. Through this collective effort, we can make a positive impact during this season of celebration, reflection, and philanthropy.

What is truly remarkable is that these practices can effortlessly transfer over to the new year, converting our holiday decisions into daily habits, and making a significant contribution to the well-being of our U.S. forests and the environment.

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

The holiday season is a time for celebration, reflection, and giving back. Esteemed influencer Shelby Orme has decided to make a meaningful change in her lifestyle this holiday by becoming a papertarian. This unique approach not only allows her to live her best life but also helps protect our forests and environment. By opting for paper products, you are supporting the sustainable planting and growth of trees by private forest landowners in the U.S. Additionally, recycling paper products helps maximize our natural resources.

Shelby Orme is encouraging everyone to join her papertarian journey this holiday season. Whether it's purposeful gift wrapping or thoughtful packaging choices, she invites us all to make a positive impact through our paper-related decisions.

Even more inspiring is the fact that these practices can effortlessly carry over into the new year, transforming our holiday choices into daily habits and helping to make a positive impact on our U.S. forests and the environment.

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Tip #1 Wrap It Right!

Items to Utilize:

Kraft or matte wrapping paper (or even a vintage map or newspaper)

Paper tape

Paper ribbon like raffia

If kraft 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

When it comes to gifting, being environmentally conscious is as simple as choosing gifts that come with paper-based packaging. This not only ensures that the packaging can be fully recycled but also promotes the use of a renewable resource. Both the recipients and the environment will greatly appreciate your efforts!

To make your gift-giving more eco-friendly, my top tip is to carefully consider the needs, wants, and everyday utility of the person you are gifting. If you encourage the practice of sharing wish lists among your friends and family, it becomes even easier to know exactly what they desire this holiday season. As for my personal recommendations:

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 the box and leave an opening at the top to create a recycling station for gift exchanges. Enjoy easy clean-up!

Take advantage of the calm after the holiday celebrations, perhaps after dinner or during a commercial break between football games, to familiarize yourself with your local recycling guidelines. Although recycling rules may vary depending on the location, these standard practices can be applied in most areas.

Know the recycling rules!

Empty any packaging before recycling

Clean & dry all items

Flatten any boxes