I’ve made no secret of my love of pretty paper. Notebooks, cards, journals, wallpaper... there’s just something about special stationery that makes my heart sing. Maybe it’s because the blank slate that is paper just lends itself so perfectly to the potential for creativity and beautiful design.

If you’re looking for something a little over-the-top, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing of the United States Treasury is unknowingly becoming a trendy purveyor of fine paper goods in its own right. Yes, those sheets of uncut dollar bills it offers for sale on its website are hot right now as – get this – giftwrap!

Though frugal sorts may be put off by the concept — or the fact that sheets of 16 one-dollar notes actually get marked up to $33 each – big spenders will be delighted to learn that they can upgrade all the way to $50 bills.

Okay, so maybe I’m not quite sure I’d be willing to actually use money as a disposable paper product. What about you... would you, could you really use it to wrap a gift? Light a cigar? Clean up an apple-juice spill? Personally, I can think of a few better ways to make good use of legal tender, not the least of which would be giving it away to a needy cause, but it sure is a funny thought!

XOXO

Eliza