Do you wrap your own gifts or pay someone to do it? If you do your own wrapping do you have any helpful hints?

I usually wrap the gifts I give. It adds personal touch to the gifts. Here are some tips I can share with you.1.

Choose a beautiful gift wrap paper. To make the gifts look extravagant, I use fiber like papers... I just cover the gift box with white paper first so that the wrapper will stand out. These fiber wrappers don't usually stick with tape.

Use glue instead. If you don't want to wrap, you can just purchase a pretty box instead.2. Use fancy ribbons.

Putting a ribbon on the gift makes it more presentable. And I bet anyone would appreciate the wrapping so much if there's a ribbon in it, especially to kids and women as well. You can buy ready made ribbons at gift stores and school supplies shops.

You can also create one.It's easy. ^^ Here's a video to guide you: youtube.com/watch?v=fgdFNsIC5AE youtube.com/watch?v=n_ni4DcPIFo Here's how you can tie a ribbon to a gift, right click image then choose View Image: That's it. Maybe you wouldn't get the perfect gift wrap at first but you'll get better with more practice.

Oh, Christmas is coming so you have more gifts to wrap, perfect timing!

I wrap mine in funny pages. In my opinion it's what's inside that counts. I'd rather spend more money on gifts and less on pretty packaging.

I often draw little funny cartoons on the paper about the person I'm giving it to. I'm also infamous for safeway bags wrapped in duct tape.. because I'm mean like that. I was never a sparkly paper and bows kinda giver.. I surely would never pay someone extra to put them there.

I wrote this page, Wayne. I hope that it helps you out! mahalo.com/how-to-wrap-christmas-presents Rob.

I am always completely amazed by the way the Japanese wrap their gifts! It is truly an art form, and there several different styles, but the one that fascinates me the most is called "tsutsumi. " If you ever visit Japan, make sure to witness having your gift wrapped because it is done so quickly, effortlessly and elegantly!

They first size up the box that you want to wrap, and then seemingly without any precise measurements, tear off a sheet of paper (also known as washi) and place the box on it at an angle, and then essentially roll it in the paper, folding and tucking in the edges so that they don't show. Check out the instructional video, but it is a sight to behold to see it done by the experienced practitioner, because it is done so fast! I also believe the Japanese way is less wasteful of paper.

And if you want to reduce waste even further, then check out "furoshiki" which is wrapping using cloth, and then you can reuse the cloth the following year! Duenhsiyen.

I love wrapping my own gifts! I usually put them in boxes before wrapping so that the taping is done to the gift box and not to the gift itself. It also makes it easier to wrap perfectly rectangular boxes than gifts of all different shapes.

I save boxes throughout the year (shoe boxes, postal boxes, etc) and use them for gift wrapping. As for any special tips, I don't do anything special. But I do use a few tools to make the job easier!

One of my favorites is this pop-up hand-band tape dispenser:

As the name implies, it fits over your hand using an elastic band to make grabbing a piece of tape much easier when wrapping. Each dispenser holds about 75 pre-cut pieces of tape that pop-up after the previous one is pulled. It makes gift wrapping alone so much easier!

I also really like this Scotch brand gift wrap cutter. It is much quicker and precise than using scissors. It is also great for cutting ribbon.

And finally, I suggest using a good bow maker, like this one from The Container Store. It is about $15, but it is something that you can use on many different occasions and for years to come. It's also less expensive than buying fancy bows in-store.

The bow often makes the gift, and a plain or cheap-looking bow can ruin all of your great wrapping! I like to use solid colored wrapping paper with bright and patterned bows, or vice versa. It's an easy way to make your gifts look elegant and professional.

I always wrap my gifts. Use bright red paper, red bows, scotch tape and quik stik...I fold the ends and the middle, tae them at the point...Recently I eliminate ribbons and use one single bow attached with quik stik...

Well, at this point a major percentage of my shopping is on the Internet. I'm a repeat shopper at Harry and David. So what happens is they keep my shopping list and shipping info there at Harry and David, gifts are pre-wrapped automatically.

Got some nice Black Friday deals! Calendars.com is great and they ship to me in bulk. Then I wrap and deliver them.

Those are all local. Here's my hot gift wrapping tip. Certain wrapping papers like Hallmark, although pricey, come with a built in grid on the back so you just put the gift centered to the grid, and cut without ragged slanted sides.

Really helps a lot! Gift bags and tissue are the easiest way to "wrap. " Bundle the item in tissue, put more tissue or "bedding" in the bag, a festive ribbon to tie the handles, and there you are.

Complete with little gift tag to fill out. A word about stick-on bows...they don't. Stick down the sides with tape.

Happy holidays!

A different option for you. I wrap my own gifts most of the time, but feel guilty at the sheer amount of non recycled waste paper the season generates. (I use what debris I can for origami projects...) So I try to use gift bags (if you plan ahead, you can get nice ones on clearance after one season and use them the next) in the hopes that they'll be reused for years to come.

Instructions for making your own paper bags video: youtube.com/watch?v=-kKNz_oZnpU You can also make gift bags, either two reuse each year for gifts, or as part of the gift itself. I've made simple bags (basically two pieces of fabric sewn together on 3 sides) from left over velvets and novely fabrics bought at the craft stores and tied them with ribbon at the top. Simpler bag that can be reused for ages: craftandfabriclinks.com/ezgiftbags/easy_... For other green options you could package larger gifts for adults in those fabric shopping bags they sell at the market (and even in bookstores!) some have quite nice designs, are practical, and cost less than a gift bag.

stopandshop.com/our_stores/tools.htm and gifts.barnesandnoble.com/Home-gift/World...? And As someone else mentioned, you could use the comics pages of the paper for a no fuss no muss fun and recyclable wrapping. If you're feeling ambitious, here are fancier instructions for a very nice pouch that could be part of the gift itself!

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When I have enough time, I wrap my gifts myself but if it's too unexpected then I pay a saleslady to do it for me. Well, wrapping a gift doesn't need a very strict rules. You just have to run your creativity.

Don't just go for boxed ones. You can make it a candy-shaped or just anything that you want - be artistic. Then choose the right wrappers for the occasion.

And most of all, don't forget the ribbons. I myself feel very happy to receive gifts with very beautiful ribbons.

I always wrap my gifts myself... They often look ugly but I know for a fact that since they're wrapped with my heart they're most appreciated than any other wraps ;) Whatever you do, do it with your heart... Your loved ones and relatives will always be happy.

I always wrap gifts myself. If you ever watch someone from a department store wrap a gift, off of the big roll of paper, you can pick up helpful hints, that land a beautifully wrapped present. 1.) Only tear off what you need.

If you watch, they only make sure it's enough paper for the ends to meet on the bottom of the box. 2.) Use small pieces of tape, often. Once the paper is cut, and placed around the box, tape 2-3 times, in small pieces.

3.) Use your thumb and pointer finger to crease the edges. Creasing the edges gives a finished look to the gift. Once you have completely wrapped the gift, crease on all sides.4.

) For the ends, fold it into a flap on top and bottom. The wrapping paper naturally tries to place itself in these flaps once the paper is attached to the box.5. ) If you cut the right amount of paper, there will be no need to cut it multiple times.

Hope this Helps, Happy Holidays, J~.

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