Tips and ideas for gift wrapping

[Patricia]

Please feel free to add any ideas or hints that you may have to make this job easier.....

*Sometimes I use a glue stick instead of sticky tape.

*Use a Christmas tea towel or tablecloth instead of paper for a kitchen gift

*Childrens paintings and artwork can be recycled and used for wrapping...this
usually goes down a treat with Grandparents.

*Brown paper tied with rafia instead of ribbon.

*Newspaper wrapping topped with a big red ribbon looks impressive.

*Make hard to wrap shapes into a bon-bon shaped present...hides a
multitude of wrapping sins ..LMAO

Ok your turn....

[~CJJHRA~]

if a shop has a gift wrapping service.. use them.. LOL

[jens]

Make your own gift wrapping paper.

Decorate tissue paper with silver or gold stamped designs and tie it off with a matching metallic ribbon. Suitable for small, delicate gifts.

[Patricia]

LMAO you were a great help Mel :P

[Luv Angel Musik Babee]

haha Mel too funny :hehe:

[~CJJHRA~]

yeah.. sorry, you can see I'm not all to fond of wrapping these days.. but thanks for the ideas, they're great, love the glue idea!

[GINAinLA]

* I use double sided tape.

*I hide small presents in big boxes

*The big present from Santa isnt wrapped it is usually put together with a big red bow.

[Stormy]

Buy things that are easy to wrap ;)

[Heather]

Sometimes making sides or a top and bottom out of cardboard helps make wrapping easier.
Found out the hard way this year..........do NOT buy cheap paper to wrap harder shapes...........it don't work.
Invisible sticky tape also covers a multitude of wrapping sins.

[~CJJHRA~]

oh LOL at the cheap paper and hard things, the corners and pokey bits just poke through and rip.... yes done that many times, and covered with tape

[Barbara]

if a shop has a gift wrapping service.. use them.. LOL

LMAO LMAO LMAO

My Step MIL did that this year. She told me that most of her presents came from the Chemist because they gift wrapped everything for her LOL