December 20, 2004
Wrapping things up
I've been all done with my holiday shopping for a while, so today i started to tackle the challenge of wrapping it all. I had some solid green wrapping paper lying around but that by itself looked a bit boring. I thought i should try dressing it up with some ribbon. I stopped by Michael's and they had a bunch of rolls at 60% off. I thought a simple red and gold accent would look nice. Here's now the package turned out:
I suppose the packages look fine but i'm always striving to improve my gift wrapping techniques. Sometimes i spend more time wrapping the gift than i do picking it out. It would be fun to apprentice with a professional gift wrapper. I'm really desperate for some new ideas. It looks as though Japanese gift wrapping is popular and even endorsed by the fine folks at Scotch tape. Then again, maybe i should be looking at eco-friendly ideas.
I'd like to find a place to buy plain boxes with lids. It would be fun to wrap gifts like the do on television, where there's a big ribbon on it but you can just pop off the top without unwrapping a thing. You know what i'm talking about? I think the only place you find boxes with lids that come off is a shoe store. I wonder where one can shop for empty boxes.
If i find any more tips, i'll pass them along. I ask that you do the same.
Posted by Matthew at December 20, 2004 11:59 PM