These days gift wrapping is still an art. There are lots of creative ideas freely available on the Internet, and a huge choice of wrapping products ranging from budget, to luxury through to eco-friendly. Anyone can make a gift look special.
Over the years of many birthdays and Christmases my Mum and I have always tried to think of new and creative ways to wrap our gifts. From this we have developed a few hard and fast rules to make a gift look fantastic.
If you are anything like me, trying to stick two edges of paper together with traditional tape normally ends up with either two fingers stuck together or one finger stuck to the present normally resulting in a bit of a tatty mess! We discovered double sided tape a few years ago and have not looked back. By using this tape it's possible to stick the two edges of paper together nice and neatly without any tape showing for a really professional finish.
Ribbon is widely used to decorate a gift, but we have found that using wired ribbon works the best for creating stunning bows. The wired ribbon allows you to sculpt the bow exactly as you want it without it going flat. There are many types of bows that can be created using this ribbon, and even roses can be formed by wrapping the ribbon round itself for a different effect.
People are becoming increasingly creative, and many use ribbon to tie additional decoration to their gifts. These can include baubles at Christmas, herbs and spices, flowers and even pasta! You can be as creative as you want.
Eco-friendly wrapping has certainly become more popular over recent years. Eco-friendly used to be associated with drab, colorless wrapping products but there is lots of choice available. Stockists of handmade papers from India can offer a wide range of eco-friendly products which include colored silk papers, papers with flower petals embedded and eco-friendly ribbon for bows. From my experience, the eco-friendly ranges are now just as popular as the traditional wrapping products.
Gift wrapping has always been traditionally associated with women, with men having (maybe an undeserved) a reputation of not really being bothered. However, this is a trend that may be changing. Our website, which sells wrapping products, has received 35% of its orders from men which is a higher figure than we were expecting when we launched the site. It seems men too now are starting to care about the presentation of their gifts!
For more tips, tricks and products on gift wrapping, go to the wrapping ideas page on Funky Wrapping.
Clare Agate
To view a wide range of wrapping products and ideas go to http://www.funkywrapping.com
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