Personalized Chrstmas Gift Wrapping

How to Put a Personal Touch on Your Gift Wrapping

Frank Girard
Any gift you buy can look like it was wrapped by Hallmark. Whether you buy your gift wrapping supplies from a Hallmark store, your neighborhood dollar store, or you use things already in your home, one supply is essential to beautiful gift wrapping: Your Imagination. Your imagination can take your gift from ordinary to extraordinary. More importantly, how your gift wrapping is done makes the person receiving the gift feel special.

Personalized gift wrapping begins by looking at the gift and asking yourself a series of questions. Who is the gift for? Is it for a child or an adult? Is it for a boy or a girl, a man or a woman? What is the occasion? Is it in a box? If it is not in a box then it may need to involve a cellophane gift basket and exquisite wire edged in ribbon or netting. Hallmark carries very creative gift bags in many shapes and sizes. Gift wrapping can be quick, yet artistic, if you purchase these gift bags and top them off artistically with coordinating tissue paper.

Personalized gift wrapping for a child is extra fun and definitely requires using the essential ingredient mentioned before: Your imagination. One idea for a gift wrapping sensation that is inexpensive, yet brings a smile to a child's face, is to add a bouquet of Tootsie Roll pops to your gift wrapping creation. Tie colorful curling ribbon to the sticks of the lollipops, attach the sticks to the box, and you have added a delicious treat to your gift wrapping.

Personalized gift wrapping for the holidays can be even more fun than you ever imagined if you just get creative. For a spectacular Christmas gift wrapping creation, use silver or white embossed wrapping paper, red satin ribbon, and add a couple of red and white candy canes to create a holiday treat.

For Chanukah, just add gold chocolate coins or a miniature dreidle and the gift will look wonderful. Snowflake ornaments on silver foil paper with white lace as a ribbon makes a gift look like it came from a winter wonderland. Gift wrapping is an art to enjoy all year long.

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