‘Tis the season when everybody is in the Christmas cheer and that includes good deeds, the joy of giving and creativity at the highest level. We all go back to being innocent children who like decorating, giving and receiving presents from Santa or the dear ones. Since it’s the time of the year when everybody goes on a shopping spree for the perfect gifts it only makes sense to wrap them up perfectly as well. Some people take it to the next level, some pay for it and some just don’t do it at all, preferring to use a gift bag or nothing at all. Nevertheless, gift-wrapping has its own charm and plays an important role in the presentation. Besides, it makes the receiving person more curious about what’s inside. We came up with a system to help decide what to do.
Wrapping paper and other decorations
We all know how the classical present looks like: a box wrapped in colourful paper, tied up with a ribbon and a bow. That is the most common way people choose to decorate their gifts. The thing is some people know how to do it and they have the necessary patience, but others don’t quite get it. Some people get inventive and creative and even shape the wrapping paper, but others just put everything in place with a lot of scotch tape and that’s about it. The easier way would be to buy different boxes that are already colourful and just find the appropriate ribbons to tie it up, like for example on http://theribbonroom.co.uk, where they have all shapes, sizes and colours. You can even go to specialised gift shops where they have a wrapping service. Whatever you decide to do, you can search for some tutorials on how to wrap gifts for different occasions and, if you want to spice it up a bit, you can combine different shades, patterns and textures. You can never go too far with it.
Gift bags
Of course, gift bags are the easiest time and money saving solution. It’s also more convenient if you have a lot of present to carry, because boxes are so uncomfortable and hard to hold, especially if they are more than one and of different shapes and sizes. Gift bags saved a lot of accidents over time and if you still want to keep the inside a secret, there are some bags that have the option of closing them or you can stuff some thin paper on top of the contents.
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