We all love that gift opening moment comes Christmas Eve. Ripping every wrapper until everything under the tree has been opened. These gifts spell out a lot of character. People love creativity. They would always praise the gift that presents itself daintily amidst boxes in generic wrappers. And even if they will be ripped off when the clock strikes at 12, that is beside the point. They are presents. They have to look presentable and pretty. Ingenuity is a key in making your gifts look nice. If it’s going to be the classic boxed way, first that you would have to consider is the wrapper. You can do it with the wrappers from bookstore. Choose plain, handmade craft wrapping paper. This makes the gift look organic, light and appealing. Some would think that wrappers with ultra fancy prints are the way to go. However, it’s rather hard to play with printed patterns. You can go for plain wrappers and then accentuate it.
While you are sorting these stuff, make sure that you design a personalized Santa letter for your child as well. It will be greatly appreciated along with gifts and tokens.
Once you have chosen your plain craft paper, this is where you could play around: The ribbons and other ornaments. For the skilled person who wraps gifts with expertise, you would presumably come up with how to tie and knot ribbons together. Tie about two to three ribbons of different complementing colors that would of course be a match to your wrapping paper. There might even be a chance that the receiver would wait longer to open the gift in appreciation to its magnificent wrap.
For the kids, put tiny embellishment like stickers that will appeal to them. If it’s an aqua theme you’re doing this Christmas and there’s swimming gear in the box, you may put stickers of fishes and corals on the wrapper. Even without ribbons, they would definitely look charming.
No tapes. No seams, no uneven looking tapes. You may use glue guns or double sided tapes to make them as inconspicuous as possible. Tapes that stick out ruin the gift’s attractiveness.
If the gift shall be placed in a paper bag, again, choose a plain one. Add a whimsical pattern of color at the opening with thin papers of different shades that go well with the color of the paper bag. And then wrap the item with the same papers as well. You may wrap them to look like huge candies with ribbons on each end.
It is also a good idea to put a personalized letter from Santa inside the bag. Your child will be surprised when he pulls the toy out and there’s a letter that came with it.
Use personalized handmade gift tags. You wouldn’t go telling every recipient that you wrapped everything by yourself, right? The tag adds a personal touch to every wrapped box. Write artistically as you can, if at all possible. But for those with a rather not-so-good handwriting, it doesn’t mean that you would have to resort to the printer. Write recipient’s names and your message down – with a pen and your own hand. Something as personal as this can make someone extremely happy. Write your nickname if it’s for a good friend, but for casual acquaintances or office colleagues who are not so close to you, write the full name. This may sound silly, but it will help, especially if you have a name as common as John or Jenny. You will realize this if you’re giving a gift to someone who has the same name as yours. And what if you have the same name as your boss? See? These tiny reminders may be nonsensical to others. But you might realize that these do make sense once you sit flat on the floor and unload your shopping bags to reveal dozens of gifts that you have to wrap. Happy wrapping!