I know it’s easy just to tape a piece of cheesy christmas wrapping paper around a prezzie, stick a foil bow on the top and hand it over to the lucky recipient but I like to add a little more excitement to my Christmas present wrapping. I spend ages choosing the perfect wrapping paper – in the past I’ve used single color paper, non-festive prints and even brown parcel paper!
I like to add interest with exciting bows and by adding little trinkets onto the parcel, such as pinecones, bells or a piece of mistletoe. In the past I’ve written the recipient’s name on a bauble with a metallic marker-pen as a name-tag and tied the bauble on with thin shiny ribbon. You can stamp your own gift tags, and even decorate plain paper with festive images hand-stamped all over the parcel.
I also like to use luxurious thick satin or delicate organza ribbon to add a touch of glamour to presents. It’s also a great idea to layer up thinner ribbon or string on top of thick ribbon, or even add two thin rows of ribbon side by side. Always be generous with your ribbon, because a nice big bow looks über-glamourous.
My top tips for Christmas wrapping are:
