Pegasus Post: November 29, 2016

PEGASUS POST Tuesday November 29 2016 11
Christmas
Creative wrapping
adds intrigue to gifts
Most of the malls offer a free gift-wrapping service, which
is a great help at this busy time, but for those who prefer
to wrap their own here are a few ideas to make gifts look
unique and exciting.
The first tip to make the job easier and
the wrapping look more professional is to
do the task on a flat surface – a table or a
hard floor.
Recycling has become an important
aspect of modern-day life, and that’s easy
to do with gift-wrapping. For example,
those brown paper bags you have put
aside are ideal, especially for odd-shaped
gifts. To give them a Christmassy look,
you could glue on those left-over pieces
of wrapping paper from last year that are
too small to use, and add a candy cane or
chocolate with the gift tag.
Another quirky idea is to wrap your gifts
in fabric. You could cut up a garment you
no longer wear, or look out those left over
pieces from curtains or clothing you have
made. Tie them up with fabric ribbon to
complete the look.
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Using newspaper or cardboard boxes as
wrapping is another recycling idea, and
you could add a festive look by tying
them with Christmas ribbon.
For long-shaped gifts, why not wrap them
to look like a Christmas cracker. Place a
tube of cardboard around the item, then
put it inside a sheet of wrapping paper,
secure it with tape then scrunch up the
ends like a cracker and tie them off with
coloured ribbon.
Kitchen foil is another wrapping option.
Being silver and shiny it already has a
festive look, which you could enhance
with bright-coloured ribbon.
Make a container, such as a jar, tin or
tray one part of the gift. Complete it with
chocolates, nuts or biscuits and wrap the
gift in clear cellophane tied with brightcoloured
ribbon.
Put your
STAMP
ON
Christmas