georgiapea
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Post by georgiapea on Nov 14, 2014 21:23:57 GMT
Wrapping paper, scotch tape, attach the who to tag, peel the backer off a press on bow, smack, done.
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Post by ametallichick on Nov 14, 2014 21:37:31 GMT
I'm procrastinating. I have housework and laundry to do but I don't wannnnnnnaaa. So instead... When you wrap Christmas gifts, do you pretty them up with ribbons and/or bows? If you do, do you use the cheap stick on bows or do you use real ribbon and make your own bows?! Do you use any ol' wrapping paper or do you go with a theme? I do. I wrap to make them look almost like they were wrapped professionally. I fold in paper, so you see no cutting lines. That is one of the main reasons I do not like wrapping that much is because it takes too long. But, I wish I had a room with a wrapping table and those industrial wrapping paper thingys.
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Post by rodeomom on Nov 14, 2014 21:40:02 GMT
The year my gs was 3 I put "photo tags" on everyone's gift so he could be the one to pass them out.
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Post by eebud on Nov 14, 2014 21:41:37 GMT
I use a mish mash of paper and gift bags. I wrap as much as possible but if something is an awkward shape, I use a gift bag. I always buy paper after Christmas when I can buy it cheap. In recent years, I have been buying from Sams so the rolls are HUGE. Sometimes I use a particular paper because I want to use it up. For anyone getting more than one gift like DS, each gift is usually wrapped in a different paper. I don't want them to match. I want lots of color. As for bows, I use stick on but I use nice stick ons, not the super cheapos. A lot of my gifts have to be mailed. Those may not get a bow at all because it will be smashed.
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Post by brandy327 on Nov 14, 2014 21:47:26 GMT
I wrap with paper and try to keep close to the same colors but it doesn't usually end up that way. I use cheap stick on bows but I have upgraded to using the shiny foil ones. One year I did wrap some in the brown craft paper and used bakers twine and other things to decorate them. I really love the look of the gifts with the real bows and coordinating paper, though. I would to see pictures of everyone's wrapped gifts when they do them! Me too!! I want to see everyone's pretty packages! I'll try to remember to start a thread around Christmas!
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Post by brandy327 on Nov 14, 2014 21:53:56 GMT
I loved reading what everyone does! I asked because for the first time ever, I'm doing a theme...red, silver and black. I bought 4 rolls of paper and am starting fresh. We have wrapping paper that goes back 15-16 years. Time to junk that stuff. LOL I've been debating on hitting Michaels or Hobby Lobby and getting some ribbon and making the gifts all fancy. I have the week before Christmas off this year in addition to the days leading up to it...and dh will be home too. So I'm thinking of trying to convince him to do all the pretties!!
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Nov 14, 2014 21:55:41 GMT
As much as I absolutely love the look of thick wrapping paper and tied ribbon bows, I wrap it with cheapy paper and stick on bows (when I use any bows at all *gasp*)
I'm just not willing to spend so much money on gift wrap that no one else would even appreciate.
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Post by smokey2471 on Nov 14, 2014 21:56:07 GMT
Each kid gets their own paper. Special ordered with their name on it for under the tree. Then there is special paper that says from Santa for Santa gifts. Outside gifts are wrapped in paper from the store. Usually target or hobby lobby. I don't usually have a theme.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2014 22:44:16 GMT
I'm procrastinating. I have housework and laundry to do but I don't wannnnnnnaaa. So instead... When you wrap Christmas gifts, do you pretty them up with ribbons and/or bows? If you do, do you use the cheap stick on bows or do you use real ribbon and make your own bows?! Do you use any ol' wrapping paper or do you go with a theme? My kids said they wanted their presents in one container. So I'm going with that. I hate wrapping presents. I use wrapping paper and a sticky gift tag. No bows. No theme. No ribbon. For other people, it's wrapping paper with a Christmas card.
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Post by azredhead on Nov 14, 2014 22:50:54 GMT
I have started making it simple and just doing the simple wrapping but now I like to do personal tags with them. Then I don't have to do a card.
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scrapngranny
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Post by scrapngranny on Nov 14, 2014 23:05:57 GMT
I use all silver or white paper with silver or white real ribbon. My tree is all done in silver and white also.
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Post by beanbuddymom on Nov 14, 2014 23:12:20 GMT
It depends, most of the ones for Christmas for the amount of gifts that I put together are just wrapping paper, to/from sticker, done!
Small in size gifts or plates of cookies or treats like that I like to do in cello bags and tie with a ribbon and tag.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 14, 2014 23:12:49 GMT
I should have been an elf. I'm good at gift wrapping and used to really enjoy pulling together a beautifully wrapped gift, still do when I'm not under some kind of time restraint and have the supplies I need at hand. I prefer wrapping something in a box with roll wrap vs. chucking the thing in a bag with tissue at the top, although I have done both. I have a bow maker and the giant rolls of gift wrap ribbon to make my own bows, but usually will do a nicer stick-on bow in a coordinating color to save time especially if the recipient is known to not reuse them. Certain friends that appreciate a beautifully wrapped gift get handmade paper and real ribbon. Costco sells a huge box of very nice stick-on bows that are reasonably priced. Their double sided wrap is heavyweight and really nice quality, comes on an insanely large roll for ten bucks, and if you choose wisely and buy some that has a more generic pattern on the reverse side you can use it for general purposes year round which is nice. I like the double sided paper because I can get twice as much bang for the same investment and only have a few rolls to store. The other thing I got smart about was buying a few digital gift tag printable files so all I have to do is put a piece of cardstock in the printer, hit print and cut them up with a paper cutter. Costs just pennies and I always have as many tags as I need.
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Post by scrapsuzy on Nov 14, 2014 23:36:05 GMT
Cats who eat bows/ribbons and then poop them out all over the house = no bows/ribbons on gifts around here!
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Post by finsup on Nov 14, 2014 23:45:53 GMT
Each kid gets their own paper. Special ordered with their name on it for under the tree. Then there is special paper that says from Santa for Santa gifts. Outside gifts are wrapped in paper from the store. Usually target or hobby lobby. I don't usually have a theme. Do you mind sharing where you order paper with names on it from? I like that idea.
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Post by oh yvonne on Nov 14, 2014 23:46:18 GMT
Wrapping gifts IS a contrived thing, I don't think there is any way around it. Nothing is naturally just "wrapped" unless it's an orange. I like my wrapping papers not to clash with my tree theme, so no mish mosh for me! I love heavy shiny thick wrapping paper, and a fun Santa paper for gifts from Santa. I love to wrap! I get me a bottle of some nice wine, after eveyrone is asleep with the house perfectly clean and smelling pretty (like a vanilla candle or something), and put on a fun Christmas movie, usually on Lifetime or Hallmark. I've been doing that for years and years. Gosh. Years. Since my 20's.
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Post by missfrenchjessica on Nov 15, 2014 0:12:18 GMT
Each person gets a particular type of paper, but I must admit, I do the stick on bows. By the time I get to wrapping gifts, I'm just thankful none of the kids have gotten out of bed to sneak a peak at their gifts. I just stick the bow on and call it a day.
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Post by craftsbycarolyn on Nov 15, 2014 0:13:09 GMT
Each kid gets their own paper. Special ordered with their name on it for under the tree. Then there is special paper that says from Santa for Santa gifts. Outside gifts are wrapped in paper from the store. Usually target or hobby lobby. I don't usually have a theme. Do you mind sharing where you order paper with names on it from? I like that idea. I would love to know also...
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Post by smokey2471 on Nov 15, 2014 1:16:29 GMT
Each kid gets their own paper. Special ordered with their name on it for under the tree. Then there is special paper that says from Santa for Santa gifts. Outside gifts are wrapped in paper from the store. Usually target or hobby lobby. I don't usually have a theme. Do you mind sharing where you order paper with names on it from? I like that idea. www.minted.comwww.zazzle.comI've also ordered wedding paper from etsy with Mr and Mrs. Last name Minted is my favorite. I order the Santa paper from their vintage line this year. It's pricey so I usually only order 1 roll per kid and do left over in a coordinating solid and will use left over scraps to cut out the first letter of their name and glue it to paper or just cut their name out of scraps to Glue to plain paper. They love it! I ordered my moms name several years ago and have wrapped her birthday gift in it a couple of times.
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Post by smokey2471 on Nov 15, 2014 1:22:43 GMT
My DH gets tenn vol paper on his birthday every year. I ordered it from etsy last year. I'm looking for a cute christmas tenn vol paper for Christmas this year!
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Post by lesley on Nov 15, 2014 1:33:13 GMT
I used to love wrapping presents, and they were always a joy to behold. Nowadays, I officially can't be arsed!
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Post by tania7424 on Nov 15, 2014 1:37:23 GMT
I used to do the wired ribbon, all the paper the same, pretty presents. And then I had kids. Each of the boys gets all their gifts in the same paper. I don't label them until Christmas Eve. That way if they find them, they don't know whose is whose. Everyone else gets stick on bows and sticker tags.
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Post by DEX on Nov 15, 2014 2:14:23 GMT
I have a gift wrapping room in my home....well actually, it is my craft, sewing hovel in the basement, next to the furnace. ? i do do have a large butcher block cutting table on wheels where I can stand and wrap. I do have tons of paper and package pretties. I am excited for Christmas this year.
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Nov 15, 2014 2:17:29 GMT
I like fancier paper, foil, heavyweight, etc, but not glitter papers because the glitter falls off and gets everywhere. And no bows because the cats would eat them, and no gift bags because the cats also love crawling into bags! We usually use 4-5 different rolls of wrapping paper, not matching, just a nice assortment, bought half off after Christmas. This year I will also pick up a couple rolls at Target, I see in the Black Friday ad they have bogo wrapping paper.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2014 2:23:21 GMT
DH is the gift wrapper in this house. He is precise and every box is a thing of beauty. He buys spools of ribbon and makes the bows himself to match the paper. He remembers who each package is for and doesn't put names on anything. He also loads up little jingle bells in the boxes so anyone who shakes a box can't tell what is inside.
Last year he decided he wanted to take a break from wrapping and asked me to do it. I agreed, as long as he didn't criticize my choice of wrapping. I chose gift bags and pre-decorated boxes. Very little bows. And I put names on everything.
The artist in him was appalled. He said he'd do this year's gifts.
Silly man. My evil plan worked! Muahhhahhhahhaaaa!
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Post by maryland on Nov 15, 2014 2:31:09 GMT
Because we have to travel so much during the holidays (three 5 hr. trips!), we just do gift cards! If we were home for Christmas, I would love to do pretty gifts as I would have more time.
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Post by beachbum on Nov 15, 2014 2:36:35 GMT
This year we will be moving into our new house - we close on Dec. 9. With unpacking and trying to figure out where everything goes before all 3 of our children with their spouse/SOs and our DGD get here.... I will be buying some cute gift bags and calling the gifts "wrapped". I might spend more time on DGD's, she's just 18 months and is getting into the unwrapping part, so that will be worth the time and trouble.
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Post by myboysnme on Nov 15, 2014 2:56:22 GMT
My packages are cheap wrapping paper with the name of the recipient written on in Sharpie. I do a little better for my mom's presents. The gifts all look just fine piled up under the tree, and all the paper gets tossed anyway.
The only thing I do is wrap one son's gifts in one paper and one in another, and they get piled up on Christmas morning. Other than that it's a crapshoot.
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Post by originalvanillabean on Nov 15, 2014 3:24:55 GMT
I buy one big roll of wrapping paper each year (Costco) and wrap every present in it.
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Post by finsup on Nov 15, 2014 3:47:11 GMT
Do you mind sharing where you order paper with names on it from? I like that idea. www.minted.comwww.zazzle.comI've also ordered wedding paper from etsy with Mr and Mrs. Last name Minted is my favorite. I order the Santa paper from their vintage line this year. It's pricey so I usually only order 1 roll per kid and do left over in a coordinating solid and will use left over scraps to cut out the first letter of their name and glue it to paper or just cut their name out of scraps to Glue to plain paper. They love it! I ordered my moms name several years ago and have wrapped her birthday gift in it a couple of times. Thank you!
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