NEED ideas for gift-wrapping? We’ve got it covered.
Now is the time to get creative when it comes to presents.
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From clever presentation tricks to DIY paper, try these at home . . .
ART ATTACK: Family will love potato-print paper made by little ones.
An adult should slice a potato in half then cut shapes such as triangles or crosses into the spud, then get children to dip it into poster paints and print on to paper.
At The Works, a set of 12 paints is now £3 instead of £4.99.
BAG IT UP: Gift bags can be expensive, so try making your own using wrapping paper.
Use the printable template at homemade-gifts-made-easy.com and cut out the shape from your wrapping paper.
When it comes to bottles, skip the bag and simply wrap diagonally, before tying ribbon around the top — it won’t disguise what it is but it will look good.
PERFECT PACKAGES: If you have been saving any padded envelopes you have received, you can put awkwardly shaped gifts in the envelope then wrap that, which is a lot simpler.
Another easy alternative is to get a 30-pack of foil festive-print drawstring bags, £16.53 at eBay.
Just pop the present in and draw the string..
CRAFT CLEVER: For odd-shaped presents, use more paper then distract by wrapping lots of string around your gift.
Get a 5m roll of brown paper, £1.50, and an 80m ball of string, £1.60, both from Asda.
Then go foraging in your garden or nearby wooded area for fern branches, dried twigs and sprigs of holly.
Tuck these into the string for a designer effect without the spend.
PRINT AT HOME: Want bespoke wrapping paper?
Use your home printer to design your own, thanks to wripwrapwrop.com.
Simply log on and choose a theme, then a pattern and add your own colour combinations.
Download the design in A3 or A4 and print for free.
It’s such an easy way to make gifts look designer without the expense.
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