Gift Wrapping Ideas

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So you ran out of wrapping paper on Christmas eve at 2am. It's ok because this expert will show you how to use what you have to make the gifts you wrap stand out in a crowd no matter what.

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Adding Gift Wrapping Accents
Adding accents to your gift wrapping makes all the difference to make it stand out. Watch this free video clip and see how a gift wrapping expert chooses the best newspaper pages for wrapping a present and uses other supplies to accent pieces of those pages.

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Adding Handles to a Gift Bag
After cutting the magazine pages for a gift bag the next step is to create handles for it and attach them. Watch this free video clip and see how a gift wrapping expert does it.

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Gift Wrapping Ideas: Magazines
Magazine pages make a great paper source for gift wrapping. Watch this free video clip and see how a gift wrapping expert does it.

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Gift Wrapping Ideas: Newspaper
The funny pages in the newspaper make a great paper source for gift wrapping. Watch this free video clip and see how a gift wrapping expert chooses the best newspaper pages for wrapping a present.

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Gift Wrapping Ideas: Saran Wrap
Sometimes the not-so-obvious like Saran wrap make a great source for gift wrapping. Watch this free video clip and see how a gift wrapping expert is able to wrap a present with this strange material.

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Gift Wrapping Ideas: The Funny Papers
The funny pages in the newspaper make a great paper source for gift wrapping. Watch this free video clip and see how a gift wrapping expert chooses the best newspaper pages for wrapping a present.

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Gift Wrapping Ideas: Toilet Paper Rolls
Toilet paper rolls make a great container for gift wrapping small items like lipsticks. Watch this free video clip and see how a gift wrapping expert is able to use this to wrap a gift.

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Gift Wrapping Ribbon Ideas
Gift wrapping has countless possible artistic designs and ribbons are just the start. Watch this free video clip and see how a gift wrapping expert curls and uses ribbons to design beautiful presents.

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Gift Wrapping Supplies
Gift wrapping is full of options that people might not know about and knowing what supplies to get is step one. Watch this free video clip and see how a gift wrapping expert is able to improvise with what she has available.

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Gift Wrapping Tips on Ribbon
Ribbon is a great way to decorate any wrapped gift. Watch this free video clip and learn some tips on how a gift wrapping expert uses ribbon to gift wrap a present.

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Gift Wrapping Tissue Paper Ideas
After cutting the magazine pages for a gift bag the next step is to add a present to the bag with a bit of tissue paper. Watch this free video clip and see how a gift wrapping expert does it.

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Gift Wrapping With Magazine Paper
Magazine pages make a great paper source for gift wrapping. Watch this free video clip and see how a gift wrapping expert chooses the best magazine pages for wrapping a tote bag.

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Gift Wrapping with Pixie Stix
Candy can also be a great gift wrapping tool and pixie stix are cheap and easy to work with. Watch this free video clip and see how a gift wrapping expert is able to use them to decorate a present.

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Magazine Pages for Gift Wrapping
Magazine pages make a great paper source for gift wrapping. Watch this free video clip and see how a gift wrapping expert chooses the best magazine pages for wrapping a tote bag.

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Tote Gift Bag Forming Tips
Forming your own tote gift bag can be easy and fun. Watch this free video clip and learn from a gift wrapping expert about the supplies you will need to make this gift bag.

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Tags: wrapping, paper, birthday, gift, christmas, gifts, decorations, presents

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Summary: Wrapping has been a part of giving gifts for centuries. It makes the act of giving a gift to someone that much more enjoyable because it is allows both the person receiving and the person giving to see one another's reactions at the moment the gift it revealed. This way both parties are privy to the joy instead of only the person receiving. Gift wrapping seems so ingrained in our society that we look forward to days like Christmas and birthdays partially because of opening a gift or two.

In this series you will learn several tips and techniques for not only wrapping odd shaped packages but also creative instruction on how to make your gift stand out among the sea of other presents. This expert will give you several unique gift ideas for family members and friends and guide you on how to make those gifts look great including ways to use ribbon you never thought of before as well as how to use household items to wrap with instead of expensive wrapping paper.

About the Expert

Expert: Expert Amy Snively demonstrates how make a variety of beautiful "Bows" with out ribbon.Amy Snively is a Jill of all crafts, master of most. She’s currently a full-time voice over actor based out of her ISDN-equipped Los Angeles studio, but she used to own a very popular Orange County gift shop and event decorating service. She has decorated dozens of weddings, bar mitzvahs, and trade shows; and has taught beginning and advanced balloon decorating techniques throughout North America. Her how-to articles have appeared in several balloon decorating and small-business publications.Wrapping gifts is another skill she homed in those years. The gift-wrapping and scrapbooking classes she taught in her store were as popular for the great tips as they were for the show. Amy has always loved to teach, and as the daughter of a successful stand-up comic, Amy’s unique brand of humor makes learning fun. To this day, Amy continues to be the go-to girl in her circle when it comes to making a party pop.