Wrapping Presents

[sherrardk]

Just watching a lady on TV wrap presents in a v posh manner (she wraps at Harrods so you can imagine the standard). I hate wrapping presents, I did the stuff (badly) for the Advent Calendar Bag of Doom but himself has done the kids' stuff. Are you fancy wrapper or a 'just get it covered in paper' sort?

[boxtops]

I am a prolific sellotaper - all I want to do is get the thing covered in paper. No frills or bows here, just wrap 'em up and stick a label on. Hate gift bags with unwrapped things in them.

[anneasquith]

I saw that programme, they were lovely though .

[pixie373]

I start off really neat and careful and by the 100th, I'm flinging mismatched paper, elastoplast and whatever necessary to cover it!

[naomi24]

Hate wrapping. Love gift bags.

[boxtops]

100th present, pixie? Blimey!

[sherrardk]

Himself took it a bit seriously this year and got one of those wrist Sellotape dispensers - as he was doing it I just let him get on with it.

[askyourgran]

I'm a wrapper, not always neat and sellotape covers most of the parcel. My Daughter wraps her gifts beautifully, all bows and ties and tags, making the present look expensive even though it may not be. I'm not patient enough for that.

[anneasquith]

put lots of coloured tissue paper in the gift bag, looks pretty.

[boxtops]

How many trees does Christmas paper take up......? recycle it, folks! http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/recycling-diy-10-craft-projects-using-christmas-wrapping-paper-rolls-197328

[starone]

I agree with Naomi. I stick everything in gift bags - they are 4 for a pound at the local Card Factory. I don't know who thought of them but they should have an award for inventor of the year or some such thing. Bit of sellotape on the top to close them and job done with no effort.

[B00]

I really really really want to be one of those ladies who decorate the gifts with beautiful paper, bows and decorations, but then the lazy cow in me comes screaming to the fore and tells me to stop pretending im Kirstie Allsop and that it'd never look like that in a million years with my sausage fingers, so why bother?

[sherrardk]

I shouldn't watch these programmes, they give me ideas above my crafting level (which is abysmal).

[B00]

I'm the same Sherr, I adore Kirstie and really want to be as crafty as she is,, however Mr Boo pointed out it's probably easy to be THAT crafty with bog all to do and oodles of money like she has- I fear he has a point.

[sherrardk]

I've got bog all to do but sadly no money, being crafty takes dosh. Went to get off-cuts of material for some mad cap scheme and it was £3 for a piece smaller than a tea towel. Will now have to think of crafts to do using bog roll insides and labels off tins.

[brenda]

I make a complete bauble of anything I try to gift wrap, and try to improve each year but fail miserably.C'est la vie.

[B00]

Was that the thing you made a post about fabric scraps then we flummoxed you by mentioning "fat quarters"?

[sherrardk]

That's the one. I am determined to 'do' something this year, just don't know what or when I decide, how to do it. Might just get the material or 'fat squares' and take it from there.

[B00]

This year? I'd get cracking then! LOL

[sherrardk]

Good point, best go hunting out those food labels and bog roll insides. Might go mad and do wrapping paper insides, just to keep it festive.

[paddywak]

I've a foolproof method,I sit at the table pretending I've not got a clue and Trish comes along and takes over.