creative gift wrapping: pleated gift bag
December 12, 2010 § 5 Comments
Make this striking gift bag by folding pleats on gift wrap. You will need ribbon, a thin sheet of cardboard and good quality double-sided tape.
1. Take a full width of gift wrap and cut to approximately 18″ long. Find the center and make creases about 2″ apart to center the pattern.
2. To the left of the centered pattern, fold under and over to create 1/2″ pleats.
3. Repeat to the right of the pattern.
4. Turn over. Using double-sided tape, adhere a thin sheet of cardboard or chip board along the center to create a base. You can make the base as wide as you want. Place double-sided along both edges of the base as well as both edges of the wrap on one side.
5. Fold, adhere, and shape into a flat-bottomed fan.
6. Tape ribbon along the inside edges for use as handles.
7. Your pleated gift bag is ready to fill!
creative gift wrapping
December 10, 2010 § 2 Comments
If you’re looking to wrap your holiday presents in unique and, importantly, achievable ways, look no further. I’ve been compiling a few of my gift wrapping ideas — none of which require the dexterity of an origami aficionado, as some other ideas out there may oblige.
Starting today and over the next few days, I will post the full photos and tutorials on each of the above:
Enjoy your holiday shopping and gift wrapping this weekend!
*Edit: I hope you’ve all had a great weekend of gift wrapping. To sum up the past four days, I’ve provided the link to each individual post directly from here. Just click one of the gift wrap ideas listed above to go directly to that tutorial.*
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