I help organisations elevate their gift wrapping and presentation so that every customer touchpoint is premium, consistent and aligned with their brand.
How many gift wrapping techniques can you name? 🎁
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Hello Reader, Before we get onto this week’s update, a quick welcome if you're new to my newsletter 👋 Each week, I share tips, behind-the-scenes moments, updates on classes, what’s new, or sometimes just what’s going on in my corner of the gift wrapping world. Yesterday, I asked a simple question on Instagram: How many gift wrapping techniques or styles can you name? 🎀 For most people, gift wrapping is simply wrapping a gift in paper (or popping it into a gift bag), adding a ribbon/bow and calling it a day. But once you start looking a little closer, there are far more techniques and styles than you might imagine (many of which I showcased in Advent of Wrapping last year). There are pocket wraps (like in the picture above - I used a sheet of the new double-sided wrap for this), Japanese pleats, fabric wraps, kimono wraps, gift voucher sleeves, circular gift wrapping techniques and countless ways to finish a gift with ribbon. In fact, the more I thought about it, the longer the list became. I suspect there are well over 100 different techniques, styles and finishing touches once you start including bows, ribbons and presentation details. Some techniques are practical and help with awkward shapes. Some are decorative and create a real wow factor. Others are simply clever little tricks that make wrapping easier, neater and less stressful. Of course, knowing lots of techniques isn't really the point. The best technique is the one that helps you wrap a gift beautifully and confidently, whether that's a simple box, a gift voucher or something a little more challenging. So now I'm curious... What's the most unusual gift wrapping technique you've seen or tried? I'd love to hear your answers. Lou |
Louise Lewis
I help organisations elevate their gift wrapping and presentation so that every customer touchpoint is premium, consistent and aligned with their brand.
Hello Reader, If you're new to this newsletter, welcome...👋Every week, I share gift wrapping tips, behind-the-scenes updates and the occasional glimpse into life as a professional gift wrapper. You may think that running a gift wrapping business is all gorgeous wrapping paper, creating beautiful bows, piles of gifts and delivering training, classes and events... And sometimes it is. But the reality is often much more ordinary. This week, my to-do list included: Following up on class proposals...
Hello Reader, First of all, a warm welcome to everyone who has recently joined the newsletter. It's lovely to have you here. For those of you who are new, I'm Lou, a gift wrapping trainer, speaker and self-confessed ribbon enthusiast who helps people wrap gifts beautifully with confidence and less stress 🎀 On Monday, meteorological summer officially arrived...unfortunately, nobody seems to have told the weather. Here in County Durham, it has felt more like autumn than summer at times, with...
Hello Reader, Before we get onto this week’s update, a quick welcome if you're new to my newsletter 👋 Each week, I share tips, behind-the-scenes moments, updates on classes, what’s new, or sometimes just what’s going on in my corner of the gift wrapping world. This week, I invested in some new gift wrap and ribbons ready for the summer season… and honestly, I’ve been ridiculously excited for them to arrive - and they landed early! Sneak peek below 🫣 I can already picture my husband rolling...