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? π
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Hello Reader, Before we get onto this weekβs update, a quick welcome if you're new to my newsletter π Each week, I share tips, behind-the-scenes moments, updates on classes, whatβs new, or sometimes just whatβs 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? π 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, A very warm welcome if you're new here. Every couple of weeks I pop into your inbox with a little gift wrapping inspiration, ideas to try and, quite often, a peek at what I've been practising too. Because yes, I still practise! π My favourite gift wrapping technique has got to be pleating. Whether it's what I'll call an ordinary pleat, a fanned pleat or pretty much anything in between, I love how something as simple as folding the paper can completely change the look of a gift,...
Hello Reader, Firstly, a very warm welcome if you're new here. It's lovely to have you as part of the Gift Wrapping Made Easyβ’ community. Can you believe we've reached the August Bank Holiday weekend already? And for many of you, next week will mean back to school, back to routines and that definite feeling that summer is starting to wind down. But before all that, we have the long weekend. And if the Bank Holiday turns out to be characteristically British, i.e. requiring an umbrella and...
Hello Reader, Here we are at the end of another week of uncharacteristically hot UK weather - our new normal?! My sticky tape is just about surviving this time around πThis week, though, I want to talk about pot plants. Have you ever bought someone a lovely pot plant as a gift... and then simply handed it over in the bag it came in from the shop? πͺ΄ There's absolutely nothing wrong with that, of course. But what if you could make it look just a little bit more special? Plants are an awkward...