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Got a Bad Wrap? It's Not Too Late to Learn How to Wrap Gifts

All thumbs when it comes to wrapping those last-minute gifts? We've got a gift-wrapping video lesson for you.

By Mariana Mora
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December 24, 2010

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Step-by-step directions for wrapping up the perfect gift. We'll even put a bow on it for you! Mariana Mora

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Get together your materials to start wrapping: paper, scissors, tape, ribbon, a gift box (if your gift isn't already in one) and a big, flat surface because there is nothing more uncomfortable than wrapping a gift on a carpet or a rough surface!

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Step 1: Place the wrapping paper face-down and the box on top calculating the amount needed. Then cut.

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Steps 2 and 3: After wrapping the box and taping the edges, fold the sides. Crease the diagonal edges of the upper and lower flaps and then tape.

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Finish the wrap with a nice bow that you can learn how to do by watching the video.

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Step 1: For the bow, you first have to wrap the ribbon once around your box, staple and then cut.

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Step 2 and 3: You have two make at least 2 big loops with the remaining ribbon and then staple that 8-shaped figure bow to the ribbon wrapping the box.

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Step-by-step directions for wrapping up the perfect gift. We'll even put a bow on it for you!

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So you still have a lot of presents to wrap? And you're all thumbs with ribbon, bows, paper and tape? Fear not.

Earlier this month, a gift-wrapping expert from Carson Pirie Scott visited the Chicago Heights Public Library for a lesson in perfect gift-wrapping technique.

We've got the step-by-step process on video, our gift to you. And if you are feeling extra ambitious, there is a quick bow lesson at the end of the video you can't miss.

Related Topics: Carson Pirie Scott, Holidays, Lessons, and Presents

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