How to pack a gift in gift paper?

Gifts are a very important part of our life. They can help resolve a conflict situation, bring them closer to someone, or even create a festive atmosphere. As you know, the best gift is one that is made with your own hands or at least packed with these hands. Therefore, despite the importance of filling the surprise and its semantic load, in no case should one forget about the features of its design, because this is its “face”.

Perhaps the most popular packaging option is special wrapping paper. Let us consider in more detail the types of packaging material and the features of the packaging process itself.

To pack a gift, you need to choose the right tools and packaging material. First of all, you need to determine the type of wrapping paper, choosing the right one that matches the nature of the event and the preferences of the person to whom the gift is addressed.

• Glossy paper looks very impressive, which is characterized primarily by lightness, which makes it possible to construct from it various variations of the holiday packaging. It is quite strong to withstand loads, but you should not expect increased reliability from it. This paper is made in different colors and with different patterns, and on the bend and edges of the light glare shimmer with all the colors of the rainbow. It is often used to pack square boxes and gift options without them.

• Kraft paper It may seem more durable and wear-resistant, because it is denser to the touch and heavier, and in appearance it resembles old paper.But packaging can cause problems, because it wrinkles a lot, and under heavy loads it can even break. In general, the appearance of this paper resembles a vintage style, which undoubtedly can be used for packaging in retrostyle.

• Quiet paper - This is a papyrus paper, which is very airy, which can be used to give the gift an external feeling of lightness. In addition, the texture of this material allows you to wrap a gift of complex shape with giving it a larger volume.

• Polysilk It is a film that readily stretches and has a metallized coating. It is good to wrap something with sharp corners, and the ends of the packaging are perfectly closed with bows. Often used to knit decorative knots. The material for the most part is plain.

• Corrugated paper It has a large embossed surface. In this elegant package, you can wrap any items, up to tubes or bottles. The material has transverse embossing and a ribbed shape, due to which it can stretch a little.

• Crepe paper is a variation of corrugated packaging. It has a texture in the form of small folding, which is different in density, and also has moisture resistance and elasticity. It is distinguished from corrugated paper by less folding, greater softness and a wider scope.

• Mulberry - the so-called “crumpled” paper used by designers came to us from Thailand. With a variety of colors, patterns and ornaments are often made on it. It is possible to completely steal something from the school herbarium and insert it into this type of packaging, giving the gift a more elegant and neat appearance.

In addition to paper, packaging may also require scissors or a stationery knife, paper clips, glue, scotch tape and a ruler, gift bows and postcards in the form of stickers.

In order to turn to the technique of gift wrapping, you need to determine the shape of the boxes. The most popular are square, rectangular, round, oval, spherical and cylindrical. Less common are triangular packaging options, prismatic or any other complex shapes.

In addition to the form, it is necessary to take into account the size of the future surprise, as well as other nuances. Let us consider in more detail the features of gift wrapping and boxes of various shapes and sizes, as well as get acquainted with a step-by-step diagram of how to properly wrap boxes and how to seal them securely.

To beautifully pack a square or rectangular box, you do not need to have great skills, it is enough to follow the step-by-step instructions correctly.

To do this, using any measuring device, it is enough to mark the data on paper. Cut the packaging is necessary taking into account the indentation that will be needed when fixing the package.

Next, we lay out the flap, bend one edge by half a centimeter and prepare for fixing by gluing a piece of double-sided tape into this hem. Then we place the gift itself in the center of the package.

We cover the opposite side and, pulling the wrapper, fix its edge with the same double-sided tape.

We cover the edges of the ends (the sides located along the axis of the length of the box), pressing the upper edge of the formed “tube” of wrapping paper with thumbs.

We should get two triangles - the corners that we bend to the midline of the box. This process is similar to one of the steps in making an airplane.

We bend the formed corner and finally fix it with tape or glue on the end face of the gift.

The other side should be treated the same way.

Then from the tape it is necessary to make a bow, wrap around the box and mark the place of docking. Next, cut off the excess tape and also fix it with tape. In addition, you can use ready-made purchased bows.

And also it is possible to wrap a rectangular gift by the way of packaging “under the envelope”. To do this, take scissors, craft paper and glue or tape to fix the package.

We put a sheet of paper and put the diagonal marking in two lines, we also mark the triangles, which we will later bend on the box.

We put the box in the center, bend the opposite ends of the wrapper. Please note that the width of the paper can exceed the box, so when we bend the opposite triangles up, we will have sticking out paper on the sides. We delicately bend it inside or cut it off.

We bend the two remaining corners and fix. We bind the ribbon on top, and fasten the bow.

Wrapping a round or oval gift is harder than a rectangular box. The necessary packaging accessories will be approximately the same as when packing a rectangular gift. However, before you pack your gift yourself, it is worth familiarizing yourself with some important nuances. For example, learn how to do this according to the instructions, and try to do the whole process with some ordinary paper that you do not mind spending. We give an algorithm of actions.

• It is necessary to measure the height of the box, and take a piece of wrapping paper 2-3 cm wide wider than this figure, and a little longer than the box perimeter.
• We remove the lid, carefully wrap the box so that you can turn the centimeter to the bottom of the box from the bottom. From above we turn the remaining edges inside the box and also glue it.
• At the bottom of the box, a flap of wrapping material of an appropriate shape is glued, but slightly smaller in size, about half a centimeter.
• The lid is glued with a piece of paper of the same shape as the lid itself, but, on the contrary, of a larger size, the protruding edges are tucked and fixed on the inside of the sides.
• At the end, seal the box with a tape of wrapping material a centimeter wide, glue it on the side of the lid and side of the box. Thanks to this method, the gift will look holistic.

The surprise is ready, and you can safely please them the one to whom it is addressed.

Your gift will not always be in the box, so sometimes you need to get out of this situation, having managed to pack it in other ways. To do this, you may need:

• material for packaging - corrugated or plain gift paper with a glossy surface will be most suitable;
• adhesive tape or glue, if you intend to fix the package without adhesive tape;
• packing tapes and bows.

You can pack a surprise in the form of candy in a very original and beautiful way:

• lay out the packaging material;
• put a gift in the middle of the wrapping material;
• we wrap it so that the wrapper takes a cylindrical shape, leave the ends on both sides of 15 cm and twist like a candy wrapper.

You can try to make a bag of craft paper with scissors, a ruler and double-sided adhesive tape.

• First, measure and cut out a piece of craft paper, which will be suitable in size for our gift. We bend one wide edge by a centimeter, stick a double-sided tape on it.
• Then we glue our adhesive tape to the opposite edge of the paper to close this part of the future package.
• Make pronounced ribs for the bag by gently folding the paper.
• After that, we proceed to the formation of the bottom, for which, from the chosen side, we bend our future package.
• It is necessary to bend the part to the middle, first the short and then the long sides, fixing them with double-sided tape.
• We strengthen the bottom of the bag with an insert of the same packaging material, which is clearly sized.
• We bend the top, pierce with a hole punch, and thread beautiful ribbons that will serve as handles. Done!

You can make a rather unusual gift shape from a paper towel sleeve. Or by gluing its semblance of cardboard or thick paper. In such an improvised box, you can put something small (for example, a case with a wedding ring, maybe the ring itself). We will need gift paper, scissors, a cardboard tube or towel sleeve, adhesive and gift ribbons.

• If we took the sleeve from the towel, we must cut it into two parts (across) and flatten it so that we get a fusiform shape.
• On the sides of the tube, the edges of the resulting “spindle” are bent to the middle.
• On the one hand we fix the folds with tape. Putting a gift.
• We cut out a wrapper from gift paper. Decorate with a ribbon on top.

If the gift is small and flat, you can try to make an envelope. Scissors, craft paper, scotch tape and a ruler will help us in this again:

• cut a rhombus from a piece of craft paper;
• put a gift in its center;
• bend the formed triangles along the edges;
• fasten with glue or double-sided tape.

There is another unusual way to pack a gift without a box.

• Take a thicker wrapping paper. In the center we will vertically put a gift.
• We will cover the gift with the left and right half of the paper without pressing the fold.
• We fix the lower part of the resulting convolution, retreating at the end by one and a half to two centimeters from the end of the segment.
• Lay the bundle to one side, smooth the side bends. As a result, you should get the top edge.
• We sew the top edge of our packaging with a stapler or fasten it in another way.
• Cut off the excess paper and decorate with small details.

For example, wine or good champagne. Such a gift, although by itself looks very presentable, but still needs appropriate packaging.

Make it simple:

• we take a sheet of paper of a rather large size, wrap the main part of the bottle in it and fix it with tape;
• we take another sheet of paper, a smaller one, put the middle on the cork, tightly wrap the neck, fix it with a thread or tape;
• the bottom of the bottle can also be closed with another piece of paper and fixed with tape;
• In addition, you can embellish the bottle with bows and other external decorative elements.

It is important to dwell on the colors of our wrapper in order to determine the choice of harmonious color combinations. The primary colors used in the wrapper are yellow, orange, pink, purple and red. They perfectly combine blue, white, green, gray, brown, black, as well as silver, steel and gold.

• Yellow very cozy, it is the color of the sun and heat. Ideal for decorating gifts for children. It has a slightly playful and very immediate emotional character. Perfectly complemented by the decor of purple, blue, brown or green shades.
• Orange color carries joy, happiness, but requires accuracy in dosage. It is combined with blue, yellow, brown, green, violet and red colors, which opens up a lot of space for the decor of boxes packed in a wrapper of this shade.
• Gifts packed in pink color.are perfect for presenting to girls and women, as they symbolize tenderness, lightness, romance. The pink tone goes well with different shades of purple and red. In addition, it can be perfectly shaded by white decor.
• Purple personifies the mystery, therefore, suitable for sudden gifts that you can not expect. It goes well with white, yellow, silver and pink shades.
• Red color most often personifies passion, fire, love, so in red you can wrap a gift for your soulmate. Red packaging can be harmoniously combined with white, purple, silver and pink colors.
• Blue colour it is desirable to save for men, it is elegant and restrained. A dark blue hue looks great in tandem with blue, yellow, white, silver.
• White color good in that it can be very freely combined with other bright colors, but its use as a primary color is ambiguous. For the most part, it is rather cold, and this can ruin the result of giving a gift.
• Green color suitable in almost any situation, and the abundance of its shades allows you to maneuver between different packaging options depending on the situation. Green tone is associated with material well-being. The darker part of the green spectrum should be combined with gold, yellow, white and orange. And its lighter part is perfectly compatible with brown, yellow and gray tones.
• Grey colour gives the gift restraint and nobility. It harmoniously blends and looks very elegant with pink, red or purple flowers.
• Brown and black colors Although they are not the most frequent, they are nevertheless suitable for gift wrapping, for example, for colleagues. Or for any “official” gift. In order to avoid “concentrated coffee” or “heavy tar”, it is worth diluting the packaging with silver, golden or other light decor.
• Gold, silver or another metallic shade it is highly undesirable to use on your own, and it is more preferable to combine these colors with other cool tones.

When we decide on design options, many factors need to be considered. For example, what gender the recipient of the gift, how old he is, how close your relationship is, and what is the reason. Given the diversity of these data, the design of the same gift can vary significantly.

To begin with, it is important to decide which material we still use, and whether we can somehow combine the materials in this gift. When we decided on the material (or materials), the question of color arises: which color will please the recipient more and which will be more stylish. Do not forget that the color of the package does not always have to match the color of the gift.

Is it worth it to decorate a surprise, in addition to a wrapper, with some accessories, decor elements, or is it better to maintain a minimalism style - now we will figure it out. But before that, it is necessary to clarify the general methods.

For example, with a minimalist version and a monotonous soft wrapper, you can drag a gift with a colorful ribbon. With a minimum of external decor, you can intercept the packaging with several ribbons or ribbons of different colors.

Now we can move on to the details. First, we will discuss gifts for children. Children love colorful things of original execution, therefore, as a gift wrapping material, you can use, for example, craft paper, which can be painted with acrylic paint. You can make a complex and graceful drawing, or you can simply select some background color, and then dip the brush in a different color - and leave mischievous splashes on our paper. And then you can switch to a different shade and do the same. For example, make a blue background, and then splash it with yellow and red drops. Or pick up any other combination according to the rules for combining colors.

It is also very cool and unusual to use, instead of the usual wrappers of surprises for children, fabric bags, or pack them like sweets according to the above principle.

It's no secret that children love animals, so you can make a packaging animal. To do this, you need to perform several actions.

• Putting a gift on craft paper. We put up and down rectangles the width of a gift, and half its length.Left and right, you must set aside rounded rectangles of similar sizes.
• On each rectangle from the edges you need to outline two protrusions - these are the ears of the little animals, and this will also fix the wrapper. In the semicircular fragments, make cuts into which the “ears” will enter.
• We decorate the resulting animal with a suitable decor in the form of eye-beads and antennae from a dark fishing line.

For a man, you can unusually pack a gift in the form of a shirt. To do this, we need a white and, for example, a purple sheet of paper, a red ribbon, and tape. To make it:

• you need to cut off a sheet of paper with a length of 2 widths and lengths of the gift, putting aside a margin of 3 centimeters;
• Turn the material upside down;
• bend the sides so that the "shirt" is fastened in the middle;
• flip the future "shirt", fold the top of the paper toward you;
• turn the shirt back, make it a collar;
• turn out the paper;
• bend the final work in half, tucking in the resulting collar.

A non-trivial option is to drape a gift with fabrics, for this you need a scarf, plain or with a pattern. This Japanese technique is called Furoshiki. She is good in its versatility, in addition, the drapery will look advantageous on any form. The packing algorithm is something like this:

• lay a square scarf;
• place a gift on its back;
• we connect the tails opposite, and hide the nodes inward;
• we decorate the fabric at our discretion.

And a few more examples of how you can further decorate the box.

• Tags. They look definitely stylish, and they can be filled with original text, making the gift even more original and individual. A tag can be made of cardboard by making a hole in it with a hole punch and tying it, for example, to a ribbon or twine.
• Newspaper. A newspaper can be used to create a retrostyle effect.
• Butterflies cut out of cardboard, pieces of which are of different sizes. The wings lend themselves perfectly to folding and fixing with tape.
• Thread. Threads can decorate a gift from small knots to a full wrapping of a gift in a thread, leaving a tag and instructions.
• Buttons Buttons give the gift some fervor and remind of childhood. Plain or colored buttons of different sizes are selected for the gift decor and put them on glue. You should not focus the buttons on one side of the gift, as it will not look so harmonious.
• Pompons hint of warmth, which is important in the cold season, so pom-pom decor is relevant, especially in winter. Perfect pompons come out of a woolen thread.
• Pictures. Photos give the gift a personality.
• Figures. You can use various simple and complex geometric shapes in the form of applications.
• Flowers. Especially relevant for a gift to a girl. They can decorate the box by picking up live buds or artificial plants.

Next, see the step-by-step instructions on how to properly pack a gift.