Unique and Creative Gift Wrapping Techniques

Sometimes it's not about the gift, but the presentation. Have you ever received a present too pretty to open? And you thought to yourself, "GOSH I don't even care about what's inside"? Give that feeling to your loved ones and friends this Holiday Season and show them what artistic abilities you're capable of. From this moment on, you'll be the one everyone calls to wrap their presents for any occasion! In this article we'll go through three unique and creative gift wrapping techniques so you can WOW your friends and family.

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WRAPPING PAPER POUCH

What You'll Need

1. Cut a rectangle of wrapping paper over twice the size of what you’re trying to wrap. Be sureto leave extra room on the edges!
2. Fold the paper in half.
3. Staple along every edge except the side across from your fold. Trim any excess paper if your edges aren’t even.
4. Draw your design on the front of the pouch!
5. Place the object you’re trying to wrap inside the pouch.
6. Seal it by stapling along the top edge. Trim any excess paper if you need to.

RIBBON FOLD POUCH

What You'll Need

1. Fold paper into thirds, leaving a little overlap in the center. Tape the seam.
2. Fold up the bottom third of this rectangle and push the sides in to make triangles.
3. Fold the two straight edges on top and bottom inwards so that they touch. Tape this seam. This is now the bottom of your pouch.
4. Place the object you’re wrapping inside the pouch.
5. At the top of your pouch, make a very thin fold. Fold this over on itself, flipping after eachfold to make an accordion pattern. Continue about a third of the way down the paper.
6. Cut a length of ribbon about 3x the length of the pouch. Wrap it around the center of thepouch lengthwise, making sure the accordion fold is still pressed down. Tie this at the top.
7. Unfold the accordion towards the edges, leaving the center depressed by the ribbon.

Paper Pyramid

What You'll Need

1. Cut your paper or cardstock into a square.
2. Cut the square into this shape:

3. Draw a square in the center and triangles extending to each point.
4. Fold the excess paper on either side of the triangle inwards.
5. Using a pen or other sharp pointed object, poke holes at the tip of each triangle.
6. Thread your string or twine through the holes.
7. Place your object on the square.
8. Pull the string so that the tips of each triangle meet at the top. Adjust the inside folds asneeded to make sure that your present is hidden.
9. Tie the string off at the top

We hope this tutorial brought you smiles this holiday! It’s JAM’s goal as a company to provide you with quality products and amazing ways to use them. Make sure to follow our blog, Instagram and Pinterest to get the scoop on our latest new crafts and items! Don’t forget to leave comments down below. We’d love to hear how these unique and creative gift wrapping techniques worked for you this year! And if you have any suggestions don’t be shy, we’re all ears!