How to Wrap a Gift Like a Professional
Place the box facedown on top of your gift wrap, leaving the paper attached to roll. Use scissors to cut paper along one side, making a wide enough sheet to cover both sides of the box.
Step 2: Fold Over
While standing on the same side of the table as the roll, pull paper tautly up and over the far end of the box. Adhere with double-sided tape, and crease paper along the box's edge with thumb and forefinger.
Step 3: Join Ends
Unroll paper and bring it to meet the already wrapped end. Cut paper from roll, leaving an inch of overhang. Fold that inch under and crease along the fold. Adhere using double-sided tape.
Step 4: Close Open Ends
Now it's time to tackle one of the open ends of the box. Push sides of paper inward, creating four 45-degree-angle flaps, then crease along flaps.
Step 5: Fold Down
Fold down top flap. Crease sharply along the top of box, then crease again where paper meets the bottom edge of box. Cut paper along that bottom crease. Adhere to the box.
Step 6: Get Rid of Excess Paper
Fold under any excess paper on the bottom flap so that it lines up perfectly with the top of box. Apply double-sided tape to the bottom flap, then fold it over the top flap and adhere.
Step 7: Close Other Side
Repeat steps four through six on the box's remaining open end. Finish all sides by running your pinched thumb and forefinger along edges to create sharp lines.
Lay the wrapped box facedown on a length of ribbon (about five times as long as box). Pull ends of ribbon up and bring right end over the left. Pull widthwise so they cross.
Step 9: Thread Ribbon
Turn the box over. You should have two ribbon ends of about the same length. Thread each end under the ribbon already in place.
Step 10: Make a Double Knot
Double-knot the ribbon, then tie into a simple bow. Use your fingers to shape the loops.
Step 11: Trim Ends
Pinch the ribbon ends lengthwise and cut at a 45-degree angle to create forked ends. That's it—all wrapped up!
Step 12: You're Done!
With your first package all finished, the rest should be a breeze. What's more,
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