Looking for some cool gift wrapping techniques? One of the most fun or agonizing things about the holidays is wrapping gifts. Some people love it and some people loathe it. If you love it or hate it, you can always make it fun with some cool gift wrapping techniques.
You’ll be going to holiday parties, family parties, and maybe you might do a white elephant gift exchange with your friends. There’s usually lots of gifting involved and if you want to make your gift extra special, you can try DIY gift wrapping or try something more elegant.
We’ve looked across the internet to find 5 cool and unique ways to wrap gifts. We found a way to wrap oddly shaped gifts, a cool way to wrap gifts with tissue, a fun way to wrap boxed gifts, and an elegant way to wrap a present.
We even added a bonus video! You’ll have to read more to find out what #6 is.
We thought these ideas were so fun that we couldn’t keep them to ourselves. These ideas aren’t ours so we have to credit the crafty gift wrappers!
Make it Classy – Wrap Your Gift with a One of a Kind Look
If you follow Giftwrappinglove on TikTok, then you’ve seen their beautiful designs. We love this gift wrapping technique below because it’s timeless and elegant!
This type of gift wrapping style is perfect for a small box gift and it will be sure to brighten anyone’s day. The wrapping is actually so pretty, the recipient might not want to open it!
Cool Gift Wrapping Techniques 101: How to Wrap Odd Shaped Gifts
This is always one that stumps us so it had to be on our list of gift wrapping techniques.
You find the perfect gift for that special someone and then you realize that you have no clue how to wrap it.
You can always opt in for a box or a gift bag but if you’re in a time crunch and you only have wrapping paper, you’ll need to find a quick fix. Leave it to the crafting queen, Martha Stewart to save us with her video below.
This is a quick 2 minute video that will save you tons of time in the long run.
How to Wrap Gifts 101 – Wrap a Gift Box Like a Pro
One of the most common things you’ll wrap when giving gifts is boxes. What if you’re asking – how do I wrap gifts? If you’re new to wrapping gifts, we have a fun tutorial below that will allow you to wrap a box while giving it some extra love.
The gift wrap below is from Noreva Projects and we love it! There’s even a cool place to stick a card so you don’t need to use tape.
A simple guide to wrapping a gift with a built in card holder? Genius!
How to Wrap a Gift Card in a Few Easy Steps
If you’re not able to spend lots of time gift shopping or you’re shopping for someone who prefers gift cards, then you’re likely going to buy gift cards.
While some people find gift cards to be less personal, some people love the freedom of buying what they want. They don’t need to worry about getting a gift they don’t like and they can cash it out when they want!
If you are a gift card giving queen and you want to wrap your gift cards in a cool way, this tutorial below will have you covered.
WRAPSIR has an easy to follow tutorial that will make wrapping any gift card super easy. Cool Gift wrapping techniques can apply to gift cards as well!
How to Wrap Gifts with Tissue Paper – Your Quick Guide
Imagine this – you just ran out of wrapping paper and you don’t know what to do! Well, if you have tissue, you’re in luck! Below we found a quick tutorial, a youtube short, from The Folding Lady where she managed to make a tissue wrapped gift look great!
This is also a way to wrap gifts with no tape!
Bonus Video – The Most Eco-Friendly Way to Wrap Gifts
We couldn’t stop at 5 once we learned about furoshiki. Furoshiki is one of the most eco-friendly and sustainable ways of wrapping gifts. In this video by Pointful Things, there’s a calming video of sustainable gift wrapping that you’ll want to try out!
Gift Wrapping Facts 101 – All Your Questions Answered Here
On our quest to find some cool gift wrapping techniques, we also learned about wrapping paper.
Gift wrapping has been around for centuries. Japan has been using cloth wrap for gift for hundreds of thousands of years, they call it furoshiki. Not only do they wrap gifts, they also use this wrapping to transport goods.
What about wrapping paper in the U.S.? Hallmark has entered the chat.
According to the Hallmark website:
“Hallmark can be credited with founding the modern-day gift wrap industry when, during the Christmas season in 1917, the Hall Brothers’ store in Kansas City ran out of the red, green, white and holly tissue sheets that people used to wrap gifts.”
The brothers then used decorative paper from France and charged 10 cents a sheet. Gift wrapping in the U.S. was born.
What about the unpleasant side of gift wrap? Where does it end up?
Can You Recycle Gift Wrap?
Did you know that over 2.3 Million pounds of wrapping paper ends up in a landfill each year? Believe it or not, wrapping paper is not always recyclable. If you’re looking to take a more eco friendly approach to wrapping gifts, we suggest opting for a recyclable gift wrapping option or try out furoshiki.
How do you know if your wrapping paper is recyclable? If it is 100% paper, you should be fine. If there’s glitter and other materials, we suggest that you do not try to recycle it.
Final Thoughts
If you’re a huge gift giver or you give out gift cards like they are going out of style, we hope you enjoyed this article! Let us know if you tried out any of these gift wrapping techniques!
T&W