Wrapping Presents

How I envy those people, usually on telly, who manage to wrap presents so beautifully, who never end up with sticky tape everywhere but where its wanted, who can even use double sided tape without it having double the oportunity to misbehave. Those people who can cut wrapping paper neatly, who's scissors never jump and make a jaggy bit that goes off at a different angle. How do they get ribbon to stay put and not come undone? How do they get bows and things to stick to the present it put on and not come off in the drawer where they're stored until the big day, mine end up either in the bottom of the drawer or all stuck to one present!

Still at least I can do a good roast potato and sublime bread sauce!

Parents
  • What my mum tends to do is put any difficult presents in boxes so they are easier to wrap. If not then she will put in little bags like she did with my make up for my birthday. She is very good and neat when it comes to wrapping presents though, the ironic thing is that she spends time and effort wrapping up presents and then the paper is ripped of in less than 5 seconds lol! She also tends to wrap the presents in a couple of layers of paper and when she’s wrapped and tapped, she gets the scissors and neatens up the ends where the paper has been cut. 

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  • What my mum tends to do is put any difficult presents in boxes so they are easier to wrap. If not then she will put in little bags like she did with my make up for my birthday. She is very good and neat when it comes to wrapping presents though, the ironic thing is that she spends time and effort wrapping up presents and then the paper is ripped of in less than 5 seconds lol! She also tends to wrap the presents in a couple of layers of paper and when she’s wrapped and tapped, she gets the scissors and neatens up the ends where the paper has been cut. 

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