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Wrap a Gift That Looks Expensive
Gifts & Giving

Wrap a Gift That Looks Expensive

Sharp folds, double-sided tape, one ribbon — clean finish in 10 minutes

25 min4 photographed stepsBeginner

Gift wrapping that looks intentional: measure paper, crisp hospital corners, double-sided tape, simple ribbon or twine. No crumpled edges, no tape all over the front.

What you'll learn

  • Cut paper with 2–3 cm overlap — not a meter of waste
  • Hospital corners on the ends
  • Tape on the seam, not the face
  • One ribbon beats five bows

Inside this course

  • MeasureRight size paper.
  • Body wrapSeam on the bottom.
  • EndsHospital corners.
  • RibbonOne move.

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Wrap once around + 2–3 cm, height covers ends
01Wrap once around + 2–3 cm, height covers ends

Paper should go around the box once with a small overlap. Height should fold over both ends with enough to tuck.

Too much paper = bulky lumps. Cut clean with scissors, not a jagged tear.

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Wrap once around + 2–3 cm, height covers ends

Step 1

Wrap once around + 2–3 cm, height covers ends

Pull tight, double-sided tape on seam

Step 2

Pull tight, double-sided tape on seam

Push sides in, fold triangle, tape flat

Step 3

Push sides in, fold triangle, tape flat

Simple wrap and knot or bow

Step 4

Simple wrap and knot or bow

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