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Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

The annual debate - Wrapping paper

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

You can double wrap as well. I have done that with cheaper papers.

Vette · Owl drink to that!

I love pretty, quality paper but I make it look like a pile of garbage when I wrap. I still give it my best efforts though!

Actually the best paper I've found is in those magazines that kids in elementary schools sell.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
You can double wrap as well. I have done that with cheaper papers.

Then you are paying double for paper.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Vette wrote:
I love pretty, quality paper but I make it look like a pile of garbage when I wrap. I still give it my best efforts though!

Actually the best paper I've found is in those magazines that kids in elementary schools sell.

Yes, that stuff is awesome. But our school has not done that in years. Actually, though - the fundraiser people do an outlet sale nearby here next week.

Tignanello · My dog name is, Sasha!

We don't have a Hobby Lobby and most places charge $7+ for a roll that may or may not be very long. However, I have two dollar store rolls and have wrapped about 30 gifts with just those two rolls. Now - if only I could get my hands on some good ribbon.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I buy what I like.

This year, I will not be buying any because we have so much from years passed.

Some is expensive, some is dollar store.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

I buy the good stuff. I detest the cheap stuff. It rips easily and looks cheap. Love the stuff that has the grid lines on the inside, makes it so easy to cut straight.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I like the foil paper. Shiny and looks pretty. I don't buy the cheapest. And, the cheapest isn't usually very good quality either. But, neither am i going to go to buy the most expensive. It just needs to do the job and look nice. We are going to rip it off and throw it away.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
You can double wrap as well. I have done that with cheaper papers.
Then you are paying double for paper.

Oh, i know. I didnt' intend to buy paper that ripped. That was just my solution when i found out the paper that i had was crap. biggrin

sweet tooth · Member

I use the better paper on presents for people who notice/appreciate nice wrapping. I use the crappy paper on presents for kids, who don't notice anything except the name tag.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I use bags when ever possible.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
You can double wrap as well. I have done that with cheaper papers.
Then you are paying double for paper.
Oh, i know. I didnt' intend to buy paper that ripped. That was just my solution when i found out the paper that i had was crap.

Hmmmm, could it be used for toilet paper? Crap and all. biggrin

FNW · Guru

I use cheaper paper for Santa'a gifts. Kids paper. The good stuff I use on everything else, including kids' gifts I buy to donate. I love the grids, too. I love bags, too. I wrapped most of the boys' gifts that will be from us in bags yesterday. It was liberating.

Momala · Great cook-happy wife-superb fisherman

My problem with cheap paper is that many of my gifts are
"odd" size or shape. I love making the outside of a gift as
pretty as the gift itself.
One year, when I gave my Dad a shirt, I took tissue paper
and pleated it over and over, making the box look like a
tuxedo shirt, including studs down the front, and cuff links
on what looked like the sleeves, and a box tie. Took almost
a full hour, but it was worth it!

TrudyML · Guru

Vette wrote:
I love pretty, quality paper but I make it look like a pile of garbage when I wrap. I still give it my best efforts though!

Actually the best paper I've found is in those magazines that kids in elementary schools sell.

I agree. I wait for those kids and their catalogs.

Tinydancer · Guru

I'm with lily. I use bags as much as I can because they can be re-used. It feels like less of a waste and it is less of a mess.

Tignanello · My dog name is, Sasha!

lilyofcourse wrote:
I use bags when ever possible.

I used to use re-useable shopping bags as gift holders, but I didn't bother this year. Nobody seems to be using them. And I didn't find any cool ones. The grocery store ones are not that festive.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I like using unconventional paper, too.

I've used the Sunday comics for birthdays, I love using the brown paper or butcher paper.

I've used remnant fabrics, too.

For a baby shower, I used a baby blanket, secured it with diaper pins and used rattles and teethers as bows.

msrock · Guru

I ordered beautiful paper last year from Paper Source. One of my favorites had Santa Kitties. It's hard to see in this pic but the box on the bottom is wrapped in it. The white sparkly box with the houses also came from paper source. I ordered 5 different kinds. All of the paper was beautiful and thick. It was thicker than normal paper. I absolutely loved it, and yes... I am a paper snob. aww Very picky about my wrap!

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Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

msrock - I love that paper with the houses!

Now, this year we did our Disney tree and I wish I could find some GOOD Disney paper, but usually that themed stuff is the cheap paper. Sigh.

msrock · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
msrock - I love that paper with the houses!

Now, this year we did our Disney tree and I wish I could find some GOOD Disney paper, but usually that themed stuff is the cheap paper. Sigh.

It was beautiful! I looked at their site this year and I didn't find anything that made me want to spend that kind of money. I may relook again this weekend. lol.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

I like the arctic critters, penguins and the bottle brush trees.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

OMGOSH! The Cavallini retro paper is adorable!

FNW · Guru

If/when my kids sell wrapping paper, I know who to hit up!

msrock · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
OMGOSH! The Cavallini retro paper is adorable!

That was one of the ones I really liked also.

FNW · Guru

OMG! I'm hyperventilating over this:

www.papersource.com/item/Gift-Wrap-Station/3325.020/633356800071.html

msrock · Guru

FNW wrote:
OMG! I'm hyperventilating over this:

www.papersource.com/item/Gift-Wrap-Station/3325.020/633356800071.html

I saw that too. lol! wink I have to admit... I'm disappointed in their holiday wrap this year. Last year there were so many beautiful ones to choose from, and this year I've only seen a few. I don't understand!

Cheerios4606 · Guru

Yep... I was a sucker for that dollar store paper. I wrapped SS gifts yesterday and found it to be horrible to work with. Next year I will do better.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

I don't do gifts anymore but when I did I only used the good paper. I also always picked a color theme. And I used nice cloth ribbons. In some cases I spent more on the wrappings than the actual gift. Then I'd always get annoyed when my ex would wrap his gifts last minute in cheap azz paper that didn't go with my theme & wreck the whole look of the tree. It's good I let that go. I was way too anal about my decorations/wrapping.

FNW · Guru

I prefer the presents match my decor as well, lexxy. Except the Santa gifts. They aren't brought out until Christmas Eve after the boys go to bed, so it doesn't matter to me.

Ohfour · Hooker

I'm a theme person too! (I'm telling you Lex, we were separated at birth!) I usually have 5 or six different papers, but they all somewhat match. And they have to be some form of red/green/gold. And no cheap paper...

FNW · Guru

I go with browns, deep reds, and greens. Definitely gold rather than silver.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

I haven't decorated in a few years but my last theme was browns, golds, copper & cream. I always put a "layer" of crystal inside the branches to make the lights sparkle. That tree was really beautiful. Before that I was into purple, silver & opalescent ornament. I gave them to my niece.

FNW · Guru

Oooohhhhh tell me about these crystals!

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

Just crystal ornaments. Snow flakes or angels or icecicles (ok I spelled that 3 different ways & none seem to be correct). Put them deeper into the tree & they pick up the lights. Be careful if you use plastic "crystal" some of them don't reflect very well. Also I have some blown balls that are clear opalescent that throw the light well too. I only use the white lights so I don't know if it works with colored, but I'd bet you are also a white light kind of person, unless you do colored for the boys.

FNW · Guru

You're right! I do white lights. I tried colored a couple years ago and I wasn't happy, so switched back to whites.

I have been collecting swarovski ornaments since DH & I got engaged, 13 years ago. I also have a lot of other crystals. I'll try this method this year!

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

Put them so they dangle near the lights.

FNW · Guru

Okay!

Lindley · Guru

I did a theme tree one year and my then teenage daughter hated it. She boycotted the tree decorating. When she went to college she started buying tree ornaments for me. She would always buy me a ornament from her travels and special outings. I have ornaments from India ,England , Dubai,Scotland, Niger,Tanzania , Singapore, Indonesia ,Canada ,Japan , and various states.

FNW · Guru

We have a tree of travel ornaments as well, from our own travels. We put them on the tree in our bedroom, so we can reminisce.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Lawyerlady wrote:
msrock - I love that paper with the houses!

Now, this year we did our Disney tree and I wish I could find some GOOD Disney paper, but usually that themed stuff is the cheap paper. Sigh.

You can pick a couple of character colors, then use ribbon, tags, and trinkets to pretty them up.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

My bff has two boys who always peeked at their presents. She started wrapping each person's presents in different paper & then she didn't need name tags so they didn't know who's presents were who's.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I do themes, too.

I've, done fairy, ice, color, candy, country.

I match paper to theme, as well.

That's why I have so much from years past that I don't have to buy any this year.

I also have a collection of sturdy boxes I reuse every year.

There are two under the trees on the Christmas tree thread.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Also, anything from "Santa" gets wrapped in Santa paper.

They are the only gifts with Santa on them.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

FNW wrote:
OMG! I'm hyperventilating over this:

www.papersource.com/item/Gift-Wrap-Station/3325.020/633356800071.html

That is way too small for my needs.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

lilyofcourse wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
msrock - I love that paper with the houses!

Now, this year we did our Disney tree and I wish I could find some GOOD Disney paper, but usually that themed stuff is the cheap paper. Sigh.
You can pick a couple of character colors, then use ribbon, tags, and trinkets to pretty them up.

That is a good idea, too.

FNW · Guru

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lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I dream of a gift wrap room.

My fantasy house has one.

With walls full of paper and ribbons.

Drawers filled with tags and tape.

It's a thing of fantasy beauty.

FNW · Guru

Like the Aaron Spelling estate!