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lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

The annual debate - Wrapping paper

FNW · Guru

I saw it when she was selling the house she gave a tour on some show. It was amazing.

Momala · Great cook-happy wife-superb fisherman

My first Christmas with (late) DH and his 6 children was almost
chaotic, but he had wrapping down to a science. A couple of
years previously, he had gone to a commercial paper warehouse,
and bought an entire roll of paper, including the wrought iron
dispenser. That one roll lasted 6 years! Imagine - 6 kids, in-
laws and outlaws (about 36), friends, co-workers - EVERYTHING
got wrapped in that paper - white, with holly leaves and berries.
The only way to keep things straight was to color coordinate the
ribbons. Each child had their own color (they weren't told which
color until Christmas morning, when they saw what color ribbon
was on their stocking), and other colors for the rest of the family/
friends/etc. We would clear off the pool table in the basement,
and set up an assembly line, doing each child's gifts all at one time,
so there was no mix-up. Fun times.

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Momala wrote:

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!

You, my dear, have talent. I wouldn't know where to begin making a tuxedo shirt out of tissue paper. Wow.

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

I can wrap a box and make it look pretty, anything else is whatever works.

I have paper that is 20 years old. And I still keep buying and adding to my collection, lol.

Some rolls have never been opened. Way to pretty to use. ;)

Vette · Owl drink to that!

just Czech wrote:
I can wrap a box and make it look pretty, anything else is whatever works.

I have paper that is 20 years old. And I still keep buying and adding to my collection, lol.

Some rolls have never been opened. Way to pretty to use. ;)

Haha that's funny! I have a roll I bought a few years ago that is too pretty to use!

-- Edited by Vette on Wednesday 30th of November 2016 06:44:08 PM

Cheerios4606 · Guru

Momala wrote:

My first Christmas with (late) DH and his 6 children was almost
chaotic, but he had wrapping down to a science. A couple of
years previously, he had gone to a commercial paper warehouse,
and bought an entire roll of paper, including the wrought iron
dispenser. That one roll lasted 6 years! Imagine - 6 kids, in-
laws and outlaws (about 36), friends, co-workers - EVERYTHING
got wrapped in that paper - white, with holly leaves and berries.
The only way to keep things straight was to color coordinate the
ribbons. Each child had their own color (they weren't told which
color until Christmas morning, when they saw what color ribbon
was on their stocking), and other colors for the rest of the family/
friends/etc. We would clear off the pool table in the basement,
and set up an assembly line, doing each child's gifts all at one time,
so there was no mix-up. Fun times.

OH MY GOSH THIS IS BRILLIANT!

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

just Czech wrote:
I can wrap a box and make it look pretty, anything else is whatever works.

I have paper that is 20 years old. And I still keep buying and adding to my collection, lol.

Some rolls have never been opened. Way to pretty to use. ;)

I have some of those!

Although the 20 year old rolls you may have that you are not using because you don't like them can be scrunched up and used as packing material.