How to beautifully pack a gift of any shape and size

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How to pack a rectangular gift in the classic way

What do you need

• Wrapping paper;
• scissors;
• ordinary scotch tape;
• double sided tape.

How to wrap a gift

Lay out the paper and place the gift on it. On the narrow side, measure out enough paper to cover three quarters of the box.

Measure the same amount of paper from the opposite side and cut off the excess.

Place the present with the wide side on the narrow edge of the paper.

Flip it over to the side.

Then put it down and put it back on.

Measure about 5 cm from the gift and cut the paper along this line.

Turn the gift over with the side you want it to open. Place the narrow edge of the paper against the middle of the top edge and secure with regular tape. The paper should fit snugly against the box.

Glue a piece of double-sided tape to the opposite edge of the paper.

Glue this edge to the far edge of the top plane of the gift. If everything is measured correctly, the paper will fit snugly and will last just to the right place.

Now glue the sides of the gift. Fold down the top edge of the paper and secure with regular tape.

Run your fingers over the bulging paper to create crisp folds.

Fold the side of the paper into a gift and fix it.

Fold and glue the other part of the package in the same way.

Flatten the bottom edge, place double-sided tape on it and attach to the gift.

Glue the opposite side of the gift in the same way. Run your fingers along the edges of the rectangle - this will make the shape of the package more clear.

What other option is there

A square-shaped gift is wrapped in much the same way:

How to pack a rectangular gift diagonally

What do you need

• Wrapping paper;
• scissors.

How to wrap a gift

Spread the paper out on a flat surface. Place the present in the corner: the edges of the wide side should touch the edges of the paper.

Turn the gift over to its side and then lay it flat again.

Fold the opposite corner of the paper and measure a point on it about 5 cm from the corner of the gift. In the photo, the person just points to this point.

Keeping your finger on the desired point, unfold the paper and cut along the line through the mark.

Cut another line perpendicular to the first. You will end up with a square piece of paper.

Take one corner of the paper and fold it under the gift.

Then fold the right corner a little inward and fold that part of the paper. Run your fingers along the folds. The packaging should fit snugly around the gift.

Likewise, fold the opposite corner inward.

Fold this piece of paper. Run your fingers through all the folds that have formed.

Begin to fold over the rest of the packaging. Make sure that the paper does not crawl out to the sides.

Fold the paper, leaving a corner.

Fold over the top of this corner and slide your fingers over the edge of the gift.

Slide the loose piece under the corners of the paper. Look for details in the video:

What other option is there

In this method, scotch tape is used, but much less paper is needed than in the previous ones.

How to make a drape wrap for a rectangular gift

What do you need

• Wrapping paper;
• corrugated paper;
• scissors;
• ordinary scotch tape;
• double sided tape;
• tape - optional.

How to wrap a gift

Cut two identical large rectangular pieces of wrapping and corrugated paper. Place the wrapping paper face down, and place the crepe paper on top. Fold in the bottom, narrow edge a couple of centimeters.

Fold the same edge so that the new folded strip is two times wider than the previous one. In order not to be mistaken, watch the video instruction below. Fold this strip four more times.

Unfold the paper. You should have noticeable folds.

Turn the paper over so it is right-side up. From the middle of the bottom edge, cut a corner to the beginning of the fifth fold.

Straighten the corrugated sheet slightly to the left. Fan all the paper along the intended folds. Look for details in the video.

Turn the packaging over and tape the fan in several places.

Place the gift on paper. Fold the fan section as shown in the photo. Place the opposite side of the package on top. See how much you need to cut so that this part is hidden under the first one. Then cut off the excess.

Uncover the paper. Place the left side over the gift and secure the right side to it with double-sided tape.

Turn the gift over. On one side, fold the side edges of the paper inward.

Fold the top edge of the paper inward and cut off any excess if necessary. Glue the bottom edge with double-sided tape.

Repeat this on the other side of the gift. Tie a ribbon if desired.

What other options are there

Instead of a fan, you can make a straight drape:

The diagonal drapery also looks impressive:

And another cool option for packing with a tie especially for men:

How to make a box with a pocket for a rectangular gift

What do you need

• Wrapping paper;
• ordinary scotch tape.

How to wrap a gift

Place the gift on the paper at an angle as shown in the photo.

Fold a small corner of the paper for a gift.

Fold the piece of paper to the left of the gift and secure with tape.

Bend the corner at the top, as shown in the photo.

Fold this part of the package into a gift. Make the fold more clear - this is the future pocket.

Flip the gift over and glue the tip of the piece of paper from the previous step.

Fold the remaining paper over to the same side and secure with tape.

Place something in the pocket on the other side of the gift.

What other options are there

This video shows you how to wrap a flat gift:

You can make a package with a straight pocket:

And here's another way to give a present in an unusual way:

How to make a striped box for a rectangular gift

What do you need

• Wrapping paper;
• scissors;
• double sided tape;
• scrapbooking paper or other decorative paper;
• ribbon.

How to wrap a gift

Cut a rectangle from the wrapping paper. For one side, measure the smallest edge of the gift six times, and then measure the largest once. The other side should be such that the paper easily covers the gift lying on it. All the details are in the video below.

Place the gift in the middle of the paper, inside out. Fold the bottom edge and use your fingers to trace the edge of the rectangle.

Then fold the top of the paper and use your fingers to mark the fold.

Glue the bottom to the top. The paper should fit snugly against the gift.

Fold a corner of the paper as shown in the photo.

Fold the rest of the corners in the same way. Place the gift seam up.

Fold the top corners towards the center.

Cut a strip from the decorative paper slightly longer than the gift and twice as narrow as it. Fold the long edges slightly and place double-sided tape on the sides.

Apply the strip horizontally to the top corners of the wrapping paper.

Fold the bottom corners of the paper forward and glue them to the strip.

Tie a ribbon around the gift.

How to wrap a gift of any shape in a paper bag

What do you need

• Wrapping paper;
• scissors;
• double sided tape.

How to wrap a gift

Lay the paper face down. Place the gift on top and fold the side of the paper. Measure out enough packaging to completely cover the gift.

Cut the paper along the marked line.

Take away the gift. Tape one edge of the paper with tape. Fold the opposite side about to the middle.

Glue the side with the tape on top.

Fold the bottom edge a few centimeters. Then unfold and fold that piece of paper along the sides to form triangles. Their middle should fall on the intended fold. See the video below for details.

Fold the top corner of the resulting shape towards the middle. Bend the bottom corner so that it slightly overlaps the top one.

Fold the edge of the bottom triangle inward. Stick it on top. Unfold the bag and place the gift in it.

Wrap the open edge of the bag twice and secure with tape.

If the gift is heavy, you should put thick cardboard at the bottom of the bag for reliability. And from above, you can make holes with a hole punch, thread a tape there and tie. Then the edge does not have to be glued.

How to wrap a gift of any shape in a paper bag

What do you need

• Wrapping paper;
• scissors;
• corrugated paper - optional;
• regular scotch tape - optional;
• ribbon.

How to wrap a gift

Cut a large piece of paper and place it face down. To make the packaging look more interesting, you can place the same piece of corrugated paper on top. Place a gift in the middle.

Connect two opposite corners of the paper at the top.

Holding the top of the structure, add another corner of the paper.

And then the last corner.

Pinch the paper over the gift and flatten it on top to make the packaging look nicer.

For reliability, you can glue this place with tape. At the end, tie it with a ribbon.

What other option is there

This method is ideal for ball-shaped objects:

How to wrap a gift of any shape in a paper envelope

What do you need

• Wrapping paper;
• scissors;
• double sided tape.

How to wrap a gift

Cut a piece of paper and fold it across in half. One half should completely cover the gift.

Expand the sheet. Fold in the long edges about 1 cm. Fold the sheet again so that a fold forms slightly below the center. Bond tape to the bottom edges until a new fold.

Glue the bottom of the paper to the top.

Fold the corners of the remaining paper as shown in the photo.

Glue these corners and stick a strip of tape on top.

Place the present inside and close the envelope.

How to wrap a cylinder shaped gift

What do you need

• Wrapping paper;
• scissors;
• double sided tape.

How to wrap a gift

Cut a long rectangle out of the paper. Its width should be such that the paper on both sides reaches the middle of the cylinder placed on its side in the center of the paper.

Fold the narrow side of the paper slightly. Place the gift on its side in the middle of the package and wrap the opposite side of the paper.

Glue the folded edge on top so that the paper fits snugly around the gift.

Fold up one edge of the paper temporarily to place the gift straight.

Fold in the tips of the top of the paper. Take one resulting corner and fold it over to the gift.

Place paper on top as shown in the photo and video below.

Continue to fold the paper in the same way around the circle, making clear folds.

Slide the remaining rectangle under the beginning of the package.

Do the same for the back of the gift. If there is a small hole in the middle, cover it with a piece of paper or jewelry.

What other options are there

This master class will come in handy if you don't want to use scotch tape or you just don't have it at hand:

How to pack a triangular gift

What do you need

• Wrapping paper;
• scissors;
• regular or double-sided tape.

How to wrap a gift

Cut a larger rectangle from the paper than the present. Lay the paper face down, place the gift in about the middle. Fold the lower, narrow edge of the paper up.

Fold over the lower right corner as shown in the photo. If you are at a loss, watch the video tutorial below.

Lift the right side of the paper.

Fold this part near the sharpest corner.

Wrap the rest of the packaging around the gift.

Secure the tip with tape.

How to pack a bottle as a gift

What do you need

• Two types of wrapping or corrugated paper;
• scissors;
• double sided tape;
• ribbon.

How to pack a bottle as a gift

Cut off two paper rectangles. One of them should be slightly less than the second. Place them on top of each other.

Flip the paper over so that the smaller rectangle is at the bottom. Place the bottle in the corner.

Start wrapping the bottle in paper.

Fold the corner of the paper on the right to the bottom.

Continue rolling the bottle and folding the right edge of the paper. The video below shows the packaging process in detail.

Wrap the paper all the way around the bottle. Glue the end of the package with tape.

Squeeze the packaging around the neck of the bottle.

Tie a ribbon around this area.

What other options are there

In this video, you will find three more ways to present a bottle in an original way:

How to decorate a wrapped gift

The classic option is to glue a bow to it. You can make it yourself from wrapping paper:

Or from the tape:

Another idea is to make paper flowers instead of a bow:

Or glue an artificial bouquet:

Themed decor looks very cool. For example, here are several ways to make packaging for the New Year holidays:

10 more incredibly cool winter ideas:

And one more cool instruction:

This is how you can decorate your birthday present:

And for Valentine's Day: