Agree that gifts are nice not only to receive, but also to give, especially if the present is in the original packaging, causing a desire to learn to find out what is hidden under the wrapper. And in order to beautifully pack the gift with your own hands, you will need special paper, some decorative elements and, of course, your inspiration. Since the presents may have a different form (rectangular, round and so on.), Let us consider some options for their packaging.
What paper to use
To date, there is a huge assortment of paper of various species. If you wish to pack a gift with your own hands, you can easily choose the wrap material of the necessary texture and colors.
Most often for design uses glossy paper of various colors, with drawings and without them. It is very convenient in operation and perfectly suitable if you need to wrap the object of the rectangular shape. How to pack a gift in paper if it is not present in the box? In this case, perfectly suitable. This is a rather thin material that transmits the outlines of objects. Corrugated wrapper can be used for the design of tubes and bottles. Make a retro style packaging with kraft paper - matte material having transverse embossing. It looks expensive, wrapped in Malbury. This paper with an ornament or pattern is made in Thailand. A very festive look gives gymnasses of pearl packaging, characterized by the ability to change shades due to lighting.
What coloring to choose
Better if the color will correspond to the case. For example, a blue or red paper is suitable for New Year's gifts in combination with a silver or golden pattern or with pictures on Christmas topics. For weddings, tender nonsense shades are relevant - beige, white, pale pink. Children's souvenir can be safely wrapped in bright paper with drawings depicting various cartoon characters. Ideally, if it is your favorite kid characters, which is meant a gift. For women, it is better to choose bright shades, green, brown or blue are well suited for men.
What to use decor
What are the decorative materials to use to pack the gift with your own hands original? The most common elements for decoration are ribbons and bows, the choice of which is quite diverse. They can be paper, satin, velvet, made of organza or any other material and have different forms. Also for the packaging decor, you can use various beads, appliques, shells, buttons and more. If, for example, a gift is intended for a girl, then when decorated, you can safely use lace, rhinestones, flowers. If the recipient of the present is a young man, one tape will be enough to decorate. A gift for a child can be decorated with toy or balloons. It all depends on the flight of your imagination. But it is important to remember that decorative elements should be harmoniously combined with the selected packaging material.
How to pack a gift of a rectangular shape: option number 1
To wrap the subject of a square or rectangular shape (for example, a box, a book or soap), you will need: packaging paper, line, scissors, bilateral scotch, materials for decor.
Place a gift on paper and using a pencil line to determine and mark the desired packaging size, leaving at the edges of 2-3 cm for the pent. Cut the drawn rectangle with scissors and put the box in the center. One of the vertical edges of the segment is adjusted in about 5-10 mm and stick to the twentiest bilateral scotch. Wrap the box in paper, ensuring that the edges remaining from the sides have the same size. Try to wrap as close as possible so that there are no wrinkles. Remove the film from the tape and glue the sequence to this side. To hand over the side, replace the bottom protruding part and press it to the edge of the box. Then you need to bend the sidewalls and the top, and then fasten it with the help of bilateral tape. Do the same with the other side. Tell a packaged gift at your discretion.
Option 2.
You can use another, quite simple way to pack the gift paper to pack a gift of the right shape. Prepare the wrapper material of two colors, scissors, ribbon and tape. Put the box with a gift for the middle of the paper segment of the required size. Wrap first in length and secure in the center of Scotch. Then bend up the side sides of the paper and connect them by tied tape. After that, take two lanes of another color, which in width should be less than the sides of the box. Place them on the table cross-cross, place a gift in the center and wrap it, collecting the edges of both bands on top. Tie them together with ribbon. Cut the resulting beam and straighten up, giving it a flower shape. Paper must be used soft. The packaging of foil material looks good.
How beautiful to pack a round shape gift
Packaging of gifts having a round shape is harder and will take a little longer, but the result will certainly please. This requires wrapper, glue and scotch.
From the paper cut the strip, which in length should be greater than the circumference of the box, and in width - more diameter and height combined. A gift must be placed in the middle of the carved strip of sideline and whenever possible to wrap, fixing the tip with glue. Next, you need to treat the upper and lower parts of the box. To do this, on both sides, start the protruding tips of the paper with neat folds, and then secure them with the help of a tape. To disguise it, glue the small circles cut from above, carved from the material used for packaging.
If one of the paper indents initially leave more, then bending the fold will only be on one bottom side. The top is assembled in the form of a magnificent ruffle, which is fixed with a ribbon or bow. For such packaging, it is better to use corrugated paper because it is more fuel.
Packaging round box in paper stripes
There is another original option, how to pack a gift in paper. It looks unusually and interestingly, a round box is wrapped in carved bands of one or more colors, which can be both combined and contrasting. How to pack a gift in gift paper in this way? Special skills are not required here. All elementary simply. Cut 8, 6 either 4 wide paper stripes and fold them crosswise. In the middle of the gift. Lift the stripes, one by mounting them on the end of the box with a tape or glue, which can be masked with a paper circle either directly with a decorative element in the form of a flower, bow, and so on.
Packaging of non-standard boxes
How to pack a gift in gift paper if it is placed in a box of non-standard form? The easiest option is to put in the bag, for the manufacture of which, besides thin gift wrap, we need scissors and a decorative lace or tape. Cut the required amount of paper, focusing on the size of the box. Gift place on the segment so that when folding it, the opposite sides can smoothly go. Wrap the box into paper, rolling it with a tube. Bend the resulting roll at the base in half. Connect both ends at the top base using a tape or lace, decorate.
Packaging of a gift without a box: Option number 1
How to choose an original gift if it does not have a box? It is not necessary to buy it specifically. You can create a prefigure and without it. For example, it looks interesting and very simply packaging in the form of candy. And it can be given in it anything (cosmetics, sweets, clothing, etc.). Let's look at how to pack a gift for gift paper, giving it a form of delicious delicacy.
For the manufacture of "candy" need scissors, paper for wrapping (preferable corrugated), ribbon, cardboard sheet or other dense material.
At first, the gift should be placed in a small package and give it the shape of a bar, wrapped in a dense material. Next, "sweetie" is winding up with gift paper. At the same time, it is necessary that its edges come out for several centimeters beyond the borders of the "bar", in the end of which bows of ribbons are tied. Here, in fact, the whole process of manufacturing packaging. If you take a single gift paper, then you can write a congratulatory text on it, which will surely please the believed person.
Option number 2 - Packaging in the form of candy Truffle
Another option is to beautifully pack a gift - design in the form of candy truffle. It is very convenient if you need to wrap together several items (stationery, dishes, and so on.). To do this, all the components of the gift fold on a sheet of cardboard, which can be previously wrapped in packaging paper. Place it in the middle of the segment of a transparent wrapping film, the size of which depends on the volume of the present. Next raise the ends of the film up and give the package the type of truffle, fixing it from above the beautiful ribbon. Instead of transparent material, you can use corrugated paper. Similarly, you can make a bottle.
In addition to the considered methods of how to pack a gift in gift paper, there are still many interesting options that can be studied and tested in practice. Perhaps issuing the present for the first time, you will come to the conclusion that this is a rather difficult lesson. But believe me, every time the process will be easier to pass, bring pleasure and please the results of the work done.
