Becoming a Present Wrapping Pro: A Guide to Wrapping the Perfect Gift

Oh guys oh guys it looks good so far like it doesn't it does not look good so far at all. Well today I'm going to use my hands and show you how to become a present wrapping pro I'm also going to show you how to wrap an oddly shaped present as a bonus so let's get started.

To wrap the perfect present, you're going to want to start with a good sturdy wrapping paper. Fold the paper across until it meets the paper on the other side of the box then cut about two to three inches beyond that mark on the ends. Leave enough paper to extend about three quarters the height of the box. Trim the opposite side to match.

Flip the gift so the bottom side is up and fold the short side in about one to two inches over the edge of the box use regular tape to secure it to the box. Use your left hand to pull the seam snug and crease the edge and pull snugly. Creasing this corner with the seam you've created here, tuck under and sharply crease. Use double sided tape to secure the edge from here on out.

We're going to use double sided tape for the rest of the project so that we have no visible tape on the ends I'm going to fold a triangle shape, pull tightly and crease and repeat on the top and I'm going to repeat on the other side at the top. I'll have to fold under, we're going to fold the top flap down and secure with double sided tape next.

We'll fold the bottom up it might be easier to flip the box over so you can crease before securing now we're going to repeat on the other side. Quick seam, secure that last flap. Go through and finish out my edges and you have a package that will make all of your type a dreams come true. There are barely any seams you can look at it from any angle and it is almost perfect makes me so happy this gift is so sharp I'm pretty sure if I threw it at somebody it would take off an arm, it's like a Christmas ninja star but I hear what you're saying this is just a box how hard can it be.

Wrapping a Weird Shape: A Bonus

What about when you have to wrap something weird like a football or a basketball? Well I got you covered. I'm going to use my ball to determine how much paper I need to, once again wrap it and it looks like I have almost the perfect amount on this roll.

I'm going to fold the two halves of the paper into the center and having a pattern paper is awesome because I can line up the pattern and it really helps to hide the tape. I'm using just a regular tape that is made for gift wrap so it disappears really nicely you can barely even see that. I'm going to take this pretty heavily all the way up the seam, I'm going to put that seam right in the middle and I'm going to crease both sides of this paper.

Contrary to the perfectly wrapped present I found that a cheaper thinner paper actually works better with this project it lets you manipulate it a little bit better. You just have to be careful not to rip it. I'm going to fold up the bottom about six to eight inches and give it a nice seam and create a diamond shape with the bottom, let's start with this side and then this side.

I'm going to fold in each of these two points to meet in the center this will become the bottom of the package so you can use as much tape as you want. This is a lot left over so I'm going to trim this about that much. I'm using the pattern to get a nice straight line and secure with one more piece of tape. Finish it off with a bow.

The Power of Wrapping

Anyway, check it out guys I love this I know that you could just use a gift bag but this is like taking it the little extra step going the little extra mile. I think it's so cute it looks like a package I would want to open. You can't tell what's in it and let me tell you I'm gonna save you one day because there's gonna come a day that you're gonna be like "oh no, I need to rob a soccer ball" and I don't have any gift bags and this is what's gonna happen.

You've learned something today so I've got my ninja star gift and the awesome oddly wrapped gift. So I want to know if you enjoyed learning something new today. A new skill is always fun right. I also want to know in the comments below what's the weirdest gift you've ever wrapped? What is an oddly shaped gift you've ever wrapped? What's yours, wrapped an axe last year you wrapped an electric scooter Cassie wrapped an electric scooter wait like in a box or like put tape like the whole thing out put the whole thing together and then wrap it. That sounds terrible anyway.

Give me your own wrapping fails or successes in the comments below and let's get this wrapping party started!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhi i'm jenny and this is hgtv handmade if you saw my last video you saw me try to teach my friend brock how to perfectly wrap a present except my hands were duct taped to the table let's move your bucket over this is so hard already guys oh guys it looks good so far like it doesn't it does not look good so far at all well today i'm going to use my hands and show you how to become a present wrapping pro i'm also going to show you how to wrap an oddly shaped present as a bonus so let's get started to wrap the perfect present you're going to want to start with a good sturdy wrapping paper fold the paper across until it meets the paper on the other side of the box then cut about two to three inches beyond that mark on the ends leave enough paper to extend about three quarters the height of the box trim the opposite side to match when you're ready to begin wrapping flip the gift so the bottom side is up fold the short side in about one to two inches over the edge of the box use regular tape to tape to the box use your left hand to pull the seam snug and crease the edge and pull snugly creasing this corner with the seam you've created here tuck under and sharply crease use double sided tape to secure the edge from here on out we're going to use double sided tape for the rest of the project so that we have no visible tape on the ends i'm going to fold a triangle shape pull tightly and crease and repeat on the top and i'm going to repeat on the other side at the top i'll have to fold under we're going to fold the top flap down and secure with double sided tape next we'll fold the bottom up it might be easier to flip the box over so you can crease before securing now we're going to repeat on the other side quick seam secure that last flap i go through and finish out my edges and you have a package that will make all of your type a dreams come true there are barely any scenes you can look at it from any angle and it is almost perfect makes me so happy this gift is so sharp i'm pretty sure if i threw it at somebody it would take off an arm it's like a christmas ninja star but i hear what you're saying this is just a box how hard can it be what about when you have to wrap something weird like a football or a basketball well i got you covered i'm going to use my ball to determine how much paper i need to once again wrap it and it looks like i have almost the perfect amount on this roll i'm going to fold the two halves of the paper into the center and having a pattern paper is awesome because i can line up the pattern and it really helps to hide the tape i'm using just a regular tape that is made for gift wrap so it disappears really nicely you can barely even see that i'm going to take this pretty heavily all the way up the seam i'm going to put that seam right in the middle and i'm going to crease both sides of this paper contrary to the perfectly wrapped present i found that a cheaper thinner paper actually works better with this project it lets you manipulate it a little bit better you just have to be careful not to rip it i'm going to fold up the bottom about six to eight inches and give it a nice seam and create a diamond shape with the bottom let's start with this side and then this side i'm going to fold in each of these two points to meet in the center this will become the bottom of the package so you can use as much tape as you want this is a lot left over so i'm going to trim this about that much i'm using the pattern to get a nice straight line and secure with one more piece of tape finish it off with a bow anyway check it out guys i love this i know that you could just use a gift bag but this is like taking it the little extra step going the little extra mile i think it's so cute it looks like a package i would want to open you can't tell what's in it and let me tell you i'm gonna save you one day because there's gonna come a day that you're gonna be like oh no i need to rob a soccer ball and i don't have any gift bags and this is what's gonna happen you have learned something today so i've got my ninja star gift and the awesome oddly wrapped gift so i want to know if you enjoyed learning something new today a new skill is always fun right i also want to know in the comments below what's the weirdest gift you've ever wrapped what is oddly a shaped gift i've ever wrapped what's yours i wrapped an axe last year you wrapped an electric scooter cassie wrapped an electric scooter wait like in a box or like you like put tape you like the whole thing out put the whole thing together and then wrap it that sounds terrible anyway give us a thumbs up subscribe and we will see you next time byehi i'm jenny and this is hgtv handmade if you saw my last video you saw me try to teach my friend brock how to perfectly wrap a present except my hands were duct taped to the table let's move your bucket over this is so hard already guys oh guys it looks good so far like it doesn't it does not look good so far at all well today i'm going to use my hands and show you how to become a present wrapping pro i'm also going to show you how to wrap an oddly shaped present as a bonus so let's get started to wrap the perfect present you're going to want to start with a good sturdy wrapping paper fold the paper across until it meets the paper on the other side of the box then cut about two to three inches beyond that mark on the ends leave enough paper to extend about three quarters the height of the box trim the opposite side to match when you're ready to begin wrapping flip the gift so the bottom side is up fold the short side in about one to two inches over the edge of the box use regular tape to tape to the box use your left hand to pull the seam snug and crease the edge and pull snugly creasing this corner with the seam you've created here tuck under and sharply crease use double sided tape to secure the edge from here on out we're going to use double sided tape for the rest of the project so that we have no visible tape on the ends i'm going to fold a triangle shape pull tightly and crease and repeat on the top and i'm going to repeat on the other side at the top i'll have to fold under we're going to fold the top flap down and secure with double sided tape next we'll fold the bottom up it might be easier to flip the box over so you can crease before securing now we're going to repeat on the other side quick seam secure that last flap i go through and finish out my edges and you have a package that will make all of your type a dreams come true there are barely any scenes you can look at it from any angle and it is almost perfect makes me so happy this gift is so sharp i'm pretty sure if i threw it at somebody it would take off an arm it's like a christmas ninja star but i hear what you're saying this is just a box how hard can it be what about when you have to wrap something weird like a football or a basketball well i got you covered i'm going to use my ball to determine how much paper i need to once again wrap it and it looks like i have almost the perfect amount on this roll i'm going to fold the two halves of the paper into the center and having a pattern paper is awesome because i can line up the pattern and it really helps to hide the tape i'm using just a regular tape that is made for gift wrap so it disappears really nicely you can barely even see that i'm going to take this pretty heavily all the way up the seam i'm going to put that seam right in the middle and i'm going to crease both sides of this paper contrary to the perfectly wrapped present i found that a cheaper thinner paper actually works better with this project it lets you manipulate it a little bit better you just have to be careful not to rip it i'm going to fold up the bottom about six to eight inches and give it a nice seam and create a diamond shape with the bottom let's start with this side and then this side i'm going to fold in each of these two points to meet in the center this will become the bottom of the package so you can use as much tape as you want this is a lot left over so i'm going to trim this about that much i'm using the pattern to get a nice straight line and secure with one more piece of tape finish it off with a bow anyway check it out guys i love this i know that you could just use a gift bag but this is like taking it the little extra step going the little extra mile i think it's so cute it looks like a package i would want to open you can't tell what's in it and let me tell you i'm gonna save you one day because there's gonna come a day that you're gonna be like oh no i need to rob a soccer ball and i don't have any gift bags and this is what's gonna happen you have learned something today so i've got my ninja star gift and the awesome oddly wrapped gift so i want to know if you enjoyed learning something new today a new skill is always fun right i also want to know in the comments below what's the weirdest gift you've ever wrapped what is oddly a shaped gift i've ever wrapped what's yours i wrapped an axe last year you wrapped an electric scooter cassie wrapped an electric scooter wait like in a box or like you like put tape you like the whole thing out put the whole thing together and then wrap it that sounds terrible anyway give us a thumbs up subscribe and we will see you next time bye\n"