"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." One of my very first jobs was a seasonal gig wrapping gifts at a high-end gift store during my holiday ...

With the holidays here, you probably have that last minute task of wrapping gifts for family and friends. But if you suddenly run out of sticky tape halfway through the task, it can feel like a ...

Paying for all the gifts to put under the tree is only the start of your holiday expenses. The cost of wrapping paper, gift bags, and tags can add up quickly. Still, there are some great ways to save ...

For most of my life, I’ve been a gift bag person. Coming up with gift ideas I can do but gift wrapping? Not so much. Folding perfect edges or cutting the right amount of paper has never come easy.

WHICH WRAPPING PAPER IS BEST? Want to make your gift look its very best? Wrapping paper does more than conceal your present — it helps build excitement leading up to the big reveal. Whether you’re ...

Go to the bottom of the paper, fold it upwards about three inches. Flip the folded part back, open it up, and fold in the corners, securing with tape. Flip the bag upright and put the gift back inside ...

There are a lot of answers to the question “What is Christmas?” but our favorite is this: Christmas is a time of giving. That doesn’t just mean poring over gift ideas, of course—there’s also giving of ...

The Japanese gift wrapping technique is a quick and efficient method that allows gifts to be wrapped in under 30 seconds. This method eliminates the need for precise measurements and allows excess ...

A lot of wrapping paper, tape, and ribbons end up in the trash after the holiday season. But Emma Pardini, environmental program coordinator at Resource Renew, said it doesn’t have to be that way.

If you, like so many parents, find yourself searching for creative uses for that abundance of kids' artwork that seems to make its way home by the truckload, this DIY gift-wrapping idea is for you.

It is hard to see a way around a poorly wrapped gift; the very nature of gift-wrapping at Christmas is individual and secretive. That's why a woman online, bad at gift-wrapping, asked her wife to wrap ...