mom395222 Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 I love Wrapping stuff!!! I have a new obsession, I started about 3 years ago going out the day after Christmas and buying all things Christmas wrap. I love to go to Joanne fabrics, they have the best stuff, and it's always discounted A LOT! In my basement with my decorations, there are suddenly 3 huge rubbermaid totes FULL of wrap, boxes, gift bags, ribbon, bows, gift tags, and boxes of Christmas cards! I have really built up quite the collection LOL!!! But it's so nice to have it, and not have to worry about that expense on top of the other stuff!
Aaron Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 I'll send my stuff to you, and you can wrap it for me!
mom395222 Posted October 1, 2006 Author Posted October 1, 2006 Sure! I'd love to! I do wrapping for a lot of people, and now have some who are going to actually pay me to do their shopping and wrapping.....ahhh, makin money off of somethin you love....priceless!!
Cecilliadb Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 Yup! I have always enjoyed wrapping but it wasnt till just last year I got real creative and pretty. Halmark had a big sale and I got a bunch of paper from them last year. But good to know about Joanne's I will have to keep an eye out there as well! And ribbon I am obsessed with pretty ribbion lol.
elena_398 Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 Personally, I dread wrapping. My back hurts etc while trying to get it done. Thats why in the last couple of christmases, I try to wrap as soon as I buy. I used to wait and wrap everything at once. UGH
shopping mom Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 I enjoy it too and would not mind making money doing it for people, I have quite of bit of wraping paper, tissure paper and boxes too. I love having a cup of something hot to drink, put in a Christmas movie and wrap gifts
Melissa Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 I love wrapping presents, except for those oddly shaped items that are hard to wrap.
Gporter34 Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 I love wrapping paper, bags, and boxes. I am always trying to think of something new. And I can't stand wrapping two presents the same, even if just the bow is different.LOL
Cecilliadb Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 I'm gonna go over to Shopping moms house to wrap, hehe. I saw this thing on the news last year where this lady was a professional wrapper and was giving tips. She was amazing, did things like coil up a little USB cable and put it in the bow for a techy type gift it was really cool.
abentley Posted October 1, 2006 Posted October 1, 2006 I am in love with wrap/bows/tissue/ and tags. I order stuff all year, plan & prepare for looks of certain boxes and gifts. My Dh bought me the nicest organizers. they are from rubbermaid, but they are zippered bags, and ones that hang up. they are awsome. I will be looking for more this year. To me, it's not just the gift, but the presentaion... my husband thinks a walmart gift bag tied in a knot has the same effect!!!
Turtle Mommy Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 I like it too!! I have tons from after Christmas sales. I wont be buying Christmas cards for a few years! LOL!
mrn8 Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 I don't hate it, but I'm not good at it. I just pay to have it wrapped in the mall.
cactusmom Posted October 3, 2006 Posted October 3, 2006 I LOVE wrapping. I have learned not to wait til the last minute though that can be really exhausting.
copados1993 Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 My DH is the best at gift wrapping!!! He is soooooooooo good, I should rent him out the week before Christmas LOL!!!! His gift wrapping is better then most stores. Then there is mine...........I'd be fired!!
sns128 Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 I realized the other day how much I love christmas wrapping paper when I went through two totes for birthday wrap and couldn't find ANY!
Tracy72 Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 I absolutely hate to wrap....I put it off so I have way to many to do and then my body is soooo achy....
druffing Posted October 12, 2006 Posted October 12, 2006 I have a theme each year and A LOT of things match...including and most importantly the paper for gifts! last year-red and black paper...with red, white and black ribbons-a variety of them...real ribbon that you can untie. Makes me think of being a little girl and getting a gift from a fancy store. I always use real ribbon...this was due to the flood at my house on black friday-so appropriate to include black in this sophisticated theme...we lived at my dd's for 7 months and house is not done...yet. year before-brown and pink...with pink organdy ribbon...paper from joann's...my Mom had died unexpectedly and we were living in Orlando...with dd again...doctor said for me to leave my house and get some peace about it all...pink was her favorite color and brown mine...so that was the reason for that... 2003-snowflakes-white with white satin ribbons...snowflake paper and lots of snowflakes outside...last year in my house until this year...snow trees-three of them-new-in entry. 2002-Santa theme-santa paper, red and green grosgrain ribbons-new santas outside and in... 2001-patriotic-red and white striped paper with blue ribbons and star gift cards. A new tree-patriotic in stairway. I do eleven trees and usually one matches my theme...and the number of trees keeps growing! This year a new one...white one. Not sure where to put it. Or how to decorate it. Here is what I have so far: Hallmark tree in LR Disney tree in kitchen Handmade tree in family room Santa's laundry tree in laundry room For dining room-silver decorated tree and silver stuff on the table and mantle For media room-gold everywhere! Room is painted a pepper brown color... For bathroom-cranberry decorations-room is now painted a color called My Valentine For my bathroom-pink decorations For my loft-no ideas yet For my guest room-tree decorated with purple... For bahama room-bright colors! This is an obsession! I do love the theme thing...
peachysquirt21 Posted October 14, 2006 Posted October 14, 2006 I love wrapping presents. :) For the odd shape things I put in bags if I can. I have an obsession with tape tho. LOL I use alot of tape when I wrap presents. LOL
blakes_mommy Posted October 14, 2006 Posted October 14, 2006 I'll send my stuff to you, and you can wrap it for me! Yes, I would like to send mine too! Wrapping is the worst part!
happysunshine28 Posted October 16, 2006 Posted October 16, 2006 I am obsessed about not having to pay full price.
rogue1230 Posted October 16, 2006 Posted October 16, 2006 I like to wrap. I am OBSESSED with finding the perfect balance of colors and patterns to put under the tree so it looks pefect. I never like the rubbermade organizer and it is a mess if it all is not kept straight so I made this organizer 2 years ago to keep is all together and keep it pretty. We lived in a medium apartment then so space was a commodity..... looks like the pic is not up loading oh well! Trying to upload that pic. Second try, see if that works????
aintstupid Posted October 16, 2006 Posted October 16, 2006 yup, hubby is mad because I have tons of wrap in the basement taking up space, I can't help it when I bought wrapping paper for just 5 cents a roll when Target had their 90% off after christmas sale.
peachysquirt21 Posted October 16, 2006 Posted October 16, 2006 yup, hubby is mad because I have tons of wrap in the basement taking up space, I can't help it when I bought wrapping paper for just 5 cents a roll when Target had their 90% off after christmas sale.Now that's a bargain.
luv2shopnc Posted October 23, 2006 Posted October 23, 2006 I love wrapping paper, especially cartoon characters for the kiddies
amyers12345 Posted October 23, 2006 Posted October 23, 2006 I can't buy mine on clearance, because I never know what theme to use and they never have enough on sale!! Each package has to match, etc. This year I'm trying to break the obsession.. my husband says it's not christmas unless there's bright colored character paper on the kid's gifts. It usually takes me hours to wrap gifts. My favorite place to buy it is the Dollar Tree... the paper is thin enough it folds easily, and they have so many gorgeous styles... you have to buy it in September though... if not, I love Target paper!! Last year was red & green metallic year before: brown paper... several different styles with gold patterns also: blue/silver and my all time favorite PINK!!
ChrisKsAngel Posted October 24, 2006 Posted October 24, 2006 I am not obsessed with wrapping at all. I buy my paper from the dollar store starting around the first of Oct. because they normally have Disney Christmas wrap. My daughter is eight and she does not care about wrapping at all, it is all about what is inside to her. Now if I have an extra special gift, I wrap it nicer. Teacher presents, that really something expensive my husband wanted, wedding presents, etc. But overall, the dollar store meets all my wrapping needs.
JanaBanana Posted October 24, 2006 Posted October 24, 2006 I think from now on Im not going to wait until the last minute... that hurts a body! Wrap as I get them... I need to pick up some more pretty papers and ribbons
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