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Hi! This is Diana for Expertvillage.com and I am going to show you how to do the simplest
kind of gift-wrapping that I know how. I have my box that I am going to wrap and I have
my wrapping paper laid out with topside down and I have to find out how much paper I need
to wrap this gift. So you can measure each side of the box but the way I like to do it
is I just put the box upon its side and I put the paper half way up the side of the
box. This is how much you will need on the end. Then I roll my box along so that I can
see how much paper I need to cover every side. Then I put place my box and cut the same amount
that is on this end on the other end. Now I am going to put my box with the top down
and place it approximately in the middle of the paper and I’m going to get one little
piece of tape ready here
and you fold the end up; I like to put a little fold in the end. I like to fold a little piece of the bottom
of paper over so that I have a nice smooth edge, pull it tight as you can and stick it
to the box leaving even amounts hanging over on the sides. Now I am going to turn it over.
I am going to make my fold on the edge so I have a smooth edge, turn it over, hold it
tight, get my little piece of tape and tape it to the box. Now I have the ends which now
are just opened to. I’m going to fold down the top and crease the edges like little wings,
fold down the top all the way to corner and crease and then fold those in to the bottom
and crease it. I like to crease them tightly so it makes a very smooth edge. I take my
little piece of tape and I just put one piece of tape at the end; I think it looks cleaner.
Of course, you just want to make sure it is closed as much as possible. Now I’m going
to do the other side, hold it down all the way to the corner and crease it like little
wings and then fold those sides in, crease, fold the next side in and crease it, one long
piece of tape, hold it up tightly, one on the end and now you have your seam on the
bottom and a nicely wrapped package.