The art of gift wrapping is much like the craft of carpentry. "Measure twice; cut once," said Cheryl Kounas, customer service manager at Younkers, Southern Hills Mall, and gift wrapper for the past ...

John and I argue every Christmas about gift wrapping. It’s a tradition we’ve grown comfortable with. We get out the wrapping paper, tape, and scissors. Then the fun begins. “Okay,” he says. “Give me ...

Wanda Wen, founder and creative directory of Soolip, the upscale stationery and paper arts studio in West Hollywood, believes gift wrap is a statement of personal style. “It’s really an extension of ...

Wrapping paper – that thing that makes our holiday gifts look so festive – has a landfill problem. If it's shiny, metallic, or glitter-encrusted it's not recyclable. And even recycled paper isn't ...

Some of us (like me) are willing to pay a professional to do this, because we aren’t so very good at it. And to think that these painstaking efforts are all undone in a matter of seconds, torn to bits ...

Get a compelling long read and must-have lifestyle tips in your inbox every Sunday morning — great with coffee! Have you heard? Christmas is coming. Every September it’s the same old lamentation: The ...

Mia Canada isn't easily intimidated by stacks of naked presents that pile up during the busy holiday season. The owner of a gift-wrapping boutique called That's A Wrap! in Atlanta used to be a gift ...

Gift-giving is as old as the hills but in some cultures, such as in the US, it goes well beyond birthdays, weddings and visits to people’s homes. There are pre-wedding showers where the bride-to-be is ...

Gift wrap can be an easy way to dress up a present — and, in some cases, create less waste. By Alyson Krueger Melanie Boschaert has one goal for Christmas: “I want my children to be special and feel ...

The holidays are here, and while you're busy making your house feel like home for family gatherings, why not extend that same creative spirit to your gift wrapping? You don't need expensive wrapping ...

Our daughter Sarah lives in Canada with her boyfriend Jeff. She communicates with us quite a bit by texting. Just before Christmas, she texted us that she was in the room beside where Jeff was ...