Gift guru Eleanor Leinen offers a creative idea for dressing up gift boxes. Materials: Gift box, ready to be wrapped
Glue gun with high and low settings
Giftwrap in solid white or beige
Clear tape
5' of sheer fabric
Silk flowers
Scissors
Thin curling ribbon
- Wrap any box with white or beige paper.
- Place box in center of a square of sheer fabric. Gather at top to create a package. Secure the top of fabric tightly with a piece of ribbon.
- Trim the gathered fabric at the top of the package, cutting at various angles to create a cascade (figure A).
- At tied area of ribbon, hot-glue additional curls of ribbon and fabric flowers (figure B). Open middle section of fabric and glue large floral in center.
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Wrap It Up: 50 Creative and Stylish Gift-Wrap Ideas
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GUESTS :
Eleanor Leinen
The Inside Gallery
2287 Johnson Ave., NE
Riverdale, NY 10463
Email: eleanorleinen@msn.com
Gift Guru
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