https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 28 Jun 2026 21:17:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gift-wrapping#post-99448 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:12:37 +0000 sulli301 99448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I get really into gift wrapping presentation at Christmas time but besides that I am usually pretty last minute about it. I am going to plan it out for LOs birthdays though &amp; try to always make it really special. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gift-wrapping#post-99376 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:04:39 +0000 heffalump 99376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meaganceleste: I just made my brother a candy basket for his birthday. I spent so much time putting stickers and bows on it to make it pretty, and I kept saying, "it needs something else to make it look pretty." And my husband kept saying, "do you really think he cares if it looks pretty?!" But I cared and that's what mattered to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gift-wrapping#post-99366 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:59:29 +0000 meaganceleste 99366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends on who I'm giving the gift to. If its someone who will appreciate a well-wrapped gift, I'll go out of my way to make it look nice, but there are some people who don't care (men, kids, etc) and for them its not worth my time when they won't appreciate it anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gift-wrapping#post-99365 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:59:14 +0000 heffalump 99365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: Seriously. It's not like they're actually going to save that paper!</p> <p>@oliviaoblivia: Lol, I'm the sloppy wrapper in this family. My husband is so much better at it then me, but he's too lazy to actually do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gift-wrapping#post-99262 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:02:19 +0000 oliviaoblivia 99262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm totally uptight about wrapping. I wrap all holiday gifts thematically and will re-wrap DH's presents because he's sloppy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gift-wrapping#post-99258 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:00:44 +0000 Boogs 99258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a little bit of a wrapping paper addiction, I love making presents pretty. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gift-wrapping#post-99256 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:59:49 +0000 Mrsbells 99256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just buy a gift bag and tissue paper. This way the bag can be resused. gift wrap just gets ripped up and wasted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gift-wrapping#post-99251 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:57:24 +0000 chopsuey 99251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! I'm all about simple wrapping. It all gets thrown out anyway. :P I hate when people open gifts carefully. Paper wrapped gifts are supposed to be ripped and opened quickly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gift-wrapping#post-99214 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:36:58 +0000 heffalump 99214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tequiero21: Lol, I never throw things like that out! I do use it to wrap gifts though around holiday time. I figure people don't really care what the wrapping is, as long as they love the gift! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gift-wrapping#post-99213 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:36:14 +0000 tequiero21 99213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: haha and you know what? when you decide to throw it out, that's when you need it again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gift-wrapping#post-99204 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:23:54 +0000 heffalump 99204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tequiero21: The only wrapping paper I have is Christmas paper. And I'm Jewish so it's been with me for years! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gift-wrapping#post-99202 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:22:31 +0000 tequiero21 99202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>nope, just use the wrapping paper i've accumulated and don't do a very good job at that. i'd love to take a gift wrapping course or something haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gift-wrapping#post-99160 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:46:00 +0000 regberadaisy 99160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee:<br /> haha I did that for a friend's birthday present last year too. My co-worker's kids were in the office one day and they were drawing on the back of old sheets. So I used the back side they drew on to wrap the birthday gift. It made for some interesting conversation after gift opening! hahaha</p> <p>Do you have a Ikea near you? Ikea has kids drawing paper on a roll (I think they are 24" wide), they are a great thickness for wrapping too! I would totally save kids' drawings to use for wrapping paper. Better than just throwing them out right? And I bet family members especially would get a kick out of it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gift-wrapping#post-99156 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:43:41 +0000 heffalump 99156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: What a cute idea! Maybe in the future I'll have LO do some artwork for the wrapping paper. That would be so much fun! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gift-wrapping#post-99151 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:41:35 +0000 regberadaisy 99151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try to! This last Christmas I used old drawings (I'm a Architect) from work and bought pretty ribbon from the dollar store. Eco-friendly &amp; cheap but still different &amp; pretty!</p> <p>It was REALLY hard for me not to wrapping paper in each kid's favorite character though. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gift-wrapping#post-99148 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:39:21 +0000 MamaMoose 99148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do at Christmas but that's it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gift-wrapping#post-99137 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:34:45 +0000 heffalump 99137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always see such cute gift wrapping ideas on pinterest. But they always seem like a lot of work. I have a million bags from my wedding and LO being born, so I just reuse those. </p> <p>Do you get creative with your gift wrapping? </p>