Gift Wrapping
A Third Age Crafts feature
by our Crafts Editor

Gift Wrapping is one of those things you either love or you hate. For those who love it, Gift Wrapping is an enthralling and compulsive hobby.

While for most of us Gift Wrapping is the act of simply taking a gift we’ve bought and wrapping it in any kind of fancy paper we happen to have at hand, for Gift Wrapping hobbyists it is definitely an art form, and the range of papers available is quite simply astonishing.

Gift Wrapping is also a cultural thing apparently. For the Chinese, wrapping a present in red denotes good luck.

In Japanese culture where wrapping gifts is definitely an art form, they traditionally use Furoshiki as opposed to paper. Furoshiki is a type of cloth traditionally used for anything from bundling clothes to wrapping gifts. Because it is more environmentally friendly than using paper, the use of Furoshiki is on the increase in Japan.

In Korean culture meanwhile, they traditionally use Bojagi, a typical Korean cloth made from a variety of materials.

If you are interested in learning more about Gift Wrapping as a hobby, we would recommend starting off with Gifted Wrapping: Step-by-Step Instructions for Stylish and Elegant Wraps for Perfect ‘present’ Ations by Christine Fritsch.

Included in the book are step-by-step projects that are easily duplicated; instructions for folding paper and making bows; interesting ideas for bow making and sources of papers and lots of ideas that are appropriate for various gifting occasions. Above all, the ideas are presented through beautiful photographs of completed gift-wrapped packages, step-by-step illustrations, and how-to copy and resources.

Income and Business Opportunity:
We know for certain that Gift Wrapping can be turned from a hobby into an Income and Business Opportunity by providing a Gift Wrapping Service.