Gallery Ten
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Collage
Varied Materials
I started with a Chinese newspaper I picked up while getting take-out the night before. Then I added a band of image paper from a software flyer. Next I made a ribbon of folded gold-foil paper.
This was a baby present, so I added two items that might persist in his room: a toy dinosaur, and a personalized twig. I glue them on, lightly, with a red square placed diamond-wise to feature the green dinosaur.
Contrast: diverse materials. Flat/dimensional. Newsprint/glossy print/foil paper. Natural wood/ cast plastic.
Easy: The paper wrap is easy. But making the twig and selecting the toy can slow one down.
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Bag Handle Bow
With with Hanging Label
Some wraps are done for entertainment value. I wrapped this one in a pale blue shopping-bag paper. After I put on the shiny ribbon, I had the idea of using the bags twisted-paper handles as a bower to hold the label.
Contrast: Flat/ dimensional.
Easy: Few pieces.
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Tissue Burrito
Gold Trim
Roll it up in tissue. Cut the ends with scissors to create a fringe. Gold frilly ribbon brightens up and complete the wrap.
Easy: Tissue is quick.
Contrast: light/dark. dull wrinkles/bright gold.
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White Wrap, Traditional Style
Emphasis on Ribbons
The two ribbons are hand-made. The red is the mettalic shopping bag that has served me so well. The pink is folded tissue. The bow is a recycled commercial bow.
Contrast: two different ribbons crossing. Color/white.
Easy: Few pieces.
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Ribbon Weave
Delight by innovation
Use two long ribbons. Tape them to start. Weave. Tape to finish.
Contrast: Simple white base/complex ribbon. Red/green.
Easy: Yes, if you pay attention.
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Two-piece Wrap
Crumple Bow
Classic wrap art. Two little pieces of recycled wrapping paper cover the box. I encircle it with a piece of shiny green ribbon; a second piece forms the loose ends. A piece of crumpled tissue makes the bow.
Contrast: pattern paper/ photographic paper. Red/green.
Easy: It's all recycled fragments.
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Tissue Wrap
Cross Ribbons
The contrast of textures makes this wrap lively. All my ribbon is recycled, but I especially love the wire-edge ribbons used by makers of food baskets. That's what this red ribbon is. The second ribbon is tri-folded white paper; it also serves as the label.
Easy: This is easy. Remember this design.
Contrast: diversity of textures. Red/green. White/dark.
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Collaged Envelope
Speed Wrap
The manila envelope can sometimes make a fine brown-wrap. Add a few scraps from the wrapping drawer and you'v got a lively gift.
Easy: A relatively quick wrap.
Contrast: diverse papers. Angled composition/ rectangular container.
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Band Wrap
Traditional Wrapping Materials
Using only actual wrapping materials, I applied bands of paper and ribbon. A small band of babin-in-the-trees paper is framed by the ribbons.The gold ribbon was wound around three times, in a spiral revealing the upper edge of the ribbon; besides looking elegant, this also allows one to use the ribbon without cutting it, thus saving it for another day.
Easy: A relatively quick wrap.
Contrast: ribbons/papers.
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Foam Wrap
Innovative Wrapping Material
First I wrapped the gift in red tissue. Then I wrapped it in green packing foam, holding it together with red tinsel-trimmed ribbon. I made a quick-glued bow of the same material and finished it was a small wooden hemisphere. The wrap has charm and a sense of humor.
Easy: A quick wrap.
Contrast: diverse materials. Red/green.
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