Wrap It Up!
Maybe Black Friday and Cyber Monday have helped you to get
all your holiday shopping done, but now comes the daunting task of wrapping all
those gifts. You’ve probably mastered neat folds and researched plenty of gift
wrapping ideas, but if you feel like your wrapping efforts are still falling
flat, read on. The world’s most famous gift-wrapping artist is sharing his tips
below!
It is easy, during the holiday season, to get wrapped up in
the festivities of food, family and gifts, but we all tend to overlook our
safety. If you are an aging senior, the holidays are a great time to ask your
family for a gift that will keep on giving. Life Alert Protection can wrap you
up with 24/7 personal protection and allow any able-bodied senior to maintain their
independence and while staying safe. Simply wear their lightweight, waterproof
emergency pendant around your neck or wrist and in the event of a life
threatening emergency, push the button on your pendant and summon an emergency
medical response fast. Plus with 24/7 service, you can reach out to Life
Alert’s dispatch team whenever you may experience an emergency. When asked what
you want this holiday, ask for Life Alert Protection and wrap yourself up with
a big red safety bow.
Real Simple[1]
asked Alton DuLaney, the world’s most famous gift wrapping artist to share his
secrets. Keep reading below to give all your gifts this year a little extra
flair!
1. Create working seams
Fold
all exposed edges of the wrapping paper under themselves to hide the cut edges.
This creates new, non-white seams that are the same color and pattern as the
rest of the wrapping paper. “[The gift] is going to appear almost seamless,”
DuLaney says. (It will also hide any crooked or jagged cuts.)
2. Line seams up
The new working seams will be a little
thicker than raw cut seams, but they can all but disappear when lined up with
the edges of the box. Fold everything down, so all the seams are at or near the
bottom of the box, and adjust the folded seams until the thicker folds are in line
with the box’s edges.
3. Tape along the edges
When the working seams are lined up with
the bottom edges of the box, the tape also has an unobtrusive place to go:
right along the edge. DuLaney prefers Scotch Gift Wrap Tape ($8; amazon.com)
for its satin finish, which practically disappears on most wrapping papers.
4. Sharpen folds
Once the gift has been neatly taped up, run
a thumb and forefinger in a pinching motion along every edge of the box
(especially on the top, which will be most visible). “It sharpens up the fold,”
DuLaney says.
5. Give ribbons bold ends
With wide fabric or wire ribbons, DuLaney
folds the ends in half crosswise (or hamburger style) and cuts the fold at an
angle, giving the trailing bits of bows or elegant knots pretty forked ends,
which help to soften the ends and give gifts a traditional polish.
This holiday season, wrap your gifts with a little extra
love and wrap the ones you love up with great personal protection. If someone
you love is looking for better at-home safety, get them Life Alert Protection.
While wearing their emergency pendant, your loved one can summon help fast with
just one touch of a button. No matter if they encounter a home invasion, a home
fire or even a serious fall, Life Alert’s 24/7 dispatch team can send them the
proper authorities fast. No better
present is given, than one wrapped up with love; give Life Alert Protection to
the one you love and wrap them up with safety this year. Call 1-800-513-2934
for a free Life Alert brochure.
Works Cited:
1.
Phillips, Lauren. “5 Simple Secrets That Take
Gift Wrapping to a Whole New Level.” Real
Simple. 13 November 2018. <https://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/holidays/gift-wrapping-secrets
>.