USA Weekend

November 23-25, 2007

5 things you need to know about wrapping gifts by lisa jaffe hubbell

2. Neatness matters. Use double-sided tape, says Tracie Stier-Johnson, owner of Milwaukee's Broadway Paper; which offers gift-wrapping services and products. The paper seams should overlap at the edge of a box rather than across the middle on the bottom. crease the folded edges of the paper for a crisp, clean look.

3. Don't fret over bows. One option, from Stier-Johnson: Cut three equal lengths of 1-inch-wide ribbon Tie one around the top third of the box, ending it in a simple kot. Trim the knot's ends at an angle. Repeat by tying the next ribbon around the middle of the box and the third around the bottom third.

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