Please have snow and Mistletoe, and Presents Under the Tree…

Task # 12: Wrap Christmas Gifts

I naturally followed my long day of Christmas shopping by a gift wrapping marathon.  My room is an explosion of Christmas paper, ribbons, and bows.  I plan on cleaning up tomorrow.

A week or so ago I saw this Christmas “How To” video. It showed how I could use plain brown paper to wrap the present, but using ribbon, pinecones, ornaments, and foliage could transform the seemingly dull into extraordinarily festive and exceedingly beautiful.

I gave it a go and what I found was this:  I am the reason they make pretty printed wrapping paper.  No matter how many bows I put on my gift just remained boring.  And you could most clearly tell that I had absolutely no clue what I was doing.  It did not come even remotely close to the lovely gifts in the video. 

So what did I do???  I gave up, gave in, took a trip to the store, and bought the wrapping paper.  I have to say that the penguin and polar bear playing in the snow make a more festive gift than my poor excuse for an attempt.

My parents’ gifts were the victims of my trials and errors because I figured they are obligated to love me no matter how poor my wrapping skills are. Luckily by the end I was able to create a decent looking gift!