Here we are knee-deep in wedding season. Isn’t it awesome! As I may have mentioned before, I love weddings.
Going to weddings involves taking gifts and that involves, at least for me, wrapping them up pretty! Yes, I like to wrap gifts and yes, there are certain standards that must be met!
For weddings, two of my favorite gift wrapping tools are satin tape and organza ribbon. They both are staples to wedding gift wrapping success.
As you can see, a bow tied with organza ribbon turns a ho-hum package into something quite lovely. Add a special little touch in the center of the bow like ribbon rosette or a wedding bell. It will finish the package like nobody’s business. Anyone can use organza ribbon to make a gift look spectacular. If you can tie your shoes, you can tie a bow with organza. It is that simple. Honest and true!
Another little thing I like to do to dress up packages is make star bows. These are not the ugly little star bows that you can get a bag of 120 for 99 cents. (Which, by the way, should be outlawed and banned from stores.)
These are hand-made star bows that make quite a statement on their own. If you can cut a snowflake, you can make this bow.
Start with your unadorned package.
Cut a piece of matching wrapping paper almost as big as the top of the package. Trim it into a square.
Fold it in half.
Then fold in half again, so you have a small square.
Fold the square into a triangle by bringing outside edges together.
Trim the top of the triangle into an oval shape, then cut down the both sides, almost to the tip. It is extremely important you DO NOT cut through the tip.
Start unfolding your bow, one layer at a time.
Keep unfolding, you are almost there.
Once you have it completely unfolded, you will lap each little triangle piece over the top of each other and secure with a bit of tape. This makes the petals.
The first layer is done. You'll repeat this process two more times, decreasing the size of each bow by an inch or so. When you have three graduated layers, you are ready to attach to the package.
Tape each layer in the center of the package. I stagger where the petals rest instead of lining them up because it rests better that way and looks fuller. Use a fun bow for the center. I found some great sparkly ones at the dollar store that fit perfectly in the center. I attach these with hot glue because the stickies on the back never hold like they should.
Happy Wrapping!
Shanna
Savvy Entertaining 
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Wow! Great ideas!!!!