For most of my life, I’ve been a gift bag person. Coming up with gift ideas I can do but gift wrapping? Not so much. Folding perfect edges or cutting the right amount of paper has never come easy.

The first thing you should know about great gift-wrappers is that they’re constitutionally thrifty. As a fussy wrapper myself, I assumed that people whose gift-wrapping I admired spend more money on ...

There are a lot of answers to the question “What is Christmas?” but our favorite is this: Christmas is a time of giving. That doesn’t just mean poring over gift ideas, of course—there’s also giving of ...

Make your gift to be the hottest commodity at the White Elephant gift exchange. These quick and creative wrapping hacks are perfect for making your gifts stand out — and a box isn’t required. That’s ...

The holidays are the season of gift-giving, but if you’re wrapping your present, you’re likely also giving trash. Americans throw out 38,000 miles worth of ribbon after the holidays—enough to tie a ...

For three prop stylists, this holiday task is a particularly creative pleasure. By Amy Elliott They are aesthetes who scour the beach for seashells. They forage for leaves and flowers, and sometimes ...

When it’s time to wrap presents, do you find yourself running all around the house, trying to dig up wrapping paper, ribbons, and tape? If so, you can make holiday prep much easier with the help of a ...

When I was growing up, my mom kept a dedicated gift-wrapping drawer — stuffed to the brim but still highly organized. I always aspired to this. Still do, really. But my lack of storage space and, ...

When you’re in the throes of the holiday rush, buying gifts can feel like a practical task — so much so that you forget that gift-giving is ultimately a symbolic ritual, meant to express appreciation ...