Hello Reader, A very warm welcome if you're new here. Every couple of weeks, I pop into your inbox with a little gift wrapping inspiration, ideas to try and, quite often, a peek at what I've been practising too.Sometimes it's the smallest details that make the biggest difference to how a wrapped gift looks. And with Christmas wrapping season getting closer, I'm sharing two quick ribbon tips that you might find useful. Tip 1: Don't tie that knot! I know it's tempting to tie a knot before...
4 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, A very warm welcome if you're new here. Every couple of weeks, I pop into your inbox with a little gift wrapping inspiration, ideas to try and, quite often, a peek at what I've been practising too. What did you find in your wrapping supplies? 🎁 In my last newsletter, I suggested having a little sort through of your gift wrapping supplies before the Christmas wrapping season gets into full swing. So, did you manage it? Perhaps you discovered a few forgotten rolls of paper,...
18 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, A very warm welcome if you're new here. Every couple of weeks I pop into your inbox with a little gift wrapping inspiration, ideas to try and, quite often, a peek at what I've been practising too. Now, grab yourself a cup of tea, get comfortable, because this week I'm going to tell you a story (which may be familiar to you!). A story of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come. And it all begins with a rather suspicious Christmas wrapping drawer... 👻🎁Are you...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Hello Reader, A very warm welcome if you're new here. Every couple of weeks I pop into your inbox with a little gift wrapping inspiration, ideas to try and, quite often, a peek at what I've been practising too. Because yes, I still practise! 😃 My favourite gift wrapping technique has got to be pleating. Whether it's what I'll call an ordinary pleat, a fanned pleat or pretty much anything in between, I love how something as simple as folding the paper can completely change the look of a gift,...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Firstly, a very warm welcome if you're new here. It's lovely to have you as part of the Gift Wrapping Made Easy™ community. Can you believe we've reached the August Bank Holiday weekend already? And for many of you, next week will mean back to school, back to routines and that definite feeling that summer is starting to wind down. But before all that, we have the long weekend. And if the Bank Holiday turns out to be characteristically British, i.e. requiring an umbrella and...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Here we are at the end of another week of uncharacteristically hot UK weather - our new normal?! My sticky tape is just about surviving this time around 🙄This week, though, I want to talk about pot plants. Have you ever bought someone a lovely pot plant as a gift... and then simply handed it over in the bag it came in from the shop? 🪴 There's absolutely nothing wrong with that, of course. But what if you could make it look just a little bit more special? Plants are an awkward...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Your first edition of Gift Wrapping Made Easy™ is here! Every couple of weeks, I'll share a practical idea, simple technique, or finishing touch to help you wrap gifts with more confidence and a little extra creativity, along with a few behind-the-scenes stories from Wrapping HQ (including the bloopers 😂).I hope you enjoy it! ☺️ This week, I've been experimenting with one of my favourite gift wrapping materials...reversible wrapping paper. Rather than hiding the reverse side, I...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, If you're new to this newsletter, welcome...👋Every week, I share gift wrapping tips, behind-the-scenes updates and the occasional glimpse into life as a professional gift wrapper. You may think that running a gift wrapping business is all gorgeous wrapping paper, creating beautiful bows, piles of gifts and delivering training, classes and events... And sometimes it is. But the reality is often much more ordinary. This week, my to-do list included: Following up on class proposals...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, First of all, a warm welcome to everyone who has recently joined the newsletter. It's lovely to have you here. For those of you who are new, I'm Lou, a gift wrapping trainer, speaker and self-confessed ribbon enthusiast who helps people wrap gifts beautifully with confidence and less stress 🎀 On Monday, meteorological summer officially arrived...unfortunately, nobody seems to have told the weather. Here in County Durham, it has felt more like autumn than summer at times, with...
5 months ago • 2 min read