Fold a 2-Point End

This is the first of two different kinds of corners.

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Push in the sides and smooth them down to the bottom, making a clean crease. Fold along the edge of the paper to make a triangle point. Repeat on the top (or flip the box over so that you have your flat surface to help you). Make sure that you have a clean crease along the edge of your box and then fold the triangular tabs in towards each other and tape in the middle. Or tape each tab separately if they don't meet in the middle.

And don't worry, gift wrapping, just like anything else, takes some practice!

This How-To uses our Chevron Waves Kraft Wrapping Paper in Silver. 

Wrap a present with a clean edge

This one is pretty simple. Just make sure that you leave a little extra room on the edge when you cut your paper, fold it over, lining up the sides and/or the pattern to help fold on a straight line. 

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It's often possible to get the patterns to line up if you play with the width of the fold-over. You might even want to feature the fold instead of hiding it at the bottom of gift!

This How-To uses our Chevron Waves Kraft Wrapping Paper in Silver. 

Choose the right amount of wrapping paper

Always have way too much paper or not enough when you wrap gifts? We're here to help.

Start with your present about .5" to 1" away from the horizontal edge of your paper. 

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Then you can "tumble" the box along the paper, so that each side fully touches, ensuring there will be enough paper to go around the entire box. 

If you reach the end of the paper before you can lay all four sides of the box flat against it then you do not have enough paper. Rotate the box 90º and then try again! If you have a lot of extra paper after you have hit all 4 sides, then you can make a horizontal cut.

After that, lift the vertical edge of the paper and slide the box towards it until the paper reaches about 3/4 of the way up the side of the box. Lift the opposite side of the paper and cut where it reaches about 3/4 up the side of the box. Use the pattern in the paper to cut a straight line by aiming for the same spot in each repeat (the lobster's head, for example).

Now you have the perfect size to wrap your present!

This how-to uses our Lobster Garland kraft wrapping paper.