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360 / Thursday, december 1, 2016 6 7 360 / Thursday, december 1, 2016 We all reach a point — usually gift three or four — when we dig through our closets or make a run to any store and stock up on gift bags and tissue paper. Why? Because it takes 5 seconds to drop a gift in a bag and another 3 seconds to write the recipient’s name on a tag. When you have cousins and grand- parents and friends and brothers to give gifts to at Christmas, there is no time for fancy gift wrap. But when you have easy and cute tricks to fall back on, wrapping gifts is easy and fun. Here’s a photo tutorial for a classic wrap: The Whole dang package. Wadded up. WiTh a boW. Merry sTinkin’ chrisTMas. stuck with the wrapping again? read these tips before things get ugly Story and photos by Ruthie Prasil • [email protected] Other options include: l Buy an empty paint can at a hardware store. Fill with paper shreds, place the gift on top, and add curled rib- bon to the handle. l If you’re wrapping clothing or anoth- er item that lends itself well to this method, roll it up into a tube and put wrapping paper around it. Tie the ends off so it looks like a piece of candy and add curled ribbon. l Before wrapping time, stock up on white take-out boxes and cardboard clothing boxes. They can be found locally at providers like URM in Lewiston, department stores or online. There’s no need to add wrapping paper, just ribbon. l Use brown kraft paper, white butcher paper or newsprint end-roll paper instead of fancy (and expen- sive) wrapping paper. Yarn or ribbon pairs nicely. You can also have your kids color the paper so it’s custom art. That’s two gifts in one, right? l If you want to forego ribbon entirely, make paper flowers out of cardstock (you can find hundreds of tutorials on YouTube or Pinterest) and glue them to the top. If the gift is for a little girl or a woman, use a headband in place of ribbon. For a little boy or a man, try a bow tie. Washi tape is a really great ribbon alternative and looks best on butcher paper or kraft paper. l Wrap with designer paper. Spoonflower.com allows you to upload your own design or use another artist’s and have it made into gift wrap. l Wrap with fabric. Place your gift in the center of a square of fabric, at an angle. Take two opposite corners and tie together in the center of the gift. If you don’t have at least 6 inches of fabric left over, it’s not big enough. Tie the remaining corners in a knot on top of the first. Tie each knot one more time and adjust and fluff the fabric “ears” left over. 1 2 3 4 5 Charlotte Prasil, 5 of Clarkston, is the perfect Christmas package. Her gift, not so much. Wendt Pottery We have a variety of Cremation Urns A pre-planned purchase helps your loved ones at a difficult time. starting at $265 Shipped overnight anywhere in the 48 states. Call for details. See urns at www.wendtpottery.com/urns.htm 493447LA_16 2729 Clearwater Ave., Lewiston • (208) 746-3724 M-F 11am-5pm; Sat 11am-3pm g g a a a a at g a a a a at $ 125 New Years Eve The Senders Moose Lodge Open to the public Questions: 743-6938 493406LA_16 FREE Tickets available at North Idaho Vision or Village Centre Cinemas Eastside! 9 am - Free showing of “Polar Express” Free Pictures with Santa! & Fun games and crafts! Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 Free Lunch from Lamadrid! Free Popcorn with Canned Food Donation! Many holiday events in December Dec. 3: Holiday Gift Gala & Book Signings Dec. 9-11: Holiday Open House, Santa & Cookies Dec. 14 & 17: Holiday Culinary Arts Classes OPEN 10 am to 6 pm www.ArtisanBarn.org 509-229-3414 Uniontown WA 477479 OPEN every day of the week in December
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We all reach a point — usually gift three or four — when we dig through our closets or make a run to any store and stock up on gift bags and tissue paper.
Why? Because it takes 5 seconds to drop a gift in a bag and another 3 seconds to write the recipient’s name on a tag. When you have cousins and grand-parents and friends and brothers to give gifts to at Christmas, there is no time for fancy gift wrap. But when you have easy and cute tricks to fall back on, wrapping gifts is easy and fun. Here’s a photo tutorial for a classic wrap:
The Whole dang package.
Wadded up. WiTh a boW.
Merry sTinkin’
chrisTMas.stuck with the wrapping again?
read these tips before things get ugly
Story and photos by Ruthie Prasil • ruth iepras il@gmail .com
Other options include:
l Buy an empty paint can at a hardware store. Fill with paper shreds, place the gift on top, and add curled rib-bon to the handle.
l If you’re wrapping clothing or anoth-er item that lends itself well to this method, roll it up into a tube and put wrapping paper around it. Tie the ends off so it looks like a piece of candy and add curled ribbon.
l Before wrapping time, stock up on white take-out boxes and cardboard clothing boxes. They can be found locally at providers like URM in Lewiston, department stores or online. There’s no need to add wrapping paper, just ribbon.
l Use brown kraft paper, white butcher paper or newsprint end-roll paper instead of fancy (and expen-sive) wrapping paper. Yarn or ribbon pairs nicely. You can also have your kids color the paper so it’s custom art. That’s two gifts in one, right?
l If you want to forego ribbon entirely, make paper flowers out of cardstock (you can find hundreds of tutorials on YouTube or Pinterest) and glue them to the top. If the gift is for a little girl or a woman, use a headband in place of ribbon. For a little boy or a man, try a bow tie. Washi tape is a really great ribbon alternative and looks best on butcher paper or kraft paper.
l Wrap with designer paper. Spoonflower.com allows you to upload your own design or use another artist’s and have it made into gift wrap.
l Wrap with fabric. Place your gift in the center of a square of fabric, at an angle. Take two opposite corners and tie together in the center of the gift. If you don’t have at least 6 inches of fabric left over, it’s not big enough. Tie the remaining corners in a knot on top of the first. Tie each knot one more time and adjust and fluff the fabric “ears” left over.
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Charlotte Prasil, 5 of Clarkston, is the perfect Christmas package. Her gift, not so much.
Wendt Pottery
We have a variety of Cremation Urns
A pre-planned purchase helps your loved ones at a difficult time.
starting at $265 Shipped overnight
anywhere in the 48 states.
Call for details.
See urns at www.wendtpottery.com/urns.htm
493447LA_16
2729 Clearwater Ave., Lewiston • (208) 746-3724
M-F 11am-5pm; Sat 11am-3pm
ggggggggg aaaaatgggg aaaaat$125
New Years Eve
The SendersMoose LodgeOpen to the publicQuestions: 743-6938
493406LA_16
FREE Tickets available at North Idaho Vision or Village Centre Cinemas Eastside!
9 am - Free showing of “Polar Express”Free Pictures with Santa!& Fun games and crafts!
Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016
Free Lunch fromLamadrid!
FreePopcornwith Canned FoodDonation!Many holiday events in December
Dec. 3: Holiday Gift Gala & Book SigningsDec. 9-11: Holiday Open House, Santa & Cookies
Dec. 14 & 17: Holiday Culinary Arts Classes
OPEN 10 am to 6 pmwww.ArtisanBarn.org
509-229-3414Uniontown WA
477479
OPEN every day of the week in December
