Product Description

Featuring step-by-step instructions through photos of how to wrap gifts of various shapes and sizes including bottles, potted plants, fruit, and even umbrellas.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #124732 in Books
• Published on: 2004-04-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 82 pages

From the Publisher
Wrapping gifts is not just a holiday affair. Bringing a bottle of wine tied up with cloth or a potted plant carefully wrapped and tied with a bow can make an ordinary hostess gift extraordinary. Yoshiko Hase is a leading expert on gift-wrapping and ribbon art in Japan, and in her new book, The Book of Gift-Wrapping, she presents her most creative solutions for packages of all sizes.

The Book of Gift Wrapping features step-by-step instructions through photos of how to wrap various shapes and sizes of gifts including bottles, pot plants, fruit, and even umbrellas. It illustrates everything, from paper selection to the best finishing touches. "First, wrap the box precisely, adjusting the size and the shape. Finish with a ribbon with tender touch, and you can imagine the delight of the recipient."

About the Author
Yoshiko Hase’s motto is "Gift wrapping should be arranged with sincerity for a special person." Her works are created while thinking of the happiness of the receiver and are praised by many readers as being easy to follow and lovely to look at. She also holds many classes and demonstrations as a well-known wrapping artist. Her daughter Megumi Hase is also an instructor at the Wrapping Art Academy.

Customer Reviews

Utilizes explicit step-by-step instructions
Quick & Easy Enchanting Gifts Wrapping by Yoshiko Hase utilizes explicit step-by-step instructions (enhanced with both black-and-white and color photographs), to display every individual step of wrapping gifts in a stunningly impressive, professional-quality manner. From seasonal wrapping, to streamlined tips for saving time and waste, to recommended holiday themes, 149 sample items, and more, Quick & Easy Enchanting Gifts Wrapping is a truly first-class instructional and a "must-have" for any gift-giver determined to give their presents and gifts an extraordinary, eye-catching appeal.

very detailed
Filled with step by step photos. Most useful were: how to wrap a melon, polygon and triangle, how to make 7+ different kinds of bows from ribbon and how to wrap a wine bottle. The last tip is especially useful since I never liked the look of those wine bottle gift bags.

With this book, I will not be afraid of buying nice but oddly shaped gifts. Overall it's a compact technical primer but dont expect anything innovative or overly artsy.

Pprecise instructions
This is my first book on gift wrapping, and I couldn't have made a better choice. Instructions were very precise and easy to follow.