A lot of work goes into wrapping gifts in fancy paper that people are just going to rip off anyway. Wrapping gifts is an essential part of celebrating Christmas. There’s nothing more special than ...

These gift-wrapping ideas ideas are warm, cheerful, a little crafty, and totally doable at the kitchen table. Running out of paper? There's a trick for that. Staring at a stuffed animal and wondering ...

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 ...

Though the arrival of the holiday season brings many exciting, wonderful things (Presents! Decorations! Peppermint in every edible form imaginable!), it also brings the one thing that all of us ...

Use our supermarket flower-arranging tips to transform a few inexpensive bouquets (most grocery stores have bundles of flowers for $5-15) into one stunning arrangement. Then use our tips for how to ...

The holidays are here, and while you're busy making your house feel like home for family gatherings, why not extend that same ...

For all those irregular-sized gifts, Suss suggests measuring the gift and then assembling the paper without gift inside. Then, leaving one side open, the gift can be placed in the wrapping like it is ...

Visit your local large format offset printer for large (28 x 40 or even bigger) sheets of excess paper. Or, carefully disassemble paper bags from places such as Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, REI, etc.

Yes, it’s here: the holiday shopping season! Time to make out that gift list, brave the crowds and hit the stores, and get those presents wrapped and on their way by – oh my gosh, there are only how ...

Forget the registries and ditch the fancy gift wrapping. If you're looking for the perfect gift for a graduation, wedding or baby shower, experts say you can always count on cold, hard cash. "Cash is ...