Some gifts are just too oddly shaped for a traditional wrapping job. When wrapping paper just won't cut it, you can use a cloth to wrap just about anything. Traditionally used in Japan to carry items, ...

When she moved to the United States at age 5, Patricia Lee begged her parents to wrap gifts in the brightly colored paper of her new culture, rather than in the bojagi (BOH-jog-ee) — or wrapping ...

Wrapping paper – that thing that makes our holiday gifts look so festive – has a landfill problem. If it's shiny, metallic, or glitter-encrusted it's not recyclable. And even recycled paper isn't ...

If you are anything like us, you tend to avoid doing things that don’t interest you, which can lead to getting pretty behind, especially during the holiday season. Which is why this year we’re trying ...

Instead of struggling with wrapping paper this holiday season, get yourself some cloth. The Japanese Furoshiki technique can wrap anything easily and make it look good. Traditionally, Furoshiki is a ...

Furoshiki is the Japanese art of aesthetically folding square-shaped material for practical purposes, such as gift wrapping, transporting daily items or even decoration. Incorporating traditional ...

There are a lot of answers to the question “What is Christmas?” but our favorite is this: Christmas is a time of giving. That doesn’t just mean poring over gift ideas, of course—there’s also giving of ...

COURTESY M'DORIDORI LTD. The M'doridori wraps come in four sizes and are available online and at a selection of retailers. COURTESY M'DORIDORI LTD. The M'doridori booth at the 2011 International Gift ...

Growing unease about waste has some Americans rethinking wrapping paper. Gift wrap is still a huge business. U.S. sales of wrapping paper climbed 4% to $8.14 billion last year, according to a recent ...

For gifts that look as good on the outside as they do on the inside, you need these amazing gift wrapping ideas. Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature. We may earn a commission ...