Happy holidays! This week we’re revisiting our favorite festive stories from years past, like this one: Once, at a dinner ...

The Japanese gift wrapping technique is a quick and efficient method that allows gifts to be wrapped in under 30 seconds. This method eliminates the need for precise measurements and allows excess ...

Sonoma resident Megumi Lorna Inouye has written a new book about the art of gift wrapping as an expression of gratitude. Every summer, Megumi Lorna Inouye watched intently as her mother, Suzuko, ...

Furoshiki is the Japanese tradition of wrapping objects in cloth to cover or transport them. Some are turning to it as a more eco-friendly way to wrap presents without wasting paper. Much of the paper ...

I’ve had a thing for wrapping gifts as long as I’ve had a thing for giving them. Thankfully, my style has evolved. Where once I spent hours cutting out bold figures from magazine ads and pasting them ...

You may have seen this super speedy gift-wrapping technique on social media lately—and we can totally see why it's trending! This folding method comes from a Japanese style of gift wrapping and, we ...

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 ...

Basic knots -- Everyday wrap -- Hidden knot wrap -- Formal flat wrap -- Flower petal wrap -- Gathered wrap -- Pom-pom wrap -- Double knot wrap -- Bow corner wrap -- Pleated bottle wrap -- Paired wrap ...

Much of the paper that wraps holiday gifts is not recyclable. Unless you choose to save and reuse it, it probably winds up in a landfill. An eco-friendlier option is an ancient tradition from Japan ...