LIGHT IT UP When your item is just too big to cover with paper (a dollhouse, a rocking chair, a bike), “wrap” it with strings of holiday lights. Cover the entire exterior, securing the cords with standard twist ties, ribbon, or fishing line. Don’t worry which way the bulbs point—the haphazardness is part of what makes it feel so festive.
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THAT’S A WRAP! Got an awkwardly shaped gift? (Bicycle? Basketball? Violin?) Here are four fun, easy ways to present it.
Written by
Betsy Goldberg Photographs by
Jamie Chung Craft Styling by
Jodi Levine
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