"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." One of my very first jobs was a seasonal gig wrapping gifts at a high-end gift store during my holiday ...

Picture this: Christmas morning arrives, and your excited child tears open a beautifully wrapped box, only to find… a piece of paper? That concert ticket or zoo membership might be worth hundreds of ...

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 ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

Make your gift to be the hottest commodity at the White Elephant gift exchange. These quick and creative wrapping hacks are perfect for making your gifts stand out — and a box isn’t required. That’s ...

CARMEL -- All you who've ever come up one darn centimeter short of wrapping paper after measuring just right. All you who have fiddled with the ends, folding and taping until it looked like a lump of ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Even Santa’s elves will be impressed Mia Huelsbeck is a writer with over five years of experience covering fashion, lifestyle, ...

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 ...

Luxury gift stylist Jane Means reveals the astronomical cost of the wrapping paper she uses FOR many of us, wrapping presents is the most stressful part of Christmas – battling tangled ribbon, losing ...