Holiday Gift Guide One of America’s most beloved holiday traditions is wrapping gifts. Studies show the average household wraps about 37 presents each season. Since that’s a bundle in paper, tape, bows and elbow grease, it’s always nice if the out- come is attractive. So what looks are popular for this holiday season? Angels, angels and more angels are one of the fastest-growing trends in package dress-up. Nostalgic themed paper that’s warm and casual and re- flects simple family values is espe- cially popular in these fast-paced times. Old-fashioned scenes, vin- tage toys and pine tree-prints are a few of the looks splayed across new seasonal gift wrap. Jolly paper adorned with Win- nie-the-Pooh, Mickey Mouse, Loo- ney Tunes and other bold designs is also fun for kids and adults. So how does the average all- thumbs Joe become an artistic hol- iday wrapping expert? Here are a few more easy ways to express your creativity and dress up Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa gifts: e Use gift bags. Simplify your life. Gorgeous, sturdy gift bags are available in every size to fit any gift, especially those bulky or un- wieldy. Wrap the gift with fancy tissue paper, adorn with foil ribbon, bow and name tag and voi- la! The easiest way to dress up a package can also be the most beau- tiful. There are so many attractive gift bags on the market that it’s a cinch to make your packages re- semble works of art. e Add an ornament as a decora- tive accessory. Tied with ribbon to gifts, ornaments (bell ornament at- tached to jingle bell-decorated pa- per, for example), can become sen- timental tokens of family celebra- tions. ® Build a gift tower. Wrap a stack of gifts in coordinating pat- terns and tie together with ribbon. © Play the hidden boxes game. If you have time on your hands and need to wrap a small gift, start with a tiny wrapped box, place that in a slightly larger box, wrap that one and so on. Gift recipients al- ways have fun unwrapping such a puzzle, especially when the end re- sult in the smallest box is a really special gift (such as jewelry). © Mix and match. Wrap lids and boxes in different paper. ® Be creative with bows and ribbons. Weave sparkly wired star _ vine throughout the loops of a ribbon. Use curly cascades of - ribbon to fall off a package like a * decorative ‘waterfall. The Dallas Post [4 December 4, 1996 Back Mountain Business & Professional Assocation Holiday theme Winnie-the-Pooh gift bags wrap and wrap will turn up under lots of trees this holiday season. 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No matter how much you hate it, you must receive the gift as what it is: a gift of love. You can always find some- thing to praise about the present — the color, the store, even the wrap- ping paper. Or simply say, ‘How thoughtful. You must have spent a great deal of time picking this out’” — Letitia Baldrige. (CNS). Light It Up Before hanging old or new lights around the house, take time to in- spect each string for cracked or broken sockets, frayed wires and loose bulbs. Discard any damaged strings of lights. (CNS) Free Tokens If money’s tight, but you still want to give a welcome gift, volun- teer your time. Some ideas: ® Ten free hours of baby-sitting. e Walk the dog on a regular ba- sis. e Ten days of pet-sitting. e A day of housecleaning — in- cluding windows. e Wash, wax and detail the re- cipient’s car. 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