Who doesn’t love a bottle of wine or a gift card to a favorite place? We gave our favorite hostess gifts to our stylist with a request to make them look fabulous—but, you know, with normal human skills and effort. Here are three easy-but-fancy hostess gift wrap ideas…
supplies for hostess gift wrap ideas
wrapping paper
gift tags
ribbon and attachments
tiny sprig of greenery (grab one from your tree or wreath, or do a little foraging)
double-stick tape
scissors
Hostess Wine bottle gift wrap idea
- Cut a piece of gift wrap wide enough to go completely around your bottle and tall enough to cover the flat part, plus about an inch and a half.
- Fold the top and bottom back so you have a straight edge.
- Wrap it around the bottle and secure with double-stick tape.
- Tie a coordinating gift tag around the neck of the bottle.
Pro tip:
- Make yourself a wine-wrap “stash”: Cut a few gift wrap designs to a standard size and throw them in a large zipper baggie with an assortment of gift tags and a roll of double-stick tape. Keep it in the car and you’re set for last-minute party invitations.
Gift card wrap
- Start with a piece of gift wrap about 8 1/2″ wide by 10″ long, and put it design-side-down.
- Place the gift card a little bit lower than the center of the wrap.
- Fold the top of the wrap down along the top edge of the card and crease it.
- Fold the bottom of the wrap up along the bottom edge of the card and crease it.
- Unfold the bottom. Pull the bottom edge up to a little bit above the bottom crease, and crease again.
- Now fold the bottom edge up one more time to make a little pocket, and crease one more time.
- Flip the card over, and fold the right side in along the right edge of the card. Crease it, secure with double-stick tape, and repeat with the left side.
- Stick a little piece of greenery in the front pocket.
Pro tip:
Keep a little stack of wrapped gift cards on hand for last-minute presents. Use different wrapping paper for different kinds of gift cards so you know what’s inside.
Cuter-than-average box
One of our favorite tricks is to tape a band of contrasting wrap around a box, add a ribbon, and tie on an attachment. Bonus: You can slide a holiday card behind the band and it won’t get separated from the gift. (If you’re still a little worried, secure it with a little bit of double-stick tape.)
Pro tip:
Use double-sided wrapping paper to wrap the box and make the band.
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