Wrapping gifts using NO TAPE with Rajiv Surendra (Holiday Special)

A brown paper package, tied up with string is the iconic timeless image of a gift. Today Rajiv shares his beautiful and practical tape-free technique of wrapping gifts.




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★ TABLE OF CONTENTS ★
• 0:18 Wrapping a gift with brown paper intro
• 1:34 Soap as a gift to wrap
• 3:30 No Tape used technique by pressing edges and creasing corners
• 5:06 Bone Folder and flipping on the table
• 6:20 Make the tabs for folding
•7:28 Wrapping beeswax candles and labels
•9:14 Rubber cement
•11:19 Bring beauty into something serving a distinct function
•12:33 Red polka dot tissue paper before brown paper
•13:34 Simple folding
•14:20 What is the experience when someone opens up the gift
•15:00 Twine to wrap the gift with a bow
•18:00 Wrapping the beeswax gift with twine
•21:00 Using sealing wax for gifts
•26:00 Techniques to using sealing wax for gifts
•28:00 Dripping sealing wax on small gifts
•29:18 Creating labels from tags and then tying them to the gift
•30:52 What to do with large packages? Ribbons
•31:47 Holiday style ribbons and how to tie the ribbon to a large gift
•32:11 Create a fake mail package for aesthetics
• 34:20 Create a bow with the ribbon and cutting the ends for a V notch
•36:19 Custom selection of stamps for vintage effect
•37:09 Calligraphy-style handwriting of the address
•37:53 Happy holidays

💡 TOPICS IN THIS VIDEO 💡
• Brown paper wrapping
• Handmade soap as a gift
• Wrap gifts with no tape
• Pressing edges and creasing corners
• Bone folder
• Edge of paper should be at bottom of package for tab placements
• Beeswax candle wrapping
• Rubber cement
• Labeling your gifts before wrapping
• Serving a function
• Wrap in tissue paper before putting in brown paper to serve as cushion
• Brown paper is eco friendly and recyclable
• Twine could be waxed for wrapping process
• Making the twine knot as a bow
• Sealing wax for gifts
• Press the seal into the wax
• Warm the wax over the candle so that the whole wax end is soft
• Creating shiny sealing wax for gifts
• Tags to use as labels
• Ribbons for large packages
• Make the gift look like it went through the mail to add to the beauty
• How to tie a ribbon for a large gift
• How to cut the ribbon to create a V notch bow
• Make the ribbon tails various lengths for effects
• Happy holidays and happy gifting


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