A big trend in home decor, and fashion,
is that we're gonna use some muted tones,
some neutral colors, but if you're gonna do--
Minimalist design, there's an example.
Exactly, but if you're gonna do a minimalist wrap,
it has to be done right, 'cause then all the attention
is on the details, so I'm gonna show you how to wrap
a basic gift box.
So what I've done is I've cut our paper for.
I always fold over one edge of my paper,
and that gives me a really clean edge to start with.
Is that okay?
When I cut my paper, I allow enough paper on each side
that it's gonna fully cover the side,
and you pull that seam, that folded edge,
all the way to the edge of your box.
Yes, sir.
And then that is where we're going to tape it
is right on the edge, and then I use my,
of course my Scotch gift-wrap tape,
so then I turn it up like this.
Oh now we're going up.
And then I use my fingers on each end
to create these little flaps.
Do the other side.
And you end up with, you know,
the box that has little weens on each end.
And then to finish the end,
I just always fold mine with the edge
of the, I do too.
Of the paper. With the box, yeah.
On the edge of the box, exactly.
And then when you're done, that's when you can embellish it.
You can do something simple (audience applauds)
like twine, I brought some yarn here
that I'm just gonna wrap around.
You can throw on some berries, you can throw on,
you can go in your garden and pick some fresh rosemary
and put it on there, you know, just something that--
I love decorating with herbs,
on the counter or-- This dresses it up
just a little bit. Exactly.
One of the great things with herbs,
it gives the smell. Sell.
It's just that one extra. That lovely holiday aroma.
(audience applauds)
Okay. Alright, so.
Medium, medium, so this a medium,
so the trend here, can you guess?
It's the royal wrap, so. Nice!
We're using a tartan, we're using a plaid,
and we're wrapping a bottle of Scotch.
So this is great.
I really need to know how to do this.
Well and I'm gonna show you a couple of ways to do it.
A cylinder is you know, a shape that we encounter
in a lot of different things,
so one of the ways is, you allow just like
an inch or so of paper, Okay,
and then you crimp it? And then like fabric,
you pleat, you pinch pleat around.
Gotcha,
and then stand her up. And then you add more tape.
Yes, so the other thing you could do is the classic,
where you take your ribbon,
and do kind of your bon-bon look, right?
And you just-- Right, it looks like
a holiday candy,
like we've got it here. Yes, and then you cut off
the extra, just to give you know, kind of a finished look,
or since we're doing the British inspired,
if you take extra cardboard rolls,
you can get-- Oh, it looks like
a Christmas cracker!
You create the Christmas cracker look,
so that just adds. Wow!
Beautiful Christmas cracker.
Look at that!
Okay, let's come on down.
Now this is funny.
I assume you're gonna talk about advanced wrapping
for things in a weird shape.
You guessed it right.
But this looks like a vacuum cleaner of some sort.
And it is.
You know the way I approach it is,
you don't look at the whole big thing
and get overwhelmed, you start breaking it down visually
in to little parts, you're like, what can I wrap here?
So like for an example,
you know I love to recycle the tube
out of the gift wrap, right?
And so these are those open tubes,
and look, you wrap this around.
And it gives you stability.
And now you have a shape to wrap, so.
Right, if it's something that's lumpy and bumpy
like a bicycle has gears, or other wires,
the stability of reusing the center of the wrapping,
that stability of the cardboard
allows for a flat, clean surface, right?
And the same thing, I use cardboard,
like I would take, I'm just recycling,
butting pieces of boxes, and making different shapes.
I see.
And I would tape that on the end of that and rub that.
'Cause you want a clean surface.
And the same thing, this is just a box,
that I cut it, I shaped it, I wrap,
and then you just keep making pieces of it.
Now-- Until it comes together,
like it's almost like making a puzzle out of it, right?
Now the trend in this one is velvet,
because velvet's all the rage in fashion,
and in other places.
I'm gonna show you how to make a velvet bow
that we're gonna embellish.
Here's a piece of ribbon for you.
Okay, I, oh good, I'm back in the club.
Yeah, you're back at it as my assistant.
So what I do, is I just make a couple of like bunny ears.
Bunny ears.
And then it's really, this is so simple.
People get bent out of shape, like how do I do a bow?
It's so easy, it's like tying your shoe.
You make the bow, I used wire edged ribbon
because then when you're done, it's so easy to re-shape.
The wire edges really lets you flex around with it
so you get it exactly how you want it,
and then we move down, and I will show you
the finished look.
I would just take that bow, and a little double-sided tape,
and I would just embellish the gift, so,
and imagine getting this, with all this beautiful texture.
I get an A in bow.
You do, that's good. (audience applauds)
So, if we're wrapping presents in front of everyone,
it's only fair that everybody gets some sort of a present,
so to clean up after everybody unwraps everything
at your house, everyone actually gets to go home
with this vacuum, and it's amazing.
(audience cheers)
It's so light, and it does so much.
It's the Kenmore Elite Complete cordless super stick vac,
its cordless! (audience cheers)