How to pack square and rectangular gift?

Gifts and surprises in a square or rectangular shape are the most common solutions. Due to the simplicity of execution, unlike, for example, round and multifaceted gifts of a non-standard look, they require a minimum of imagination to design, and their packaging can be done in just a few minutes.

Presentations that are square or rectangular, such as a box of gourmet chocolates or a small cake presented as a surprise to your girlfriend, require, in addition to gift wrapping, the following:

• kraft paper - any decorative, bright and colorful outer covering that matches the style of the format of the surprise that you will present to your loved one;
• strapping tape - any satin, lace or plastic, can be supplemented or replaced with a similarly decorated twine;
• double sided tape.

On request, printing ink with glitters or a special glossy sheen can be purchased. It is needed when the store did not find the required sample of decorative paper, but there is an idea how to correct this misunderstanding.

Scissors are required from the tools.

Before you start wrapping the surprise with gift paper, if you are not sure, it is recommended to practice on old wallpaper or newspaper. In other words, you need to cut out a piece of the desired shape and wrap the box to be decorated with it. Next, the same packaging is cut out of decorated paper.

If you are confident in your actions, then to wrap a square gift, do the following:

• choose a sheet of decorative paper that is suitable in size and color and place a box with a surprise in the middle;
• wrap the paper around the box first along the main edges of the last;
• fix the paper at the joint using double-sided tape;
• fold the paper at the ends in the same way as assembling an envelope ready for gluing;
• fold the ends of the paper at the end in the same way as a cut out envelope is glued together, and secure it with the same tape;
• repeat the previous two steps for the other end of the box;
• After wrapping the box with a wrapper, decorate it with a beautiful ribbon with a bow on the top.

The surprise is a square shape ready to be handed over.

If you do not act by eye, but clearly and carefully, and you also have extra time, you can measure the box and draw out gift paper from the wrong side. The good thing about this method is that in this case you will not cut off too much. The same will work if the gift is not just rectangular, but also long.

The original rectangular packaging is often supplied with a non-standard, round-shaped product or several copies of a flat product.

• Smartphone, tablet, mini laptop - these types of goods are often supplied in rectangular packaging. An example is an iPhone, the packaging from under which looks like a brick. Any gadget is suitable for the same outlines.
• Wholesale chocolate bars, block of chocolate. Not everyone will undertake to give one small bar of chocolate. Therefore, a set of sweets with different fillings from different companies is bought, or several "of the same type" chocolates are purchased, then a package of suitable size is selected for them. The same can be said for boxes of chocolates or cakes - these surprises are often not flat.
• Basket with a set of cosmetics / perfumes, which there is no time or desire to wrap and decorate for a long time, but suddenly there was a rectangular or "cube" packaging suitable in size. The latter is then drawn up according to the above scheme.

It is strictly not recommended to use boxes from the same iPhone as packaging, for example, if there is no way to glue the wrapping paper to them tightly. Especially incorrectly, such a reference to an expensive brand can be perceived by your beloved, hinting in response to the fact that you did not give her exactly the same or equivalent in functionality and high cost surprise.

Wrapping your surprise without a gift ribbon in wrapping paper is a sign of negligence.

Completeness of a surprise is one of the basic rules that cannot be violated when giving it.

If you do not have ready-made decorated paper at hand, then you can use simple kraft paper without any factory decorations, and make the original design yourself before packing the prepared present directly.

In addition to paper, scissors, and tape, you may also need colorful acrylic paints and a brush.

So, the surprise is packed in kraft paper according to one of the instructions above. Now do the following:

• open one or several cans of paints of the required colors;
• take a little white paint with a brush and, using wide sweeping movements, spray on the craft paper, the drawing should turn out the way you want;
• do the same with another paint, for example, pink or brown - the drawing created with the help of splashes is completely ready;
• Once you've finished painting the craft paper, wrap your surprise around it and decorate with decorative ribbon.

If you are good at drawing, use thin brushes and create a real picture. Everyone will be pleased to receive a gift in such packaging. The design made with the help of spray paint cans will also turn out to be interesting.

You can draw a picture or depict a suitable image on craft paper before you wrap the surprise package with it. The main thing is to let the paper dry well after applying the desired drawing, so as not to smudge the resulting image and not to stain the gift itself.

Crayons, felt-tip pens and glitter are also used instead of acrylic paints. There are even special markers and leads of various colors, in which these sequins are already contained - it is not necessary to apply them separately.

If you, as an artist and decorator, are creative and tireless, then you can also decorate the packaging beautifully by applying confetti extracted from a firecracker to the glue.

There are many options for decorating a square or rectangular gift - use the optimal one for the person you want to please with your present.

Various packaging techniques are presented in the video.