Christmas Gift Wrapping

Learn how to make a beautiful and classy bow for holiday gifts.

Step-by-step how-tos for making bows.

Bows add polish to packages, wreaths, and all kinds of holiday decorating, and these beauties do it with ease.

Bows add polish to packages, wreaths, and all kinds of holiday decorating, and these beauties do it with ease.

Bows add polish to packages, wreaths, and all kinds of holiday decorating, and these beauties do it with ease.

Bows add polish to packages, wreaths, and all kinds of holiday decorating, and these beauties do it with ease.

Bows add polish to packages, wreaths, and all kinds of holiday decorating, and these beauties do it with ease.

Bows add polish to packages, wreaths, and all kinds of holiday decorating, and these beauties do it with ease.

Bows add polish to packages, wreaths, and all kinds of holiday decorating, and these beauties do it with ease.

The festive wrapped packages on the outside of these glamorous gift bags promise holiday surprises inside.

How to turn plain white bags into something special.

Make stained glass the easy way: Place colored cellophane behind paper-bag cutouts.

Dazzling package wraps double the fun of this host-and-hostess gift.

Spice up a red gift box with shimmering rhinestones and strands of white faux pearls tied with a satin bow.

Snippets of ribbon and chintz transform brown-paper boxes into the sweetest containers for your treasures.

Three papier-mache boxes stack up into one decoration: a handsome snow fellow perfect for filling with cookies and holiday goodies.

Tuck a few under the tree -- then offer them as hostess gifts or use them to store holiday trims.

Spin Christmas carols around colorful papier-mache boxes and give them a whirl with gifts inside.

Cover hatboxes with embossed wallpaper for unusual gift holders.

This ribbon-wrapped rhinestone-studded holder is pretty as a package. It's also multifunctioning: Use it to announce the menu of a holi...

Rickrack transforms this festive red-and-white card holder into a pocketbook-like tree ornament. Hang it on a bough so it -- and its co...

Red buttons serve as ornaments and a star-shape button becomes the shining topper. A loop attached to the top of the tree wraps over th...

For gift boxes as memorable as the treasures inside, paint one of these little gems.

Surround your tree in pretty packages that express your joy in giving to others.

Dress a plain white box in perfect party attire by gluing on playful red buttons and topping it off with holiday striped ribbons and a ...

Red polka dots and candy cane stripes finish a package in style. Top with a purchased holly-trimmed frame to share a festive "ho, ho, h...

Lucky recipients will burst into song when they receive a trio of stacked gift boxes adorned with rhinestone-studded tags.

These creative package toppers will add a quick finishing touch to your holiday gifts.

Jazz up your package presentation with these quick techniques.