It's that wrapping time of year

Last year this time I was so much better about posting wrap ideas...I need to get back on it!

Making holiday cards

As ususal, I haven't started my holiday cards yet...when will I learn? Impress has some great card ideas. PhotoWorks has some nice cards, too. Paperzone has some interesting holiday crafts. I especially like these icicle boxes.

Most Gifted Wrapper 2005

This year's winner was Doug Alves from Fresno. He won $10,000, a Vespa and loads of other prizes.

So what did they wrap?
Round one (12 min.): Wrap a 15-inch Sharp television and a boxed set of DVDs.
Round two (10 min.): Wrap a saxophone.
Round three (12 min.): Wrap a Vespa scooter and diamond-encrusted helmet.

I really need to get in on this next year. Isn't that what I said last year?

More photos from the contest here and story/wrapping tips here.

Profiles of other contestants here and here.

How to wrap Japanese style

Found this resource that shows how to wrap on the diagonal just like they do in Japan.
(Note: this post was updated to fix broken image and update the link to the Japanese content on 2/3/08)