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July 18, 2010 9:33 PM

Gift wrapping gurus! I purchased a roll of gift wrapping paper and it came with 2 coordinating sheets. The first is a textured brown and the second is a brown houndstooth. Is there something special I'm supposed to do with them?

At first I thought it was just a good two-for-one deal, but, the brown paper is actually a good 4 inches taller than the houndstooth and the papers were rolled together (rather than roll the brown, and then roll the houndstooth on top of it) which makes me think that there's something deeper going on here.

Is there some sort of clever wrapping technique that incorporates the two papers?

posted by simplethings to Grab Bag (3 answers total)

Is the wrapping paper see through at all? Maybe the textured brown is to add a layer of opacity beneath the surface layer.
posted by ceribus peribus at 9:49 PM on July 18, 2010

You can use one of the papers to wrap the package, then fold the other paper into a narrower strip and place it around and along the middle of the package. Put ribbon down the middle of that and center and tie the bow.
posted by joyeuxamelie at 10:22 PM on July 18, 2010

I've seen a sort of layering where the gift is wrapped completely and then another contrasting layer is added over the top, but one end is left shorter to show the paper underneath (kind of like a bed with the sheets turned down but with the edges folded under, if that makes sense). Looks great with contrasting but complementary colours and textures.

Googling was fruitless for what I'm thinking of, but I did find this which is similar to what joyeuxamelie is suggesting, I think.

I wonder if the wraps were sold together to be used for Japanese gift wrapping?
posted by malibustacey9999 at 12:48 AM on July 19, 2010