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In our home, I buy the gifts and the man of the house wraps them. I think that’s a pretty good deal actually. I love shopping; he loves wrapping! I’m really not that good at the wrapping, probably don’t have enough patience, and I’m just not attentive enough. He’s meticulous with it and spends evenings getting it just right. If, like me, wrapping isn’t really your thing, or your wrapping skills could do with a brush up, then I’m sure you’ll love this helpful video with lots of tips and advice on gift wrapping:
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Always the night before in a hurry 😉 You see, I’m Spanish, shops in Spain always (beautifully) wrap items for you any time of hte year, in fact they ask if you want it gift wrapped when you get to the till. At Christmas time stores pull out all the stops, with trademark paper, ornaments, labels… it’s amazing. So this whole DIY wrapping was a shock to the system for me as, except for any homemade gifts, I never really had to wrap presents.
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~I try and do them as I go along but it all depends who’s in and who’s out at the time.
In my head they are all wrapped on the 30th November, in reality Christmas eve with wine, chocolate and telly. I like your system, I have no patience for it either!
I wrap them as soon as i buy them!
i try and wrap as i go – stops inquisitive kids finding things they should not
I would like it to be different but it is generally the day before they need to be given! But I LOVE wrapping, love love love it!
l wrap my presents in good time……..and when l’m feeling festive
After I have bought them all so they are ready to be delivered and there’s no chance of naughty eyes snooping!
1/2 in advance then last minute frenzy with the rest
I try to wrap my presents as soon as I have bought them, but this year with having a one year old running around, I just havnt had the chance. I think it could be Christmas Eve in a rush this time around. EEEK! I also run out of wrapping paper or tape when I’m down to my last few. Note to self – buy an extra roll of tape! 🙂
I tend to wrap most of them on Christmas Eve/early hours Christmas morning. Every year I say NEVER AGAIN!!! However, to date, I have not achieved the festive domestic goddess status I aspire too! 😀
About a month before Christmas, ready for visits.
as I go along
I wrap most as I buy but with so many gifts to get my only resolution is that everything will be wrapped by the last day of November- and yes, this year, they are all done.
I always do it well in advance and do it all at once!
The week before Christmas.
Ive started now but in the past i forgot what I had bought and had to open them to check to make sure each child got the same amount of presents
depends if i am posting or giving- i usually do it a couple of weeks prior to gift giving 🙂
i wrap as i buy them and usually just do the last minute ones on christmas eve.
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I love being organised so I’ve already wrapped my presents! I normally do it about 5-6 weeks before Christmas, and I spend ages making the perfect little bows etc.!
Christmas Eve
I try and wrap in advance but this year I think I will be up wrapping into the small hours of Christmas day, I feel very disorganised!
I wrap mine the day I buy them. Then I am just spending the odd half hour here and there, rather than spending a whole weekend.
I hate doing things last minuet.
Last thing Christmas eve, well im a bloke
A week before, so they can go under the tree
Night before, obviously!
I wrap as I buy the pressie so less chance of anyone peeking
Yes i always wrap my pressies up, in the wackiest paper i can find
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I try to wrap my presents as soon as I have bought them
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I wrap when ever I get 5 minutes so it gets done slowly but gradually.
I like to make sure that I’m wrapping the right presents, so leave it till the last moment … (I’ve been known to give the wrong presents to the wrong person before)
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About now, end of November, early December, then I can relax on run-up to Xmas
Christmas Eve, with a large glass of wine and a panic-stricken look..
Pacing yourself is the key a few a night over the month and voila, they are done with the minimum of fuss!
I try to take a few minutes during the day, with a cup of tea, while my children are at school to wrap presents as I buy them. Must label as I go along, as one year I did not and could not remember what was inside so I had to rewrap a few!
I spread it out from about the end of November onwards, but I don’t start to wrap anyone’s gifts until I’ve bought everything I’m going to get for them.
I like to wrap a week before christmas. I like to make a night of it watch xmas movies wrap pressies and a nice glass of wine!
i choose a weekend when my eldest is at my mums & the tree is up & put a xmas film on 🙂
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I wait until i have bought them all, then wrap them all in one day usually a few weeks before christmas 🙂
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Mine is wrapped in brown paper with ribbons, cord and nice tape.
I usually do it around a week before Christmas – I always mean to do it earlier but never seem to get chance. What a wonderful prize!
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My husband and I wrap the pile of presents about 1 week before the big day with red wine for him and bubbles for me, rubbish on the Television and possibly some nibbles to stave of fatigue as that makes the whole thing go along in a Christmas to come kinda way!
Christmas eve me and my partner wrap each others pressies, I get the nice warm living room and he gets to go upstairs to wrap mine :-). Everyone else’s get wrapped on the day we go to visit.
christmas eve so i can keep looking at it!
I usually end up wrapping presents on christmas eve
Try to do it as I go – but always end up in a panic to get it done
As soon as I can x
About a fortnight before the big day
somehow, always at bedtime, so am surrounded by presents and paper and cellotape and gift tags, but am too tired to do wrap anything properly or remember which present is for who!
I wrap them as soon as I get them home, I love wrapping presents and have to hide them away from prying eyes. I always try to disguise the shape of the present as my daughter always guesses hers
im always last minute
As soon as I get them home.
Usually on xams eve!
I will be wrapping some this week, and more next week
As soon as we get up 🙂
i try and wrap as i go, but some stuff does get left until just before, mainly as its bought christmas eve 🙂
I try to wrap presents during November …. I’m quite a bit behind this year though!
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I always left it until the last minute and then wished i had done it earlier so this year they are all brought and wrapped already , how pleased am I !
Normally takes a few evenings to do it all, normally ends up being week before Xmas trying tobe better organised this year
I nominate an afternoon to it around the 20th Dec, switch on the Xmas CD and get going.
I wrap and label as I buy my gifts. I love to see the pile of decorative, colourful parcels grow.. It looks very feastive.
try to wrap my presents before christmas eve
i always do them quite early around maybe the 10th dec,because my family all live quite far from me and i need to make sure everyone gets them on time 🙂
Early December, so they’re wrapped up before snooping eyes see them.
I do them gradually in the run up to Christmas a bit at a time
The day before Christmas, ouch!
I wrap all my presents the day before Christmas Eve as it gets me in the Christmas mood
I always promise I will do it early, but I still end up wrapping presents at 2am christmas morning
When the little one is a sleep and I can hide them back on top of the wardrobe, start next week when the tree goes up
I do my wrapping on Christmas Eve usually – I must get more organised!
I wrap them as soon as I buy them, that way if they do get found the presents still remain a secret!
I wrap them over a period of time, November and December. There are usually a few to wrap the night before!
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i leave it then i hopefully do it all in one evening!!!!!!! and there is alot…………. nothing else gets done but wrapping
Usually when I put the tree up, so a week or just a few days before Christmas Eve
I have got that many people to buy for I have to start early. Have already done most but have to buy a few more yet. I wrapped my friends daughters presents this morning for her because she can’t do it as good as me plus I love it! Have christmas songs on whilst I do it to make it more fun! xoxo
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i wrap them as soon as i buy the gifts. so it could be a month before of the night before xmas!!
I always wrap mine before Christmas
xmas eve i wrap my presents lol
wrap them Christmas Eve
I wrap my gifts about October as ultra organised person
I start in December with the kids first then do a bit each day 🙂
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I wrap my presents while my children are at school and my baby is asleep, I managed to get a few done at a time so have to start fairly early to make sure they are done.
We usually make a night of it about a week before Christmas – we put a bottle of mulled wine in the slow cooker, ;put some Christmas tunes on and settle down on the living room floor to wrap!
Christmas Day – not quite as bad as it sounds as I’m always home alone on the day then visit family boxing day
I wrap from now until Christmas making individual gift tags as I go.
I wrap them as soon as I get them – usually in October/November! I love Xmas so much!!
late november for some since i half my family live far away from us we see them early december to swap preies then 🙂
I start wrapping them after I have put up the decorations (usually the first weekend in December) and carry on until Christmas Eve.
About 7-10 days before Christmas Day so they are ready to be exchanged with my family who I don’t see on Christmas Day.
I am normally an organsied wrapper and do it as I go along but this year I seem to have taken on a trait that all the women on my mum’s side have and can see myself still wrapping presents at 1-2am on Christmas morning with a glass of wine and my hubby keeping me company…and awake.
I start about 2 weeks before Christmas & finish late Christmas eve
I normally wrap presents in a last minute rush on Christmas Eve, I would love to my more organised and prepared
I wrap them when I get the xmas tree out because I love seeing the wrapped presents sitting under the tree.
I usually wrap mine as I buy them but always at least a week before christmas as I’m not good at being last minute !
I wrap my presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
I tend to wrap the gifts a few days before Christmas! I do all the presents at the same time! 🙂 x
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I always wrap them when I have bought everything and do it all in one go!
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Until Christmas Eve I always leave the wrapping of each gift
I know it’s late but that’s my date
Though some find it hard to believe
A glass of mulled wine with a mince pie or two
I’ll tie, stick and fold all night
As long as they are ready before 1.am Christmas wil be just right!
I try to wrap them as I buy them x
Don’t like wrapping so tends to be as late as possible.
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I try and set an evening aside as soon as we’ve bought them all, so we can do it all in one go. However, we usually end up doing it all the night before, because we’re so busy and don’t get round to it!
usually Christmas eve day …I put on a Christmas music CD and really get in the mood 🙂
I try to wrap them as I buy them, but my 2 children’s are wrapped in the same paper for each kid
Mid Decemeber whilst playing christmas music!
In a massive rush on Xmas eve usually. One year I might be organised!
I always wrap my christmas presents during the last week before, while the kids are still at school. I sit by the fire with everything surrounding me and usually end up completely stressed. I am dreading this year with 2, 7 month old puppies trying to help me, its going to be carnage xxxx
When the children were little I used to take them out of their hiding places at night and wrap them up in the days before Christmas while they were asleep. Nowadays its whenever I want too!
A couple of days before christmas day with a glass of mulled wine and a christmas movie!
About a week before when I’ve got everything I need. Otherwise I forget what I have bought! Also gives me the chance to switch my gift recipients if needs be. I’m forever changing my mind!
When everyone is sleeping and only I am not,
With presents, tags and paper, I kneel there, feeling hot
And bothered, wishing I had sensibly stepped it up a gear
And promising myself that I’ll be better organised next year!
I generally wrap them as I buy them in December to make sure the tree has presents under it. Thank you for competition
I usually end up wrapping presents on Christmas Eve unless I can get some help
Christmas is nealy here, so planing to wrap them in time this year.
Wrapping them nicley with ribbons and bows, some little ones with hidden confetti, good for a giggle you know!
All will be made special each in their own way,
as the wrapping reflects all your love and the effect you made.
I always seem to leave wrapping up till the very last minute and it always seems to be when the family are about and I’m most likely to get caught doing it.
I’m wrapping some of them tonight, and the rest will get wrapped over the next two weeks…..
I wrap them up as I buy them.
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I usually leave it as late as possible as they get wrecked otherwise!!
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I usually wrap my gifts about 3 days before Christmas. I like to buy everything before I start wrapping so I remember exactly what I have got!
The week before Christmas, because on Christmas Eve I’m to far gone to wrap up presents, so we make sure they are done.
I try to set aside the Sunday before Christmas to do my wrapping. But I usually find myself hurrying to do last minute wrapping right up until Christmas Eve.
They get done as soon as I’ve got all of the presents boughts. Do it all at once!
I generally wrap presents about a week before xmas day
I tend to start during the week before. I have so many to do, i want them all looking freshly wrapped!
I always do mine the week before Christmas
2 days before xmas to get me in the festive mood
I normally wrap mine about a week before Christmas but it’s by far my favourite part of the whole present buying/giving experience. I love wrapping gifts and making them look beautiful x
i usually ask my grandaughter to wrap them a week before christmas because she does a good job im rubbish
Always leave it to the last minute! xmas eve
I tend to do it a couple of weeks before. I like to wrap my presents up so they look really sophisticated with beautiful wrapping paper and bows.
I usually wrap them a few weeks after I buy them, which is usually around March time! lol. x
Its the best part of Christmas for me! Me and my gorgeous lady wife watch our favourite film Home Alone 2, I make the Snowballs ( egg-nog) we get a whole host of Christmas chocolate and we sit sometimes until the early hours with nothing but the light of the Christmas tree….wrapping pressies for four kiddies! Its so magical and I work hard all year round just for that one moment in time with my wife! 🙂
I do a few bits early, but most of the presents are wrapped on 23rd December and then hidden until Christmas Day. Any earlier and my young boys would find them. Wrapping presents on Christmas Eve always takes longer than I think and I end up tired and grouchy on Christmas Day, so…23rd December it is.
The week before for everyone but the kids – kids are done xmas eve when they’re fast asleep and I’ve done a trip to my mum’s to retrieve where I’ve hidden them!
I wrap all my gifts in November so it is out of the way and I can get exctied throughout December. Yay!
I try to set aside a whole afternoon and spread everything out on the dining table. Add some Chrismassy music and I’m away!
I wrap my presents usually just in time for the beginning of December so I can pop them under the tree. My little one is usually so excited (along with me) that we want our tree up as soon as it’s December and a tree needs presents!
Usually in a few batches on Saturday evenings with a glass of wine or two!
About a week before Xmas
Christmas Eve without doubt
i usually end up wrapping on xmas eve. i always say ill do it before and cant be bothered!
Week before Christmas, sometimes Christmas Eve ;))
Whichever night my husband has his Christmas party so I can do everyone’s at once!
i try and wrap them the day i buy them
I wrap mine as I purchase them, then usually hide them and forget where they are
i wrap gradually throughout december
i wrap them as i buy them
I try to wrap them as I buy them 🙂
Every year I promise myself that I’ll wrap early – but I’m always desparately trying to get them all done in the week before Christmas!
Once presents are bought, normally by December. I like to wrap my presents, write my cards and relax few weeks before.
i wrap as soon as i buy my gifts throughout the year
Christmas eve lol xx
Usually last minute – Christmas Eve traditionally
I wrap them as soon as we arrive at my parents house (usually flying in from somewhere, as my husband is in the Army) this year that will be xmas eve!!
I try to do them over a couple of weeks before Xmas, so I have time to get any last minute things if I find I am missing something
Always at the last minute! Usually just before I am about to give them!
Christmas officially starts when the presents are wrapped! I wrap them the day before the tree goes up with a glass of wine and cheesy Xmas songs on!
I normally wrap mine about a week before xmas 🙂
the night before!
about dec 20th!
I like to wrap them when I buy them to stop little eyes from checking out what I’ve bought!
I always put some xmas songs on and wrap the pressies a couple of days before the big day
Every year I promise to do it all by 1st December. And every year I’m doing it in a grump, frazzled out on Christmas eve!
I always wrap them late on Christmas eve, but this year I’ll do them earlier.
Usually just before I have to give them/post them!
usually late on Christmas Eve and I run out of paper and have to run around borrowing some from my long suffering next door neighbour!
Normally the weekend before christmas.
I wrap as I buy, however I always leave a few of my girls presents to wrap on Christmas Eve, with a wee glass of wine 🙂
Always the night before, wedged up against my bedroom door to stop anyone coming in.
as soon as possible after I’ve brought them or i’ll end up with a huge wrapping spree and i don’t like wrapping
well I start mine in August as we have friends that come to stay & we have a summer christmas together, but presents for the actual proper christmas day I start wrapping early December & put them in the spare room until Christmas eve then I fancy them up with ribbons, bows, glitter etc.
xmas eve normally last min rush lol