Wrap It Up!: Gifts to Make, Wrap and Give [Illustrated] [Spiral-bound]

Mary Engelbreit (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1999

Once again, Mary Engelbreit's phrases and motifs inspire special gifts from the heart. 60 new gift, tag, and wrapping ideas. For the crafter who adores gift giving and decorating projects, this book provides new ideas for making memorable presents and wrapping them in clever ways. Gifts and wraps for all occasions. A variety of easy techniques, including decoupage, painting, paper folding, bow making, and more. Step-by-step photos and instructions.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 112 pages
• Publisher: Meredith Books (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0696209276
• ISBN-13: 978-0696209277
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 9.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,041 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mary Engelbreit's aphorisms and artwork appear on millions of greeting cards. Her popularity continues to grow due to the success of her books, calendars, home decor, stationery, and crafting products. She resides in St. Louis, Missouri.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Making Special Gifts, April 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Wrap It Up!: Gifts to Make, Wrap and Give (Spiral-bound)

Delightful to read...Easy to do...Filled with ideas! Popular artist Mary Engelbreit's book on making handmade gifts and wrappings is perfect for those who like to give others tokens of appreciation and love. The spiral-bound book with glossy pages contains page-size photos alongside a page with step-by-step instructions, additional gift ideas and usually instructions for making coordinating, unusual tags for the gift. Leafing through the book right after it arrived, I immediately found projects I wanted to start right away--a new baby gift; things to put in a "care" package for a college age child and a thank you gift for a kind neighbor. The book contains a number of patterns, such as patterns for shapes of gift tags which I've used not only for gift wrappings but also as patterns for scrapbook pages. This book would be great as a gift for someone who enjoys crafts, someone who likes to give handmade gifts, someone who teaches others such as a teacher, scout leader, activities director, etc. or as a gift for yourself.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Filled with fantastic ideas!, February 11, 2002

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Monica J.F. (Hammonton, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wrap It Up!: Gifts to Make, Wrap and Give (Spiral-bound)

I absolutely love this book! This is not a huge craft book, but I was able to use it more than any other craft book I own. That's saying a lot. I created three Sam the Snowman kits, this fall, as Christmas gifts for my four nieces, and for my own children. We did get to put it to the test, this winter...it works! And it held up well! I learned to work with etching cream, and made gorgeous wine glasses in no time. I made decorative boxes using Mod Podge and playbox sand. I also tried my hand at painting with ceramic paints onto plain, white mugs and vases. The paint gets baked-on in the oven, and is holding up well, so far. I not only saved a lot of money, this year, by hand-crafting Christmas gifts, but I feel that I have shown my love even more by taking the time to create unique gifts for friends and family. Even if you do not follow the directions exactly, it is an excellent starting point when you need a clever idea. This is the first time I have actually sat down to write a review of a book. It was that important to me that I tell you what a find this book is!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My first review and my first Mary Engelbreit book, July 11, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Wrap It Up!: Gifts to Make, Wrap and Give (Spiral-bound)

I discovered Mary Engelbreit by chance and I'm now hooked on her series. Some books are better than others, but this one had me crafting for all my friends. I'm definitely not a crafty person, but this book held my hand. If I can do these projects, anyone can!