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Wrapping Presents in Newspaper
Hi, I want to be a bit different this year with my gift wrapping and give them that old fashioned look.
So I am planning on wrapping them in newspaper and then tying with old fashioned twine and postal tags. Only thing is I don't want all my family getting their hands covered in newspaper print (although am only going to use The Times!).
Does anybody know of anything that I could spray on the newspaper to preserve the print and stop everyone's hands getting dirty or is this just a really crap idea! :-)
Help!
So I am planning on wrapping them in newspaper and then tying with old fashioned twine and postal tags. Only thing is I don't want all my family getting their hands covered in newspaper print (although am only going to use The Times!).
Does anybody know of anything that I could spray on the newspaper to preserve the print and stop everyone's hands getting dirty or is this just a really crap idea! :-)
Help!
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I know this doesn't answer your question but one of my former neighbours used to wrap her presents in old fashioned brown paper and twine and then label them with gold and silver coloured glittery gel pens - it was a lovely effect - and might be an alternative or an addition to the newsprint wrappings.
I would think that hairspray should seal the ink on newsprint, but don't use too much or the recipients of your gifts might get sticky fingers instead of inky ones...
I would think that hairspray should seal the ink on newsprint, but don't use too much or the recipients of your gifts might get sticky fingers instead of inky ones...
If you are eventually persuaded to wrap in brown paper, try using sealing wax for added effect.
Am I the only one who is old enough to remember the time when almost all parcels through the post were wrapped in brown paper with the knots secured by sealing wax---applied by melting the end of a pencil-like bar of red wax with a match and allowing the hot wax to drip on to the knots.
( Parcels sent by Registered Post had, in addition, bold blue markings spanning their girth.)
Am I the only one who is old enough to remember the time when almost all parcels through the post were wrapped in brown paper with the knots secured by sealing wax---applied by melting the end of a pencil-like bar of red wax with a match and allowing the hot wax to drip on to the knots.
( Parcels sent by Registered Post had, in addition, bold blue markings spanning their girth.)
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DEFINITELY HAIRSPRAY. Just buy a tin of a supermarket economy/budget brand. But spray and dry the paper before wrapping, or you could end up with hairspray soaking through to the gift, or gluing the paper to it or some such similar disaster! And don't spray it near your christmas tree or you could end up with a fire hazard.... good luck though, a brilliant idea. ;o)
What a silly idea. Nobody ever wrapped presents or parcels in newspaper, so what on earth is old-fashioned about it?
If you want old-fashioned, then try not wrapping at all (too expensive), not giving presents (couldn't afford any), or giving a hand-knitted jersey wrapped in humble ordinary not-very-good-taste paper.
Now that's old-fashioned
If you want old-fashioned, then try not wrapping at all (too expensive), not giving presents (couldn't afford any), or giving a hand-knitted jersey wrapped in humble ordinary not-very-good-taste paper.
Now that's old-fashioned
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