How to Wrap Any Gift

Some people wake up spewing Pinterest out their fingertips. For the rest of us, thank god for YouTube. Wrapping presents doesn't exactly come easy, so we dug up a couple of solid tutorials for how to wrap your Christmas gifts like you're Martha.

For a straightforward how-to, Real Simple's YouTube channel has you covered:

Need a more creative idea? Try one of the creative DIY methods here:

Extra-large presents require extra-careful wrapping. Martha Stewart has some advice for your good things don't come in small packages this year:

This is Mae. She is adorable, and she will teach you the Japanese-inspired art of diagonally wrapping a gift with a lot less paper:

Out of tape? No problem! Just follow this (not-so-simple) guide. Warning, it might take two or three tries to get it down:

So there. Now you can teach yourself how to at least get paper around a gift in a passable way, or maybe end up as fodder for Pinterest Fails. And the good news is, this stuff is going to end up ripped open in a few days anyway.

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