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colorful ribbon glued to the inside of the bag serve as handles, to which matching gift tags can be tied.

Gift bags eliminate the need for taping and folding, which explains their popular appeal. Just stuff the bag with colorful tissue and tuck the gift inside

.Ordinary boxes can also be festooned with cutouts, ribbon or painted designs. Most five-and-ten-cent stores sell plain white boxes, but if you have been accustomed to saving every gift box, chances are you have a dozen or so in the closet already.

If you have neither the time nor the patience to paint, glue, draw or stamp, you can still make gift wrap that is simple, inexpensive and attractive. Wrap your gifts in plain, unadorned paper and save your energy for the ribbons. Yardage stores have hundreds of different kinds of ribbon, especially during the holidays.

Festive fabric can be used in place of ribbon. One of the most beautiful packages I ever saw was a plain, brown cardboard box tied up with a white strip of transparent tulle that gave the effect of delicate lace. Tulle is a naturally stiff, diaphanous material that comes in a variety of colors and is most frequently used to make petticoats. It can be ti$d into big, beautiful bows with little effort for an elegant gift .

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