Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

Whether your gifting process includes lots of bows or the sleekest metallic designs, it’s helpful to have wrapping paper that can be used for virtually any occasion, including birthdays, anniversaries ...

For most of my life, I’ve been a gift bag person. Coming up with gift ideas I can do but gift wrapping? Not so much. Folding perfect edges or cutting the right amount of paper has never come easy.

The holidays sure can be expensive. From presents, to gift wrapping supplies, holiday decor and more, the last months of the year can put a lot of damage on a credit card statement going into the new ...

When you’re in the throes of the holiday rush, buying gifts can feel like a practical task — so much so that you forget that gift-giving is ultimately a symbolic ritual, meant to express appreciation ...

We asked professional gift wrappers what it takes to create the most beautiful gifts. Though gift wrapping may seem straightforward, there’s much more to the art form than meets the eye. A ...

The grabbing of presents, the tearing of paper, the ripping of boxes. Followed by the piling up of garbage, and the overflowing of trash bins. Christmas is the time of abundance. Too much food, too ...

There are a lot of answers to the question “What is Christmas?” but our favorite is this: Christmas is a time of giving. That doesn’t just mean poring over gift ideas, of course—there’s also giving of ...