Show how much you care in 2009 with these funky gift wrap designs in easy-to-follow steps

What you need...

• Paper: spots and stripes, pink; tissue, pink; spotty; gingham,green
  Ribbon; satin, pink, cream, red, green
  Trimming, lace, flowery, pink, sequins; beaded, bronze
  Fabric: chequered; red, cream; plain, red; dress net, cream
  Ricrac, green
  Button, blue
  Card, red
  Thread, sewing
  Needle
  Glue gun
  Embellishments; plastic, hearts, green
  Gift-tag, green, red

instructions

1. Paper Rose - 1 Cover the gift in stripy and spotty pink paper and secure in place. Wrap pink satin ribbon and trimming around the box, the n tie off in a knot at the top.
   
   2 Take three lengths of tissue paper, 50cm x 10cm. Fold one end inwards and roll up the length to create a paper rose. Repeat with the two remaining lengths. Place the blooms in the centre of your gift box and carefully secure in place with a hot glue gun.
   
   3 Add three plastic embellishments in between the paper roses and secure as before. To finish, attach a green oval gift-tag onto one of the corners.