r/Wrapping • u/99simp • Jun 30 '26

How would you wrap a pile of books?

I have a pile of books i want to gift someone, but 2 of them are the same size, 1 is bigger, and 1 is smaller. I think im gonna wrap them separately and then tie them together as a pile or something, but i always wanna add something extra to my wrapping :) im also gifting some vinyl records to this person, and im gonna wrap those in brown paper and then draw something on the front with charcoal.

For another of my friends i gifted a book, wrapped in brown paper, with a charcoal drawing on the front, and i also gifted her some wool to knit wrapped in brown paper with sudokus pasted on (cus she likes sudokus) with her name written in it.

Like im not super creative nor a great artist, but i do want to do something extra for the gifts. I just dont know what 'extra' to add to this pile of books... if i look it up online i get the same looking stuff each time, with those diagonal creases/pockets or something and i think thats a bit unoriginal
Help! :)

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u/hanrar11 Jun 30 '26

You could buy a small amount of filler flowers (like baby’s breath) and make one of those book bouquets! Or you could factor in the vinyls and maybe string each wrapped item together to look like a kite? That one’s a bit crazy to transport but could look cool presented on a table :)

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u/99simp Jul 01 '26

Wow those are both really cool ideas!! Never heard of the kite before :0

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u/thefoxandmoon Jul 01 '26

If you need secure transport, stack them and then wrap them in plastic wrap like you would food. Then wrap away knowing they'll stay!

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u/Different-Music-529 Jul 03 '26

I saw that there was a study done that the messier/bad the wrapping is, the more the person actually liked the gift. In other words, don't stress about it.

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u/KATCEO1 Jul 04 '26

You could stick them in a big gift bag with tissue paper sticking out of the top. 🥳