After the gifts are unwrapped and the celebrations wind down, many homes are left with piles upon piles of wrapping paper, boxes and ribbons. It may seem beneficial ...

As the pile of wrapping paper grows on the living room floor, the annual holiday-morning question inevitably arises: What do we do with all this? Does it all have to go straight into the trash? Can ...

In collaboration with the Seattle Consulate-General of Japan and the King County Library System, local residents learned “Fabulous Furoshiki: A New Twist on an Old Idea” at the Woodinville Library.

If you've ever made a paper chain garland for Christmas, you know that they can easily get squished or rip in storage (where they also take up way too much space). However, making a new one every year ...

To neatly wrap a gift, place the box upside down on the paper. Fold up one side of the paper until it covers about an inch of ...

Dear Heloise: We’ll be spending hours wrapping Christmas and Hannukah gifts in a few weeks, using a lot of paper sourced from forest trees that would be better left standing. I hate wrapping! I’ve ...

It’s easy to get swept up in the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. Between all the gift exchanges and work events, there’s a ton going on — so it’s only normal for your haul of gift wrapping ...

We know that it's technically what’s inside that counts, but the best wrapping paper gives your gifts of the season that extra punch—it’s like a two-for-one special. There are few things better than ...

Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, grocery, pharmacy, liquor and convenience stores in California will not be able to provide any single-use thin plastic bags or even "reusable" plastic film bags. The updated ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Welcome to our sixth year of free and festive phone and computer backgrounds created by Los Angeles artists. This ...

If you’re not sure how to wrap a present, there’s an easy hack you can try. The clever trick—wrap diagonally, not horizontally or vertically—is based in math. Basic geometric principles explain how it ...