Projects & Demos
Gift Wrapping and DIY Craft Projects for Halloween
If you’re heading off to any Halloween parties this season, here’s a really clever decorating idea. I have chosen some Orange tissue. To add depth and luxury to the gift wrapping, I have pleated the wrap and you can find out how to do this on page 48 of my new book Giftwrapped I…
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Grab a signed copy of my new gift wrapping book ‘Giftwrapped’
We’re delighted to have taken delivery of the new book Giftwrapped, and now have our first orders coming in. We had queues pre-ordering the gift wrapping book at the Handmade Fair last week, and have had people calling from as far away as Sweden wishing to secure a signed copy before it’s launched to the…
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A peek inside the new Jane Means gift wrapping book ‘giftwrapped’
For years this has been a dream. To put all of my creative ideas in to my very own Gift Wrapping Book. I’ve been approached by others, but wanted to write my signature book, with a specific look and feel, oozing with beautiful photography and simple steps. I approached one publisher only, one whos books…
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Gift Wrapping Project – Lining gift boxes with Tissue and Ribbon
You’ve bought the gift and have found a nice little box to pop it in but have no idea how to do the tissue bit. This is something I am always asked to cover on my gift wrapping workshops and when I trained the staff in Harrods recently, they were desperate to find a quicker…
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Gift wrapping awkward shapes with a tailored ribbon bow
If we’re not going with traditional birthday gift baskets – we are often faced with gift wrapping awkward shapes, and something that has always been a challenge is tying a bow around something fragile or flexible If you tried to tie a bow around a silk scarf wrapped in tissue, or a pile…
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Gift wrapping awkward shapes with tissue
One of the main questions I am asked on my gift wrapping courses, is how to tackle the gift wrapping of awkward shapes. To many it fills them with horror yet I believe wrapping awkward shapes is easier than a square box, which is more strict with measurements. You may have bought a shirt or…
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Jane Means will be sharing her Gift Wrapping Secrets
Those of you who’ve been on one of our Gift Wrapping Courses will have had access to our ‘Gift Wrapping Secrets’ We’ve lots of changes going on at Jane Means HQ with a more streamlined website experience, so we will be integrating our ‘Gift Wrapping Secrets’ on to our Blog right here. All…
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Gift Wrapping Ideas for Father’s Day
Father’s Day can often be a challenge. You have to buy a suitable gift then have the additional stress of the gift wrapping. If you’re stuck for Father’s Day Gifts and ideas, read on… A really special gift is to make something. Maybe a homemade jam, marmalade or jar of fudge. Add a paper…
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Jane Means to open London Shop at Clifton Nurseries
We’re delighted to be adding a Haberdashery Closet in the capital. We are often mobbed at our London shows including Top Drawer, Spirit Fairs and Country Living For years I have been asked where is your London shop, and after opening our doors in Lincoln in 2012, I always wanted the next quirky outlet to…
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Craft Ideas for the Fortnum and Mason Stationery Event
I’m really looking forward to being involved in the new stationery room launch at Fortnum and Mason in Piccadilly next week. Our ribbons are stocked in the store and I will be gift wrapping live in their revamped stationery room on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th April. As a ribbon stockist of the store i’ve already…
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