Posts Tagged ‘Professional gift wrapping’
Melbourne and Sydney Gift Wrapping Courses in Australia to be launched
Jane Means will be launching Melbourne and Sydney Gift Wrapping Courses in Australia later this year, to coincide with the Australian launch of her book ‘giftwrapped’ The gift wrapping expert says “It’s an exciting time taking the courses overseas. For years I have had clients travelling from all over the world to attend the…
Read MoreCelebrate our Company Milestone – Jane Means is 20 years old
It all started from the kitchen table back in 1995, when the Jane Means Brand was born. Whilst recovering from an illness, I started making Handmade cards with the help of business utilities switch and little did I know it would transform in to a global Ribbon and Gift Wrapping business, working with some of…
Read MoreHow to tie the perfect bow in gift wrapping
One of the most asked questions I get asked on our gift wrapping workshops is “How do you tie the perfect bow?”. We all have our own way of tying a shoelace or a bow and through my experience of teaching gift wrapping, I’ve found it’s very hard to change your technique after tying the…
Read MoreJoin Jane Means at the Giftwrapped book launch
In a few weeks my new book giftwrapped will be launched to the world and going on sale worldwide. Many people have not wanted to wait until the end of November when it hits the shops, so I’ve had a busy couple of weeks signing copies and personally gift wrapping each one that has been ordered…
Read MoreGrab 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…
Read MoreGift 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…
Read MoreGift 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…
Read MoreGift 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…
Read MoreValentine Shortbread Biscuits
You may be struggling to find the perfect present for your loved one (beautifully gift wrapped of course) or may not have the pennies to splash out on something expensive, so i’ve devised a little something for your loved one. Biscuits! There’s nothing I love more than a homemade biscuit with a cup of builders…
Read MoreOur hectic Christmas gift wrapping season
We are now in to the peak time of the gift wrapping calendar, and are busier than ever with our London gift wrapping services and events until Christmas For the last few weeks we have been busy gift wrapping wicker hamper baskets for a private client in Mayfair (over 300 of them). You can also…
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