From: Veronica Karlsson (VK)
21 December 2001
Wrapping presents
1. Buy something suitable to put inside the present
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2. If it is not already square, you might want to put it in a box
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3. Then there's The Dreaded Origami Exercise
A. Cut _
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^ / _____ / /
/ / / /| | / /
Y / / /___ // | / /
/ / |____|/ O-/ / /
/ / / / /
_V_ /_____________________/___________(_)
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| X |
Where X = the perimeter of the box + a few cm
and Y may need to be cut down a bit
B. Wrap
Tape
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.-> / __/_ /|____________________
( / /___/ / | /
/ / / / /
/ / / / /
/ /____/ / /
/-------' | / /
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`-------------------------------'
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Tape .--/ /|
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//___/ / ) /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ /________/ /
/-------' | /
| |__________| /
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`------------'
C. The ends
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/ / / |
/ / / /
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/ /__/________/ /
| F| | F /
V J |__|_______J /
F/|__________F /
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/ / / /
/ / / /
/__/________/ /
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( |__\_____/__|/ )
`-> \ / \ / <-'
`'-------`'
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/ / / |
/ / Tape / |
/ / / / /
/ / / / /
/__/________/ /
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(And the same on the other side)
Result:
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4. Decoration
A. String
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/ / /| .-"""-.
/ / / | ( (_) )
`. / / / | `-._.-'
) / / / / | |
( /__/________/ / | | <--- don't cut until you are finished
`-.__|\ |______ /| /____.--'| |.
| / \ | / ( `-.-' )
|/_________\|/ `-._.-'
^-- front side of present facing down
cross the string .--------.
on the back side (__ \
\ ) \ .-"""-.
\ / \ ( (_) )
_____/______ \ `-._.-'
/ / / /| `-| |
/__/_x______/ | | |
/ / / /| | .| |.
/ / / / | / ( `-.-' )
/__/_/______/ |/ `-._.-'
|\ |/_____ /| /
| // \ | /
|//________\|/
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`-.________.-'
Flip the whole thing around and tie a knot on the front side
`---.
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/ ( / /| ( (_) )
/____@______/ | `-._.-'
/ / \ /| |\ / | |
/ / `-.____/_\.---'| |
/____/______/ |/ X .| |.
|\ | /| / / \ ( `-.-' )
| \__|____/ | / O O `-._.-'
|/___|___|_\|/ ^-- NOW cut it off.
Leave about 20-30 cm on each side.
B. Tinsel
Now bring out those big, fluffy tinsel garlands you bought (you did
buy some big, fluffy tinsel garlands, right?!) and cut off pieces
of about 20 cm which you tie to the present using the ends of the
string (exactly how much you need depends a bit on what type of
tinsel you managed to find)
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C. Candy
Now bring out the candy canes and colourful chocolate balls (or bells
or angels or santas, etc) you bought (you did buy some of those, right?!)
and tie them to the present (one cane and 2-3 balls per present)
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((`'__*_____
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/ * (_)\\ / | /
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(If the decorations aren't fluffy enough, you can add some curled ribbons
to get more volume)
D. Rhyming
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| To X from VK |
| |<--- write on a label or small card
| Something to chew, | and attach to the present
| but not bubblegum. | (and be careful so that your rhyme
| If Santa wants some new, | isn't TOO obvious...)
| Rudolf had better run. * |
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> Finished! <
* I'm better at rhyming in Swedish.
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