Mm hm. The paper that shows every mistake and flaw 🎁😅
By Gina Hill | Alaska Headline Living | December 2025
Memaw says this with love. Some of us are all thumbs (see below) 👍. Some of us are working with unmanicured paws (again, see below)🧤. And some of us have nails sharp enough to open a box without scissors 💅. None of that disqualifies you from wrapping gifts. It just means you need a little strategy.
First Truth ✂️
Long or sharp fingernails are a real, unspoken enemy of holiday wrapping paper, especially the thin, glossy stuff that tears if you look at it sideways 😅. If your paper rips before the tape even comes out, it is not cursed. It is outmatched.
Memaw’s Rules 🎄
Slow down. Wrapping paper can sense panic 😬.
Use the pads of your fingers, not the tips. Save the nails for opening packages on Christmas morning 🤶.
Heavy paper is not fancy. It is practical. Thin paper is for professionals and people with endless patience.
Crease with tools, not claws. A ruler, scissors, or even a spoon 🥄 will beat a fingernail every time.
Tape early and often. Wrestling loose edges at the end is how paper gets sacrificed 🪦🎁.
Things Nobody Warns You About ❄️
Glossy/shiny paper shows everything. Matte paper forgives 🙏.
Cheap tape will betray you and it will wait until someone is watching 👀.
Perfect corners are optional. Bows are miracle workers 🎀.
Memaw’s Holiday Truth ❤️
Nobody is grading your wrapping. A wrinkled corner just proves a real human wrapped it with good intentions. If your wrapping paper survives, count it as a win 🏆.
If it doesn’t, add a bow and call it rustic 🎄✨.
