Gift Wrap Essentials

Gift Wrap Checklist

My Home Ideas just published a smattering of gift wrap ideas. What I was most intrigued by was their list of gift wrap essentials. Here's are the supplies they deem mandatory:

• Wrapping Paper
  
• Tissue Paper
  
• Scissors
  
• Scotch Tape
  
• Ribbon
  
• Tags
  
• Hole Punch
  
• Red or Green Pen
  
• Gift Tags
  
• Address Book
  
• Markers

I agree with mostly all of it, with the exceptions being I prefer metallic pens to red and green and I normally don't use gift tags. Since I don't use gift tags, I have little need for a hole punch.

To add my own flare to the list, I inject rubber bands (wrapped around a small parcel, they look very slick), magazines (for the ever-entertaining collage wrap), and glitter glue (no explanation necessary).

What's on your work table?