The following transcript of our conversation has been lightly edited for length and clarity. We talked about that, as well as the weirdest things she’s ever been asked to wrap, what it’s like to take an overwhelming order on Christmas Eve, and whether it’s ever okay to give a present in a bag. Customers tend to bring in three to five presents, though corporate clients routinely drop 150 parcels on her doorstep.
Almost overnight, there were a lot fewer places in the area to get a present professionally wrapped.Ĭanada says she’s always been an entrepreneur at heart, and happily admits she found her way into gift wrapping not from any deep-seated tradition or creative need, but because it happened to be surprisingly lucrative: Her average off-season order costs around $100, but that number climbs to anywhere between $500 and $1,500 during the holidays. One of her luckiest breaks happened in 2010, when Macy’s, then her primary competitor, suspended its gift-wrapping service. And if a customer lives outside of the Atlanta area, they can also ship their presents directly to That’s A Wrap!, where Canada works her magic before sending them back. For the exceptionally rushed or the exceptionally lazy, she offers a mobile gift-wrapping service, in which up to four wrappers take care of an order in the customer’s living room. In the off-season, Canada sells balloon bouquets and bespoke gift baskets she also offers gift-wrapping classes to stay profitable. Today, That’s A Wrap! is a year-round brick-and-mortar store in the MET Atlanta business park, and when we spoke in late November, the store was entering its busy period. The 47-year-old Canada got her start in the gift-wrapping industry running a seasonal kiosk in an Atlanta mall.
We may earn money, free services or complementary products from the companies mentioned in this post.A post shared by That's a Wrap! Atlanta on at 2:42pm PST We earn a commission at no extra cost to you if you make a purchase. This content may contain affiliate links. Now you’ve got 4 super-adorable and fun Holiday Candy Bar Wrappers you can use for gifts, party favors or even just for the cuteness of it all! The hard part? Not eating all the candy bars before giving them away….I may be in trouble! Otherwise, after you tie it off with the ribbon, cut strips along the top part for some added texture and fun. If you want to leave the top in one solid piece, do….
You can choose plain colored paper, or get creative with patterns and textures! Like this plain black for my penguin, or the snowflake for the snowman… Cut the main paper to wrap around the candy bar, and attach with tape.Felt (about 7″x5″ rectangle per candy bar), also felt strip for Snowman scarf.Candy Bars (flat types, such as Hershey’s, Reeses, Kit-Kats, Twix, etc.).Paper: Penguin – black, white, orange.I’ve even included a free printable shape sheet, so you can print it out for doing your wrappers! You’re welcome ? For the penguin eyes and snowman smile-dots, just use a hole punch on black paper.
Or maybe it’s just me that keeps drawers full of scrapbook paper on hand? Anywho…I will admit that I ended up eating one (but just ONE!) candy bar while making these Holiday Candy Bar Wrappers.
Now I’ve got a bunch of cute Holiday Candy Bar Wrappers to make them even more fun to give this Christmas!Īren’t they just too dang cute? They’re also quick to make, and the supplies should be easily found in most households. I LOVE getting them to give away, though, because I can give in to the purchase, yet don’t end up with the calories (or the tastiness, but that’s ok sometimes). I won’t sugar-coat it, but I love candy bars (haha)! I hate that they’re at the check-out lines at the store, because it’s just so tempting to snap one up and throw it on the belt.