Oh yes! I just wish I was a better bow-maker. I've thought about taking a bow-making class.

Always!

Usually just a bow.

Yes, usually just one of those bows that come in a whole bag full. I used to do ribbons, and the curly ribbon, but got lazy with old age, lol.

no, I economize. It's cheaper without.

Moni

Yes, on some of them

always

That is usually my intention, but it doesn't usually happen!

Tami

I put a variety of adornments on the gift packages. Whatever strikes my fancy...ribbons, bows, raffia, pinecones, snowflakes, jingle bells, small figurines. DH tells me that I'm having a "Martha moment".

Usually I do.

Not for all my kids' gifts. First of all, I'm always wrapping at midnight on Christmas eve. I always say I'll get it done sooner, but I don't. So everything I did do the packages would be ripped off and thrown away in 8 hours. So it's not worth it.

So I only do them up fancy for special gifts to other people. Ya know, when I wanna make myself look more together than I really am.

Mostly. When my kids were little we used to make decorations out of felt and glitter and sequins. We make some killer trees! Wish I still had some.

Usually just the bows that come in the bag, and stick on the package. I got lazy too, and don't have the Martha gene in me to make them look creative, like my sister can.
But, lots of different colorful paper.
Leslie

I used to get really crazy with all the trimmings, I do some now, but not near as much, and not for every gift.

If I travel by car with several gifts, no, because I stack the packages. Same for mailing gifts.

Gayle

I put bows & ribbons on gifts except for the ones for my Houston kids and grands. I used to put bows on theirs, but after being packed in big bags and making the trip, they were off (the bows - not the kids!) So now I don't.

Always, my great aunt (she was a florist) taught me to make bows when I was small.

My four legged boy, Mou Cat loves ribbon and elastic - I can't even leave a regular elastic band in the house, he will open drawers and cupboards until he finds the thing and then chew it up.
No bows, no ribbon, no tinsel...the things we do for those darn cats!

At least a bow. When I didn't work and had more time I'd do the ribbon and the bows.

I buy the packages of bows and put them on the packages until I run out and then there may be a straggler or two without one but I make sure DH and DD have bows on their packages.
I like to match the bows (the paper has snowmen so I will put a white bow on to match the paper)when possible.

I'm a bag lady myself.

What Christmas gifts?? LOL
I use to gift wrap in a high end dept. store and was often complimented on how pretty my packages were.Made my own bows and everything.Over the years I have always gone all out on the gift wrapping and even taught DD's how to "properly" wrap a gift.Ends folded and taped just so-so!LOL.Many times all the gifts under the tree were wrapped in the same paper and color coordinated with the decor. For the last few years I could care less if I even put up a tree!LOL I have been giving only to the grand kids for the last 4 years and that is money in a gift card from the bank.No tape or bows required and no tree to take down later! LOL

I'm shippin my gifts to MRSMARV and let her wrap them for me...

I put bows and ribbons on...but I'm really grinchy this year...i better shape up perty darned fast!

With rare exception. But I save bows each year -- as soon as someone opens a gift I set aside the bow to be reused the following year.

When I had to send gifts to Korea, Germany and California I'd wrap them and put flat ribbons on them and then usually stick in a bag of premade bows. They would get crushed if put on the packages but I knew they would go under the trees so sent the bows to be put on on arrival.

the few I wrap now have the ribbons and bows on them