This $6 Gadget Will Save You SO Much Time Gift Wrapping This Season
If you've ever wrapped a gift—let alone an entire Christmas morning's worth—you've likely experienced the struggle of attempting to corral wayward wrapping paper, holding edges down with anything in sight while hacking pieces off the roll. For those of us not blessed with unusual wrapping abilities, this process often ends in, at best, jagged paper edges that have to be concealed by lots of tape or, at worst, a crumpled mess of wrapping paper. Well, turns out there's a tool to help that. Enter: Little Elf.
This perfectly-named gadget will be your best friend this holiday season. Designed to sit snugly around a roll of wrapping paper (so you don't lose it at the end of the season when those festive rolls get shoved in a closet or under the bed), the Little Elf has a concealed blade, which you simply slide along the wrapping paper roll to cut a pristine edge.
The product was invented by Bryan Perla while he was still in high school, and made its debut on Kickstarter, raising over $100,000 in just a month and a half. In 2019, it appeared on Shark Tank, where it earned a seal of approval from investor Lori Greiner—so you know it's good. Now, it's available from a slew of retailers, including Amazon, The Container Store, and Bed Bath & Beyond. Better yet, it comes in a range of colors to complement all occasions and styles of gift wrap—or to share with your helping elves. Ready to get wrapping? With supply chain issues causing shipping delays, you'll want to stock up on your materials early—shop for your own Little Elf now from the vendors below.
And now that you're set with your slicing, learn how to wrap the perfect gift below (with Eddie Ross's tips, your presents may be too pretty to open!):
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