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Chronicle: Home For The Holidays Part 3

Chronicle: Home For The Holidays Part 3
WEBVTT SHINY WRAPPING PAPER AND JANE: SHINY WRAPPING PAPER AND COLORFUL RIBBO DO AND IF US OF TOUCH TO THIS PRESENTS UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE. BUT MANY OF US FIND WRAPPING A BIT TOO COMPLICATED. A LESS-IMPRESSIVE GIFT BAG IS JUST EASIER. BUT THAT PRETTY PACKAGE SURE MAKES THE PRESENT LOOK EXTRA SPECIAL. CAROL CLARKE FOUND A GREENVILLE WOMAN WHO HAS WRAPPED THOUSANDS OF GIFTS OVER THE YEARS, AND SHE SHOWS US HOW WRAPPING CAN BE "A SNAP." >> HERE YOU GO. >> THANK YOU. CAROL: MEET LESLIE PROVENCE . >> THANK YOU, HAVE A GOOD DAY! CAROL: SHOP OWNER AND GIFT WRAPPER EXTRORDINAIRE. SO HOW LONG DID IT TAKE TO WRAP ALL OF THESE? LESLIE: NOT VERY LONG, WE’RE PRETTY FAST AT IT NOW. CAROL: FAST AT A CRAFT SHE LEARNED FROM HER MOM. LESLIE: SHE TAUGHT ME TO ALWAYS BUY GOOD PAPER, BUY GOOD RIBBO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE NICE CRISP EDGES AND ALWAYS PUT A LITTL SOMETHING ON YOUR PACKAGE. CAROL: ONE OF THE ISSUES A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE IS THAT THEY EITHER USE WAY TOO MUCH PAPER OR THEY DON’T USE ENOUGH. SO HOW DO YOU RECOMMEND GETTING THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF PAPER FOR A BOX? LESLIE: I JUST SET MY ROLL OUT , WHETHER IT IS A BIG ROLE LIKE THIS, OR ONE THAT I HAVE AT HOME, THEN I JUST MEASURE. SEE THAT IS WAY TOO MUCH. YOU MEASURE COMMAND THEN YOU CUT IT. AND EVEN THEN, SOMETIMES THE TALES ARE TOO LONG, AND IT MAKES FOR A MESSY AVERAGE, SO YOU EYEBALL IT. -- IT MAKES A MESSY EDGE, SO YOU CAROL: SO YOU MEASURE AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE HALFWAY UP THE BOX? >> YES. THEN YOU CUT OFF THE EXCESS AND IT IS JUST MAKING SURE YOU GET NICE, CRISP EDGES. I LIKED A TAPE OF PEACE DOWN SO THAT IT DOESN’T SLIDE. AND I LIKE TO PULL IT VERY T AGAINAU, WE WANTED TO BE A NICET CRISP EDGE. CAROL FISH BUT FOR MANY PEOPLE, THE BOW MAKES IT. >> SO THE EASIEST WAY IS TO JUST USE YOUR HAND. TWO TO THREE LOOPS MAKES A BEAUTIFUL BOW. AND THEN YOU FIND THE CENTER, AND YOU CUT TWO V’S. ONE ON EACH SIDE TURN IT OVER AND THIS ONE COMES BACK AROUND. HAVE YOUR TWIST ON THE BACK, HAVE IT NICE AND FLAT AND TIGHT AND IT WON’T COME APART.THIS ONE YOU HAVE YOUR TWIST ON THE BACK. THEN YOU JUST INSET THIS BOW WE -- YOU INSERT THE BOW THAT WE MADE EARLIER, AND THERE YOU GO! CAROL FISH AND FOR HER OWN GIFTS, LESLIE LIKES TO ADD WHAT HER HUSBAND CALLS "SATELLITE GIFT." LESLIE: IT WAS JUST A TRADITION THAT I STARTED DOING AND I JUST CONTINUED IT ON. CAROL FISH AN ORNAMENT A FLOWER TIED IN TO THE BOW ANY TIME YOU PUT A LITTLE LESLIE: I THINKANY TIME YOU PUT A LITTLE SOMETHING ON THE PACKAGE IT MAKES THE GIFT MORE SPECIAL. CAROL: FOR A GIFT WRAPPER’S MOST SPECIAL TIME OF THE YEAR. JANE: LESLIE SAYS SHE WILL RESORT TO A GIFT BAG IF THE SHAPE OF THE PRESENT IS JUST TOO ODD TO WRAP. SHE SAYS THE MOST AWKWARD PRESENT SHE EVER WRAPPED. WAS A BICYCLE. APPARENTLY THERE WASN’T A GIFT BAG BIG ENOUGH. >> WE LOVE TO COME TOGETHER AN MAKE MUSIC. AND SINGING IS PRAYING TWICE JANE: THE VOICES OF CHILDREN HELP MAKE THE HOLIDAY SPECIAL. HOW MUSIC IS THE KEY TO TH SEASON. COMING UP NEXT ON "CHRONICLE." AND WE’RE MAKING IT EASY FOR YOU TO DONATE TO PEOPLE IN NEED THROUGH THE HOLIDAY SUNSHINE FUND CALL-IN. WE’LL HAVE THE LINES OPEN DURIN THIS "CHRONICLE." SO PLEASE, MAKE THE FUNDS RAIN. THE NUMBER TO CALL IS
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Chronicle: Home For The Holidays Part 3
Chronicle: Home For The Holidays Part 3

Chronicle: Home For The Holidays Part 3

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