Whether you are wrapping a gift for a birthday, anniversary or Christmas, without the right packaging materials your quilt, cordless drill, or home baked goods will not make the impact they truly deserve.

Many people are gifted in the art of wrapping gifts, while others are clumsy, and can barely tape the ends of their themed gift paper properly together. They have to buy stick-on bows to finish off their work. Fortunately, for those less talented gift-wrappers, there now are convenient solutions. They can buy decorative gift boxes perfectly sized for the items they want to give away.

Certain gifts are more popular than others. Home-made goods are always appreciated, especially if they came from the oven. Freshly baked treats can be packaged in cupcake boxes. While the name of these cardboard containers indicates that they were designed specifically for cupcakes, you can also use them for cookies and other baked goods. If you buy cupcake boxes with convenient inserts you could even stuff them with ornamental Christmas tree balls. That could be quite funny, especially if the recipient expects a scrumptious treat!

Like cupcake boxes, bonbonniere boxes are designed to hold delicious candy, decadent chocolates, speciality miniature cakes, scrumptious pralines, and other tasty treats. Bonbonniere boxes are often used at weddings. Decorated with colourful ribbons and a personalized note, they make impressive wedding favours.

The material of bonbonniere boxes varies. Whether they are made from clear plastic or colourful cardboard, they can all be used to store edible goods. If you have your doubts, you can always line your bonbonniere or cake boxes with plain or colourful paper liners.

Your friends, relatives, workmates and business associates who love sweets and chocolate may also enjoy a glass of wine now and again. The packaging industry is well aware that wine is another favourite gift; they have designed boxes especially for that purpose. Wine boxes are also available in various sizes. They can store from one to three bottles. Some units are shaped like a real box with a lid, while others resemble a flute with a gable top. Wine boxes can be made from plain or corrugated cardboard.

Wine boxes cater to many types of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, not just Burgundy, Bordeaux or Shiraz. They are manufactured in a variety of styles, shapes, sizes and colours, which makes it easy to find the right gift box for your bottles.

When purchasing any type of gift box online, order lots. The more you buy, the cheaper the unit price will become. Your shipping charges will also be more affordable if you place just one order instead of several throughout the year. This is a tip that may help store owners in need of a lot of packaging material for the merchandise they sell. Before you finalize your order, think about your other packaging needs. Do you need paper tissue, ribbons, cards and envelopes? You may also check your list to see if you require more transparent or specialty wrapping paper. Taking the time to add all these items to your order will save you the trouble of going through the ordering process again a few months down the line.