How to Wrap a Christmas Gift in 12 Seconds [VIDEO]

We have been doing it wrong from the start, because we've been starting from the wrong place.  Wrapping a gift, that is.

A new video shows how to wrap a present in just 12 seconds.

Using two pieces of tape, the trick is to place your gift diagonally in the corner of a sheet of paper, rather than in the middle.

The video demonstrates, in an easy-looking series of moves, how to complete the process.

First, assuring that two corners of your gift touch the edges of the paper, fold those two corners up and stick down with a piece of tape.

Then fold the main section of paper, above the gift, over the box and flip the present over.

Lift the flap of paper now left at the opposite end of the gift, followed by the final flap.

Tuck in the pointed end to ensure the wrapping looks neat and secure with tape.

If done correctly, the gift should be seamlessly wrapped with no crumpled paper or unsightly lumps.