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Wrap a strip of patterned paper around the middle of the soap. Cover the soap with paper like a present. Use a round piece of tissue paper around disk-shaped soaps. Place the soap into an organza pouch. Gather fabric around the soap, then tie it off with a ribbon.
Wrap a measuring tape around the middle of your bar of soap. Add 2 inches (5.1cm), then cut out a strip of patterned paper according to this length. Wrap it around the middle of your soap, overlap the ends in the back, and secure them with tape or glue. The strip can be whatever width you want. Something between 1 and 2 inches (2.5 and 5.1cm) would be ideal, however. Scrapbooking paper or wrapping would work great for this, but you can create your own design on the computer, print it out, and use that instead. A piece of double-sided tape or a scrapbooking glue dot will work great for this. You can also use a glue stick to secure the strip. Scrapbooking paper will work great for this, but you can also use wrapping paper or even tissue paper. If you choose to use tissue paper, however, you may want to fold it in half to make it thicker. Add a label to the back of your soap to hold the paper together. Alternatively, wrap a paper strip around the middle. Cut a circle out of tissue paper that's about 2 to 3 times the diameter of your soap. Set your soap on top of the paper, then begin to fold the edges to the middle. Slap a round label onto the middle of the packet to seal it. Start by folding the top, bottom, and side edges. Move onto the diagonal edges next, like numbers on a clock. If you don't have tissue paper, you can use a round coffee filter instead. You can put the soap into the pouch unwrapped, or you can wrap combine it with any of the above methods. For example, you can wrap your soap with a paper strip first, then tuck it into the pouch. For a rustic touch, use a burlap or linen pouch. This works great for irregular shapes, like hearts and stars. Set the soap down on a piece of fabric. Gather the edges of the fabric together so that the soap is bundled up inside. Wrap a piece of ribbon or string around it, then tie it into a bow. Organza is a great option here, but you can also use tulle, chiffon, cotton, or any other lightweight fabric. The fabric should be 3 to 4 times bigger than the soap. If it is too small, then you won't have much fabric left to tie. Add a label tag to the ribbon or string before you tie it around the fabric for a more professional touch.