Gift packaging

Set of materials for packaging an item, comprising:

• means for containing the item, for closing the containing means, for creating a decorative bow, for writing greetings and for indicating the names of the sender and recipient,
• wherein the closing means comprise a flap covering the full width of a front face of the containing means and a self-adhesive strip having a width that is substantially the same as a width of the flap and covering an entire width of a border of a rear face of the closing means,
• wherein the means for creating the decorative bow is disposed in a flat, laid-out position along the full length of the self-adhesive strip of the closing means and comprises a pair of superimposed ribbons, wherein a pair of superimposed, flat tie-strips is positioned between the pair of superimposed ribbons, wherein the ribbons are joined together by transversally placed pairs of joining points on each side of the pair of tie-strips at a distance from said tie-strips so as to allow the tie-strips to slide freely between the ribbons, said pairs of ribbons and tie-strips being joined together at one end, such that by causing free ends of the ribbons to slide in relation to the tie-strips as far as joined ends of the ribbons and tie-strips, a series of folds that spread out side by side from the joined ends are formed, thereby creating a bow.