Wrap Buddies Maker Bret Wortman was spending a calm and bright evening at home wrapping gifts with his wife when the scene grew dim as the paper repeatedly found its way to the floor. In that frustration-fueled moment, Bret had an epiphany and set to work in his woodshop. He returned with a makeshift solution, and his wife exclaimed, “You have to sell these."

Bret further refined his smart idea to do the roll-securing job and the tape dispensing one. Two clamps fit onto a work surface, and . . . that’s it. You’re ready to wrap, with a roll of paper neatly contained and tape at the ready. The system works with rolls of any width, including jumbo rolls. Now wrapping gifts can be almost as satisfying as giving them.