Abstract: A wrapping of a selected material, preferably with a decorated surface, is adhered to selected areas of the outer surface of a box within which an item is to be placed. The box is substantially tubular with spaced sides and open at at least one end. The box is provided with a closure for each end and the wrapping material is secured to a portion of the closure that is the last portion thereof to be closed when closing the box end. The wrapping is furthermore embossed along selected lines to facilitate its forming a wrap closure for the box ends. The box ends are closed and the wrap ends are folded into a closed condition presenting the appearance of a hand wrapped box. The adhesion of the wrapping to the box surface is selected to encompass an area of no more than ten percent of the overlapped area and as such further enhances the hand wrapped appearance by presenting a loose appearance for the wrapping on the box.