Abstract: An apparatus and method for packaging an item, the apparatus comprising a single sheet of material comprised of a pliable padding substance. The sheet of material comprises at least one first cut, each at least one first cut being partway through the depth of the sheet of material. Each at least one first cut keeps at least one member attached to the sheet of material and allows each at least one member to rotate in a first direction about a first axis defined by material remaining at said first cut. The first cut keeps each at least one member attached to the sheet of material, and the at least one member rotates in a first direction to define a first pad adjacent to the item. The apparatus further comprises an orifice defined by the rotation of each at least one member, said orifice of suitable size to hold the item snugly.