Press Releases and Features

Jane Means' ribbons, decorations, courses and Gift Wrapping are regularily featured in the press

If you require any further information or visuals please contact us at info@janemeans.co.uk  

06/12/02

Daily Mail

Jane Means shares her Festive gift wrapping tips with The Daily Mail

Christmas Editor and Television Presenter Jane Furnival

21/12/02

BBC1 Look North

Jake Zukkerman interviews Jane Means about her small yet growing

Gift Wrapping Company on BBC1 news programme 'Look North'

22/12/02

BBC1 East Midlands Today News Programme

See Jane wrapping awkward shapes on BBC1 with the

'East Midlands Today' News Programme

Lincolnshire Echo

Jane Means shares her Christmas Gift Wrapping Tips with the Lincolnshire Echo

23/12/03

BBC1 Look North

Jane Means Gift Wraps a bicycle live for the BBC Look North

News Programme

06/12/04

Scunthorpe Telegraph

Jane Means is featured in the Scunthorpe Telegraph sharing some step by

step gift wrapping techniques

01/12/06

Journal Magazine

The Journal Magazine speaks to Jane Means about her life, Gift Wrapping

Courses and expanding Lincolnshire business.

01/12/06

Lincolnshire Echo

Jane Means talks to the Lincolnshire Echo about Gift Wrapping a bicycle on

a live television show

01/12/06

Journal Magazine

Jane Means shares some Christmas Gift Wrapping Tips with The Journal Magazine

20/12/06

BBC1 Look North

Jane Means wraps a bicycle live on BBC1 and shares her tips with

Look North presenters Crispin Rolfe and Caroline Davis

21/06/07

Autumn Fair Seminars

See Britains Gift Wrapping Expert at the NEC demonstrating

her wrapping skills to retailers

24/07/07

Country Homes and Interiors

Jean Carr, Features Editor meets Jane Means at her Lincolnshire home

in the Christmas Edition of Country Homes and interiors

10/08/07

Gift Focus Magazine Article (PDF)

Jane Means shares her Gift Wrapping Tips and

Credit crunch tips for retailers

29/09/07

Secret Services Book by Cary Whitley

Jane Means is featured in Cary Whitley's little black book

pocket concierge, which is a must have for the woman who

has everything but time

15/10/07

Gifts Today Article

Britain's Gift Wrap Guru is quizzed what is in and what is the

future trend for Gift Wrapping

16/10/07
19/11/07
04/12/07
05/12/07

London Evening Standard Feature

Jane Means Covent Garden Shop is featured in the Christmas Guide

06/12/07

The Independant Newspaper

Read the article online

10/12/07

Jane Means and her present wrapping perfection are featured in the

GQ online magazine

11/12/07

BBC2 Working Lunch

See the live interview with Jane Means on BBC2's Working Lunch

11/12/07

The Times

Jane Means Gift Wrapping Store is voted 'Shop of the Week' in the Times

11/12/07

Daily Telegraph

Watch Jane on the Telegraph TV Gift Wrapping Lifestyle Video

02/05/08
Let's Make Cards Feature
25/06/08
01/08/08

Woman and Home Magazine Feature

Maxine Ferguson talks to Emma Pritchard about her career transformation

after attending Jane's Gift Wrapping Courses

04/09/08
Gift Focus Magazine
12/09/08
01/10/08

Country Living Magazine Feature

Read about Jane Means Gift Wrapping Service in the November issue

02/10/08

Greetings Today Feature

Jane is quizzed about her work with the Industry Experts

19/10/08

UTV Television

Jane is interviewed by UTV whilst running Gift Wrapping workshops in

Magherafelt, Northern Ireland

02/11/08
Sunday Post Magazine
20/11/08
Good Housekeeping Feature
22/11/08
House Beautiful Magazine Feature
24/11/08

BBC Homes and Antiques Features

Old Fashioned Manila Tags by Jane Means are used in the

Crafty Christmas feature in BBC Good Homes and Antiques

Jane Means Old Fashioned Gift Tags are used for seasonal place settings

Small brown tags by Jane Means have been used to decorate hand made crackers

Rolls of clear cellophane have been used to wrap Christmas cookies

Old Fashioned Gift Tags have been used to decorate jars of Jam and Chutney

16/12/08

BBC Radio Features

Jane Means speaks on the Radio Show with BBC Three Counties Radio

17/12/08

Woman and Home Feature

Black stitched ribbon from Jane Means can be seen in the 'Black Magic'

Christmas feature.

19/12/08

Northern Woman Feature

Jane Means shares her tips and ideas with Katrina Drew from Northern Woman Magazine

20/12/08

Jane Means shares her eco friendly Gift Wrapping Tips with Lincoln's

new premier magazine The Bailgate Independant

23/12/08

GMTV Feature

Jane Means appreared live on GMTV demonstrating Festive Gift Wrapping Ideas

See our products in the "Bring Spring Into Your Home" feature.

You can view Jane Means' range of artificial Speckled Eggs, available in duck blue, yellow, pink and natural, displayed beautifully with an arrangement of Spring Flowers.

Also featured is a selection of Jane Means' Beaded Eggs, Pastel Egg Wreath and artificial Egg Nests, which all add a little something beautiful to your home.

12/03/09

Country Living Magazine Features

See our Easter Wreath featured on the Emporium Page in the April issue

Crisp White and Blue Cotton Gingham Ribbon by Jane Means

is showcased in the Spring Issue of Country Living Magazine Page 20

An Easter Egg tree has been decorated with artificial speckled eggs

in duck blue, yellow, cream and pink by the Country Living Homes Team Page 21

More of Jane Means' Faux Easter Eggs can be found on the

Easter decorated ideas pages of Country Living page 24

01/08/09
09/08/09
18/08/09

Jane Means talks ribbon with Crafts Beautiful

Jane shares her top tips with the magazine in an online feature on how to

use your roll ends and remnants of ribbon to create eye catching masterpieces.

 

29/09/09

Jane Means and her wrapping services and demonstrations are featured

in the Country Living Fair previews.

13/10/09

Craft Focus Magazine

Jane Means talks to the editor of Craft Focus about the latest ribbon collection

and her previous life as a retailer.

14/10/09

Not On The High Street.Com Magazine

The company featured Jane Means reversible dotty ribbon on the front cover of their Winter Gift Guide.  As well as the Rustic Gift Set and grosgrain ribbons being featured, the Jane Means ribbon collection was used for many of the shoots in the catalogue.

22/10/09

The Journal Magazine

The Lincolnshire society magazine covered the Fundraising event in July organised byJane Means which has raised over £1200 to date.

Page 57 features many happy visitors, helpers and exhibitors.

24/10/09

'All about you' online feature

Jane Means shares with the online magazine some wrapping tips and ideas for the Christmas season.  For lots of other tips log on to www.allaboutyou.com

15/11/09

House Beautiful Magazine

House Beautiful Features many ribbons and tips by Jane Means

The front cover features boxes wrapped in organdie and wired ribbons

Deck the Halls Page 14 features dark green gingham

Several of Jane's ribbons are used by Sophie Conran on page 23

Timeless Elegance on Page 76 and 77 feature Silver and Purple ribbons

A luxurious winter living room on page 80 features several rich colour ribbons

Jane Means shares step by step wrapping tips in the 'All Wrapped Up' feature

on pages 100, 101 and 102

 

16/11/09

Woman and Home Magazine

Woman and Home magazine feature many ribbons, berries, tags and boxes

It's all about sparkle features gift boxes and ribbons on Pages 144, 145 and 147

Ribbons are used in the Christmas Glow feature on page 152

Ginghams, Stripes and Stitched ribbons are used on Page 154

Modern Christmas on pages 156 and 157 features many ribbons by Jane Means

Ribbon is used in the 'Set a Beautiful Christmas Table' feature on Pages 158 and 159

Page 163 features ribbons for the 'Choose a Tree with wow factor' feature

Red Ribbon is tied around the gate on Page 169 and around the door on page 170

A selection of ribbons are used on page 173

16/11/09

Woman and Home Fabulous Christmas Food Magazine

Green Wired Taffeta Ribbon is used for 'The Finishing Touch' feature on Page 32

of the Woman and Home Fabulous Christmas Food Magazine

17/11/09

Woman and Home Feel Good Food Christmas Magazine

Red Ribbons have been used in the Woman and Home Feel Good Food

Christmas Magazine on Page 138

17/11/09

Period Living Magazine

Period Living Magazine features Jane Means' Gift Wrapping Courses on Page 38.

Gifts wrapped in brown paper by herself using wired taffeta ribbon are featured

on Page 61

18/11/09

Country Living Magazine

Our Gift Boxes and ribbon although not credited were used in the photo shoot

on page 132

20/11/09

Ideal Home Online

Jane shares some wrapping tips and money saving ideas with the Ideal Home website

She covers how to be creative, make your gifts look gorgeous and support your local post office.  Just click on the Ideal Home link to the left.

20/11/09

Ideal Home Magazine

Ideal Home Magazine talks to the experts and features Jane Means in the

'Get Christmas Wrapped Up' feature on Page 154.

Double Sided Tape, Tags, Brown Paper and Ribbon are featured on Page 96 in the

'Be your own Stylist' feature

21/11/09

Your Home Magazine

Jane Means contributed towards the 'Gorgeous Gift Wrap' Feature on Pages 22 and 23 in the Dec/Jan issue.  Two places on a Gift Wrapping Course went for grabs in the Reader Giveaway with 2 runner up goody bags being won full of ribbons, tape and tags.

24/12/09

BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire

Jane Means is interviewed with Rosie and Anna on the breakfast show at

BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire

20/01/10

Country Living Magazine (Front Cover)

A lime grosgrain ribbon from Jane Means is featured on the front cover

of Country Living Magazine (February 2010). 

Her demonstrations at the Spring Fair are also featured in the magazine.

06/03/10

Woman and Home Magazine

Speckled eggs and ribbons are used on the table setting on Page 178

Gingham Ribbon and Mini Eggs are featured on Page 179

Page 180 features our Raspberry Spotty Ribbon and Gingham

 

 

01/04/10

ITV1's This Morning

Daniella Proud used Speckled Eggs by Jane Means on ITV's

'This Morning' programme with Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Kelly

02/04/10

Country Living Magazine

An Easter egg tree with Janes speckled egg was featured again on Page 19

(This was originally featured in the April 09 issue)

A Wired Green ribbon was used on Pages 30 and 31   

15/04/10

Craft Focus

Jane Means speaks to Craft Focus about the benefits and many uses of ribbon on

pages 56 and 57 in the College Creations feature

04/06/10

Jane Means shows www.allaboutyou.com how to make beautiful

fabric roses for summer gifts

04/06/10

House Beautiful

From the latest ribbon collection, the fern stripe grosgrain

ribbon is featured on page 72 and 73 in the July edition

Online edition

11/06/10

Craft Focus Magazine

See Jane Means ribbons on the front cover!

News and Events - Page 21

Jane Means has launched a new ribbon collection and is now selling 100M rolls,

a popular and cost effective option.

05/07/10

Gifts Today Magazine

Take a sneak preview at new products are featured on page 70,

which will be showcased at Home and Gift Harrogate

10/07/10

Gift Focus Magazine

Read about the latest products to be launched at the

Home and Gift Show in Harrogate on Page 118

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