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From hand-stitched parcels to tea-towel bottle covers, discover the prettiest ideas for presents

BOBBLE-TRIM SANTA SACKS

Upcycle an old pillowcase for this fun idea.

YOU WILL NEED:

• Housewife pillowcase
• Seam ripper
• Matching sewing thread
• Pins
• Bobble trim
• Ribbon
• Festive stencil
• Chalk paint
• Stencil paintbrush

1 Begin by turning a housewife pillowcase inside out. Open up a side hem by about 4cm from the top. Fold both raw edges back in on themselves and stitch in place.

2 To create a drawstring channel, fold down the top of the pillowcase all the way around, pin in place and stitch all around. Turn right sides out.

3 Pin the bobble trim around the top, with the braid on the top of the channel, bobbles facing upwards. Sew in place, then fold down the channel to hide the braid and allow the bobbles to dangle below.

4 Thread a ribbon through the channel – or do as we did and make a braid from fabric from another pillowcase with a bobble sewn at each end.

5 Finally, stencil on festive snowflake patterns using white chalk paint.

PRETTY PAPER CONES

Pop stocking fillers and sweets in these decorative paper cones and hang up ready to be ripped open.