festive freebies

Happy Friday to you....and not long now until Christmas. Somehow I haven't managed to buy a single present yet but at least I've got the gift tags sorted (eek). Perk up your gift wrapping with this printable selection.

All you need to do is... 

1. Download the printable gift tags
2. Print onto card
3. cut-out the shapes
4. Hole punch on the dot
5. Thread through your string

Download and enjoy while I find some presents to gift wrap and ponder why I haven't written a single Christmas card when I work in the card industry.

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glow

I know that each time I give you a DIY idea I make a point of telling you how simple it is to make but this one really is the easiest and quickest project ever. So if you have the craft skills of a 5 year old then never fear, this ones for you!

You will need to get hold of some glitter sticker paper (a totally genius creation). I found mine in Paperchase and was encapsulated so the glitter ain’t budging but you can also find it here and probably many other craft shops and websites. 

You’ll need:

• Glitter sticker sheet
• Metal ruler
• Card
• Pencil
• Scalpel
• Cutting mat 
• Clear glasses (look for a flat bottom to sit the candle in)

To make:

1. Draw an elongated triangle onto your card. Make sure you measure how tall it needs to be for the size glass you have. Then cut the shape out to make a template.
2. Draw around your template onto the back of your glitter sheet.
3. Then scalpel each shape out, using the ruler to guide you.
4. Take each shape individually and peel of the backing paper. Adhere to you glass, lining up the bottom of each elongated triangle next to one another.
5. When you are getting near to making it the whole way round, work out how many more triangles you can fit in. I had to trim a little off some of my end shapes to make them fit snugly. Alternatively you could use a tape measure to record the circumference at the start and size your triangles accordingly but this is far too technical for my enjoyment!

Now you can light your tea lights and set these glasses a-glowing! They make lovely tables centres and it turns out they look pretty festive (not my intention) so they’ve come right in the (St) nick of time! 

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