3 Ways to Make Handmade Gift Wrap

Wrap the present box in brown craft paper.

Cut three different lengths of red/white twine then tie a knot at one end and neaten, if needed.

Glue knot to top of the box front and fan out the three lengths of twine.

Glue ends to box front, trim if required (with shortest length on left hand side and longest on the right).

Attach a silver puffy star to the end of each length of twine.

Tie a postcard topper at the top of the twine and use it as a gift card.

Choose a sheet of 12 x 12 inch patterned paper.

Bring the top edge to meet the bottom edge and then crease, to fold the paper in half.

Unfold and then fold the top and bottom edges to the centre fold.

Open paper back out. Fold side edges in by 5cm.

Open paper out again and cut 5cm into the side edges, stopping at the first fold – see picture.

Apply Washi tape to each long fold.

The 4th length of tape will attach the two outer edges, and when taped together you will have a long tube.

Fold short edges in at one end and using double-sided tape close the open end.

To make rosette decoration, cut a 3 x 30cm piece of patterned paper and score and fold at 1cm intervals along the long edge (forming a concertina fold).

Glue the short edges of the concertina strip together to form a circle.

Cut a 2 cm square of white card.

Apply glue to one side of the square.

Pinch the concertina paper ring together at the top and then gently push the paper ring down in the centre.

Apply the glue-side of the card square to the paper ring to attach.

You will have to hold for a few moments until the glue dries.

Using a punch, cut out a one inch circle in red glitter card and attach silver Shimmer Gems to centre of the circle.

Glue circle to top of rosette.

Freehand cut three leaves from patterned paper and gently fold each along their length to give some shape.

Glue the leaves together at stem.

Using double-sided tape stick a 2½ x 7cm strip of white card to a 3 x 7½ cm of red glitter card and stick this to the box front.

Glue leaves and rosette to the box front so that rosette is slightly overlapping the gift card.

Fill box with gift and, using double-sided tape, seal up the open end.

Apply cling stamps to acrylic block.

Using a silver ink pad, stamp snowflakes all over a sheet of A4 paper.

Wrap the present in the stamped paper.

Cut two pieces of ribbon and wrap around the present.

Use double-sided tape to hold ribbon in place.

Trim ribbon ends if needed.

Double-sided tape a 4.5cm square of white card to a 5cm square of red glitter card. This is your gift tag.

Attach tag to present to hide the join of ribbon.

Finally add a puffy silver snowflake.