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» How to Make a Fabric Bow | Tutorial » Whipperberry. Rolled Flower Gift Toppers. Here is a quick and easy way to add a little charm to your gift packages. I know a lot of bloggers have extra book pages from all the fabulous paper projects floating around. Here is a way to use some of those scraps so that nothing goes to waste! You can also make these with scrapbook paper, cardstock, fabric and of course felt as shown above. You want to start with a square shape. I used three sheets together to add a little volume. None of this has to be perfect…I promise…they will have character and charm even if you eyeball it! Using a pencil or a light colored pen or crayon, you want to draw a spiral circle onto the square. Next you want to cut out all the lines that you have drawn continuing until you come to the center of the spiral leaving a small circle at the end.

You’ll be left with a long paper snake! Starting with the outside of the spiral roll the paper inward in somewhat of a cone shape. Keep rolling until you get to the end. I followed the same process for the felt. Crafts to make / DIY: paper pom pom gift toppers. Make a No Sew Felt Wine Bag / Wrap {An Inexpensive Hostess Gift} With the holiday season upon us and lots of fabulous parties to attend – here is a simple and quick way to dress up a bottle of wine for the hostess!

{Seriously – you can make this in just a few minutes while ironing your party outfit and pick up a bottle of bubbly on your way to the get-together} No-Sew Felt Wine Wrap Materials Needed:FeltStitch WitcheryPinking Shears {or regular scissors}A Bottle of Wine, Champagne, etc. Double over a single cut of felt {so the crease is at the bottom} and cut a piece measuring 6 inches wide by 24 inches tall {you may need to adjust the measurements as wine bottles do vary in size}.

Lay the bottle on top the felt {crease at the bottom} and measure one inch up from the top – lightly mark a guideline. Sit the bottle right side up and place in the center of the felt; the top edge of the bottle resting on the guideline – trace around the bottom of the bottle. Lift up the top layer of felt and proceed to cut out the traced circle. Woven paper gift topper. I‘m pretty chuffed with these woven paper gift toppers. They are a sinch to make and look really great with recycled newspaper wrap. The idea originated from this woven yarn gift topper which you can see at giverslog.com and from this image which comes from the book More Last Minute Knitted Gifts. How-to ♥ Cut some strips of colored paper. Mine were 0.5cm wide. I also made a rainbow gift topper….no surprise there then! Happy Monday everyone!