How to make a felt St Nick with fibrefill for a bit of fun. Don’t forget to make a belt for him to hold that tummy in place. Make a bundle and add them to your kids’ stockings, they’ll love how snugly they feel.

How to make cute teeny tiny felt slippers, finished off with ding-a-ling bells. Fill them with wrapped truffles for a sweet Chrissy treat.

How to make cute padded star decorations. Made from assorted plain and printed fabrics, they are sure to have a starring role in your home this Christmas. Beading wire is inserted in the long tails for a quirky spiral effect.

These sweet little guardians will look magnificent on the boughs of your tree. Pop one into a little girl’s stocking as a treat!

How to create a lovable Santa from scraps of felt. Give one as a gift or make a few and prop a line of these jolly fellows along your windowsill or table.

How to cross-stitch lovely linen bands for glass tumblers to be used as delicate holders for tea lights. Stitched mainly in red, the gold metallic highlights will add a touch of sparkle to your Christmas Eve supper.

Hang these cute cross-stitched cushions and bring a holiday feel to any room in your home. Trimmed with a woven Jacquard heart ribbon and backed with coordinating gingham, you’ll find them quick to finish. You can sit the cushions on your mantelpiece or a windowsill or use them to decorate your tree.

Borrow a European custom and add tiny personalised favour bags to each guest’s place setting. A cross-stitched motif, backed with Christmas-red hessian, elevates a plain paper bag from bland to brilliant.

You don’t have to go for strong colours to break up a big blank wall. Instead, focus on creating interesting textures and using pastel hues for a large-scale piece that will team well with neutral furnishings.

Silhouettes help create this eye-catching cluster of pieces. Tied together with a common theme and colour, is as easy as tracing, cutting and layering.

Paint this beautiful artwork that works with variations of the same shade rather than one straight colour. It is an effective technique, and you can pick whichever colour best suits your space. Greens, blues or browns are particularly effective alteratives to the yellow and orange shades used here.

Make a mirror with a flower design that is made out of none other than egg cartons.