Turn used gift wrap into something crafty, enliven boring storage, or use it as packing material. Here's how get more use out of your wrapping paper.

We’ve all tried our hand at hand-crafting an ornament to hang on the Christmas tree, or even as gift to a friend. It guarantees that nobody will have one like it. So, instead of buying the same old ...

Once you've got all of your Christmas presents and decorated the tree, it's time to add the finishing touches to your hard work. If you're feeling extra artsy this year, why not try making your own ...

1. Roll out a huge sheet of paper and choose your cookie cutters and paints. 2. Squirt paint into the shallow dish or tray and spread it out so that it can be dipped in by the cutters. 3. Let your ...

Personalise your gifts by wrapping them in homemade paper and making your own Christmas cards this year Once you've got all of your Christmas presents and decorated the tree, it's time to add the ...

You could drag the munchkins to the pharmacy and scoop up the dregs of the wrapping paper barrel. Or you could kill two birds with one stone by giving them a fun holiday crafting project that doubles ...

There’s something about a present wrapped in paper which has had just as much thought put into it as the gift inside. From DIY potato stamping to lovingly painted piece of embossed paper, homemade ...

Unless you have bags of time, or loads of children to enslave, keep things simple: a potato print Christmas tree with stick-on stars and jewels as decorations; an angel where the wings are made from ...

I thought I knew about the perils of Christmas wrapping paper. That Britain uses more than 100m rolls of festive wrap every Christmas, most of it headed straight to landfill by Boxing Day. That my ...

With Christmas just around the corner, we've been looking at ways you can make your own advent calendars, cranberry gin and wrapping paper, but what about accessories for the big day? Making a home ...