You’ve selected the present with the greatest of care; you’ve made the Christmas card – now how to you make sure your gift stands out under the tree?

Why not try making your own gift wrapping and gift wrap accessories? These can really make a gift look even more personal and can show you really care without breaking the bank.

Fancy gift wrap and accessories in the shops can cost a small fortune, and even then they’re not unique. A home-made label or an embellished gift bag can say so much more.

Jackie Ebdon has exclusively designed a range of ways to personalise your gift wrapping using simple crafting techniques and products such as paper punches, embellishments and ribbon.

She shows how even the smallest touch or different vision can set your gift out from all the others – tying yarn round the present instead of ribbon for example, is oh-so-festive and will have your gift recipient talking about your gift-wrapping skills for months to come.

Use her ideas as inspiration, but don’t be afraid to innovate yourself – try different colour ways to match your tree decoration, different styles to suit your taste and different sizes to suit the gift.

After all, you’ve gone to all that trouble to choose the perfect gift – why not make it look perfect on Christmas morning too?