Take a fresh and festive look at Opti zips with this novelty idea… The deep red zips with a metal finish are a crafty and creative way to turn a boring bauble into a real eye-catcher.

Use Opti zips to cover an old bauble that has lost its gloss, or get hold of a polystyrene ball (available from craft stores) and go to town with zips. We’ve used a very Christmassy red, but with so many colours in the Opti range, you can select your favourite festive colour to mix and match with your other tree decorations.

Purple or green zips would also look great for a traditional Christmas colour scheme.