Emily at Brick Dust and Glitter found this great gift wrap idea on Pinterest. It’s a no-sew gift wrap that uses fabric you already have! Take a look at the simplest, prettiest, reusable wrapping! All you need is some fabric. You can raid your stash or use a silky scarf or up-cycle an old shirt or some bedding. All you need is a square of fabric that’s larger than your gift. We’ll show you how to wrap in the pictures below. How to wrap Place the present diagonally on the fabric […]

Once you’ve made the Santa Sacks, what do you put in the bag? We asked the elf! This follow-up post to our Sew Sustainable Santa Sacks is full of ideas for Santa Sack fillers. So you’ll have lots of little things to put in the bag. Because we had lots of kids in our family, 6 actually, we needed to find ways to have a magical Christmas without costing the earth. Many of these Santa Sack fillers are more like props for fun family activities. Once they come out of the bag, […]

Did you know that Scandinavian countries will be celebrating St Lucia’s Day on Monday? St Lucia’s Day is a Swedish Festival of Light celebrated on December 13th. In the old Julian calendar December 13th was the date of the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. Lucia or Lucy means light. The Legend Legend has it that St Lucia was a bearer of light and a bringer of food to Christians hiding in the catacombs under Rome. She wore a wreath of candles on her head to leave her […]

Happy St Nicholas Day! In real life Saint Nicholas was a 4th century bishop in what we now call Turkey. Legends grew up around him about his kindness to maidens, children and sailors. By the Renaissance he had become the most popular saint in Europe. Dutch settlers brought Sinter Klauss to the American colonies. When New Amsterdam became New York, Sinter Klauss had become Santa Clause. In honour of the Day were posting a fun tutorial on making Sew Sustainable Santa Sacks. Sew Sustainable Our […]