Christmas Gift Ideas to sew - a fabric manicure box

I love this time of year, thinking about Christmas gifts and planning what to make. I love to put together something small and handmade for all the girls in our family and thought it would be fun to post some ideas up on the journal. Early last year, I did a post about how to make a little fabric box. It can be used for whatever you like really, but in our case it has become a permanent fixture on the kitchen island where it looks after our nail polish and manicure tools. It has been a real hit. Friends and family alike sit around pottering with the pretty colours and painting their nails and for me, often in the early morning hours I like to sit by the Aga, with a candle and a book and do a ‘home manicure’. Our daughter is starting her first proper job in London next week and in packing up and sorting things out, she asked me for a nail box to take away with her. I was quite surprised but realised just how useful it has been. I made her a pretty one with Rifle Paper co. ‘Wonderland’ fabric and bought her a few nice bits and bobs to go in it. She loves it and we both said what a great idea it was for a Christmas gift, so I revisited it, revamped it and wrote a pdf tutorial.

This is a great project to use up those feature fabrics that you have been stashing. Text prints work really well for this and believe you me - I have a stash! I have already started making some more and they are quick and fun and you can customise them for each person you are making them for. Add personalised labels, christmas bells or enamel pins for an extra special touch.

If you want to find out how to make one click here for a free tutorial with step by step instructions or go to the tutorials section on the home page.