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free christmas gift tags to print

This year I have been super disorganised with my Christmas shopping – I’ve still got nearly all of it to do. Eek! Really panicking now.  I’m guessing most of you are all done shopping and wrapping.  But if there are any last minute types like me, while I can’t do your Christmas shopping for you, I have rounded up some of the best free Christmas gift tags to print.  Some are cute and colourful – perfect for kids gifts while others are more minimal and stylish.  There are lots to choose from so when you do wrap your gifts, you can finish them with one of these free gift tags.

1. These minimal gift tags with messages would look great on presents wrapped in kraft paper.

2. These colour in printable gift tags are such a great idea – print and let the kids colour them in.

3. These simple & stylish gift tags would look great on any colour gift wrap.

4. How cute are these colourful gift tags?  Just adorable especially for a child’s gift.

5. These monochrome gift tags have handwritten messages on each. Pair with black wrap for a stunning looking gift.

6. These fun cowboy santa gift tags come with a colourful Texan twist! 

7. These super sweet little animal gift tags are a cute addition to any gift.

These are my favourite free Christmas gift tags to print that I found this year.  But if you want to check out some more, take a look at my previous years round-up as there are loads more there.  Here’s where you’ll find my favourite free Christmas gift tags from 2014.

DIY christmas gift wrap ideas

December is a month of giving gifts in our house. Not just with Christmas but also Anya is a December baby so we have birthday gifts to give too.  For me, the gift wrap is just as important as the gift.  After all it’s the first thing the person sees.  So I love the idea of making my own DIY gift wrap as it makes it so personal.  Recently I’ve been finding loads of gift wrap inspiration so here are 5 of the best DIY Christmas gift wrap ideas to inspire you too:

cute christmas gift wrapping ideas

I mean how cute are these sparkly animal gift wraps?  I’ve seen animal gift wraps before but I especially liked the sparkly touch on these. 

DIY christmas gift wrap ideas

These are two fun ways to get creative with ordinary wrapping paper.  With the first, just stick some pompoms on and use a bit of bakers twine or ribbon to finish and you have a unique gift wrap.  The second is so pretty too – you can find the tutorial here.  You can take this idea and make cut out trees, snowmen or whatever you like. 

DIY Christmas gift wrapping ideas

Another option is to go minimal and stylish with your DIY Christmas gift wrap. While you can buy beautiful cloth gift wraps like the one above, you can just as easily use something you have at home – think tea towels or scarves. I love the idea of giving a gift where the wrap is part of the gift too.  And the second gift is just so stylish, no?  I love the marble paper and the idea of using mini honeycomb balls as decorations.  

cute christmas gift wrap ideas

I’ve saved the cutest till last!  For all those little gifts, I can’t think of a cuter way to present them.  Not just for kids, but if you’re giving a piece of jewellery, what an adorable way to gift it to her or him. 

So, have these DIY Christmas gift wrap ideas inspired you to get creative with your wrapping?  Which one do you like best? 

DIY advent calendar

It’s that time of year – time for my annual DIY advent calendar.  Since I shared my mini forest DIY advent calendar last year, I have had so much love for it.  It even got featured in Marie Claire Maison. Wow!  So this year the stakes were high – I’ve also had readers asking me months ago what I was going to make this Christmas!

I went through a few DIY advent calendar ideas but in the end I loved the idea of making santas and their little elves.  Aren’t they so Christmassy and cute?  I chose different sizes as they not only look great but also allow me to put different size gifts under each one.   I love making my annual advent calendar to share here and inspire others but also it’s Anya’s favourite part of Christmas by far.  She adores the little surprise that each day brings and that makes making my own advent even more special for me.

diy advent calendar

To make this DIY advent calendar you will need:
24 craft cones in different widths and sizes
acrylic paints (in your chosen colours)
a fine black pen
mini felt balls
number stickers
glue

advent calendar to make for childrenmake your own diy advent calendar

First of all get your cardboard cones and using a pencil mark out the outline of the hat area and face for the santa cones.  Also mark out the little face area for the elves.

Next paint the santa hats in your chosen colours, paint the beard bit white and the face bit in a skin tone colour – I used an acrylic paint colour called antique white.  Similarly paint the elf cones and their faces. Some colours will require two coats for a better finish otherwise the cardboard will show through.

Using a fine black pen draw on little eyes for both the santas and the elves.  Glue the felt balls on to make santa’s noses and thats the cones done.  Either use number stickers to number the cones or you can even paint or write them on.  Finally, add little gifts, notes or whatever you like under the cones and you have a super cute advent calendar.

DIY advent calendar for kidsDIY advent calendar santa

What I especially love about this DIY advent calendar is that it’s simple enough for kids to make.  Just get them the cones and they can create and decorate the santas as they wish.  Also once the advent calendar has been used, you can easily turn these santas and elves into hanging Christmas tree decorations.  Do you make your own advent calendar?  I’d love to hear about what you make.

{I bought the cones on ebay but they are easily available from craft shops as are the felt balls.}

Christmas gift ideas for 5 year old boys

Yesterday it was all about the girls so my next Christmas gift guide, has got to be all about the boys.  If you’re a regular reader you’ll know that I don’t do plastic toys, battery operated toys or anything like that. Instead I prefer toys that require imagination and encourage creative play.  So you’ll find lots of fun wooden toys, games, crafts and more.  Many of these gifts would work for girls as well, including things like the superhero dress up set – after all girls can be super heroes too, right?  

Here are some of my favourite Christmas gift ideas for boys: 

1. wooden binoculars | 2. billyburg quirky cashmere soft toy | 3. cute goat tee | 4. petrol blue superhero cape and mask | 5. London jigsaw puzzle | 6. wooden fishing game | 7.  build your own boat | 8. circus stamp set | 9. pirate colour in and pop-out art set | 10. moustache knee high socks | 11. set of 5 handmade wooden racing cars | 12. superhero wall or table lamp | 13. wooden football game | 14. magnetic wooden construction set

P.S. If you want more Christmas gift inspiration, take a look at our Christmas gift ideas for girls, baby boys and baby girls.

Christmas gift ideas for 5-6 year old girls

With Christmas fast approaching, I thought I would share my next gift list.  This is a list of lots of gift ideas for girls aged mainly between 4 and 7 years.  I’ve tried to mix up the suggestions as not all girls like girly things so I’ve included building toys and superhero stuff too.  There are quite a few crafty things too as I always believe in giving gifts that encourage imagination and creativity.  So here are my top Christmas gift ideas for girls: 

1. felt fox handbag | 2. sheep knitting toy craft | 3. pink butterfly wings | 4. surprise cone with lots of goodies inside | 5. Christmas gingerbread biscuit baking kit | 6. cute cloud plate | 7. waist ribbon party dress | 8. raccoon knee socks | 9. make your own wooden jewellery craft | 10. Design Your Own Superhero Cape | 11. set of two rattan hula hoops | 12. magnetic blocks building set | 13. ice-lolly soft toy cushion | 14. my longest jigsaw puzzle | 15. colourful tin teaset | 16. eskimo doll | 17. grey play tent | 18. bad eye lily doll

P.S. Here are some Christmas gift ideas for baby boys and baby girls

Christmas gift ideas for baby girls

Earlier today I shared some adorable Christmas gift ideas for baby boys.  Now it’s the turn of the baby girls. I had such fun putting this list together because everything is so, so cute!  While I’ve called this a baby girl gift list, there are lots of things here that would work just as well for a baby boy too.

I’ve picked a selection of toys, clothes and useful things all with gorgeous design and lots of cuteness for babies aged 0-2 years.  So here are my favourite Christmas gift ideas for baby girls:

1.baby bear shaker toy | 2. dusky pink cotton twinset | 3. melamine bunny plate | 4. ricepuffy soft toy with knitted hat | 5. pingo the penguin soft toy | 6. cosy cocoon sleeping bag | 7. wooden heart wall music box | 8. reversible bunny bib | 9. knitted cloud sweater | 10. wooden baby rattle | 11. origami boat bath toys | 12. apple pillow | 13.pull along wooden train

Christmas gift ideas baby boys

I can’t believe I’m talking Christmas already – where has this year gone?! But Christmas is coming and that means it’s time for me to share some gift ideas with you.  Every year I ask you guys if you want gift lists and every year I get a big, huge yes!  So once again I will be sharing lots and lots of gift ideas for kids of different ages and some ideas for mums too.

To kick of this years gift list, I’ve got a whole range of Christmas gift ideas for baby boys.  Babies don’t need much but it’s always fun to spoil them especially at this time of the year.  So I’ve gathered a range of fun toys, a few clothes and books most of which are suitable for babies from 0-2 years.  I will be sharing a separate gift list for baby girls but as you’ll see there are many gifts on both lists that will be loved by baby boy or girl.

1. mountain cushion | 2. peter pan collar striped shirt | 3. penguin in sail boat bath toy | 4. simon the elephant wooden toy | 5.  pompom knit hat | 6.  whale soft toy (can be personalised) | 7.  metallic polka dot print leather bluchers | 8.  knitted tree trousers | 9.  animal mobile | 10. rabbit ears sweater | 11. camper van soft toy | 12.  musical mushroom | 13. my first storybook and fish toy

"happy Christmas from ebabee"

Dear readers,

Wishing you and your families a happy and joyful Christmas full of love and laughter.  I hope you are all surrounded by your loved ones and have a warm and happy festive break.

Thank you all for your wonderful support this year.  Not just with the blog but with my new shop too.  Personally for me, this year has had some ups and downs but it has also been a big year in many ways – new shop and new home.  I hope to grow my shop in 2015 and of course continue with this blog with new ideas, collaborations and inspiration.

Once again thank you for coming here everyday and for all your likes, comments and love on facebook too.  I will be taking a break to spend some time with my family and will see you back here on January 5th.  But there will be some exciting shop news in between so keep a look out for that. 

Happy, happy 2015 to you all!

nomita xx

"mini tree DIY Christmas garland"

Do you remember my DIY mini forest advent calendar?  Well, I had all those mini origami trees floating around so I had to do something with them.  With our recent house move, I knew there would be no tree this year but I did have 24 of these mini trees which I wasn’t ready to get rid of just yet.  So I decided to simply make a little mini tree garland.

"DIY christmas tree decoration"

If you’re starting from scratch you’ll have to make the origami tree’s first of course.  But after that it’s really simple.  All you need is a needle and thread and just string the trees together at the top.  Super easy, peasy!  I had the green trees from my advent calendar but you could easily make the garland in any colour you like – perhaps a black and white one or even a gold one.  Alternatively these little trees could also become tree ornaments – again just thread from the top and hang from your big tree.

"DIY CHristmas garland"

What else would you use these little trees for?  Name place holders?  Table decorations? Anything else?

{all photos by ebabee}

"four easy Christmas crafts for kids"

Christmas is the perfect time for crafting.  It’s cold outside, the holidays are on and so it’s a great way to keep the kids entertained.  My preference is always for quick and easy crafts.  Anything too involved and I find that the kids patience wears thin and the crafts don’t get finished.  So with that in mind I’ve picked four fun and colourful crafts most of which come with free printables too.

1.  How cute are those printable Christmas crackers?  The printable templates also come as blank ones so they’re great to give to the kids and let them decorate as they wish.

2. I’m loving these playful DIY birch Christmas tree ornaments.  For these you will need to buy the birch rounds or improvise with something else like thick cardboard.  And then decorate as you wish – with stickers or drawings or both.

3. These printable tree and gingerbread pouches come undecorated so you can print on to colourful paper or plain paper and decorate.  These shapes can be used for so many things – storing little treats, making hanging ornaments, gift tags and so much more.

4.  A cute little printable geometric snowman that even comes with a hat.  This little snowman can be used on it’s own as a decoration or if you print quite a few, it would make a super cute table decoration on Christmas day.  You could even use it for place names – just write each persons name on the hat.

Have a great weekend all!  Enjoy the happy, cheerful, festive atmosphere which is the thing I love the most about Christmas.

P.S. Today is the last day for UK Christmas orders from our kids clothing shop.

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