Make gift bags for next year by saving smart paper bags

Use a hole punch to make dryer heat exchanger manufacturers holes on the top edge, through which you can thread a pretty ribbon before tying a bow. Using a small dab of glue, attach a pretty shape cut from a Christmas card with pinking shears to the centre of the ribbon bow to finish the ornament off. Gather 10-20 cards and cut each one into 3 or 4 pieces, using straight lines. Use pinking sheers, a hole punch, and leftover ribbon Gift bags:

Make gift bags for next year by saving smart paper bags. Hearts work nicely, as do simple Christmas tree shapes and even plain squares and circles. These look pretty and smell delicious too! Scented sachets: Make scented sachets to give as gifts or fragrance your own home. You could add to this every year.

This is fun on a quiet family evening at the beginning of the season as it helps to get everybody into the Christmas spirit! Christmas tree ornaments: Make cinnamon stick ornaments for the Christmas tree. If they are particularly popular you could laminate them to make them last longer. Stick the cards back to back and laminate them, then punch a hole in them and use to make a colorful and child-friendly mobile or "string" to decorate next year. Wrap a small bundle of cinnamon sticks together with a pretty ribbon tied in a bow (leave a loop for hanging). Christmas screensaver:

Scan your favorite cards into the computer – and some of your favorite messages from inside the cards as well – and make them into a Christmas wallpaper or screensaver with a photo program. Christmas card game: Cut playing-card shapes out of the cards, stick a piece of plain card over any writing if necessary, and use to make a Christmas game or quiz for your children to play next year. Shuffle them up and lay them out on a flat service such as a dining table or the floor – then put them back together again! Store the cards in a shoebox for next time. If you leave a loop in the ribbon, the sachets can be hung on door handles, coat hooks or radiators (the heat will help to release the scent, but it won't last as long) to create a welcoming, Christmas atmosphere. Christmas mobile or "string": Cut shapes out of the cards in matching pairs.