Shopping list ● plain paper ● pencil ● burgundy velvet fabric ● dressmaker’s scissors ● needle ● thread ● selection of clear and pale gold jewellery beads ● pins or fabric clips ● sewing machine ● toy

Enjoy making and gifting delightful homemade decorations and accessories featuring foraged finds and festive fruits and spices

Stitch a set of matching stockings for loved ones with this pretty patchwork technique

Add displays of aromatic, foraged, garden greenery around your home this Christmas for natural embellishments that will release a delicate fragrance

Unwanted bedding and vintage scraps of fabric are reimagined as gift bags and tags that can be used again and again

Made with foliage from the garden, these decorations will transform your home for the festive season. Floral designer Celeste Rose Hyland shows how to make them