Tutorial: Felt annd ribbon gift card holder

Heather from  The Sewing Loft i does a little reverse applique to create this gift card holder.  It takes just a little bit of felt and short bits of ribbon, perfect for using up those scraps of pretty left over from previous projects.  She used a Christmas tree shape for the one she made,but you could make it for any holiday (or for a birthday) by changing the motif.  She shares the tutorial in a guest post in the Holiday Bake, Craft, & Sew Along at Skip To My Lou.  Go to her post to get the tute.

[photo from The Sewing Loft of Skip To My Lou]

I am a big fan of gift cards, I know lots of people find them impersonal but being able to purchase what YOU need or what YOU want is far more logical than receiving random gifts and stocking fillers that you may not use. Especially with all these Netflix programs telling us to downsize, declutter and or course Konmarie everything.

The only disappointing thing with gift cards is not being able to shop for items, if you are like me and enjoying shopping for special gifts then maybe consider shopping for smaller stocking fillers or fun ways to wrap or gift the gift cards. You can present or gift a gift card in a fun and special way too.

One year I added the gift cards to some pretty wide mouthed water bottles that have been filled with little trinkets. We also featured this Giftcard Christmas tree idea on the blog here.