For those of us who really love to make things there's nothing like Christmas to get our creative juices flowing. There are so many things we can make: cards, git tags, ornaments for the Christmas tree or to scatter around the house, gifts for family and friends, etc.

From now on until Christmas I'll be posting templates, charts, tips and suggestions you can use when planning your Christmas. Hope you like them .

So, here's my first project: little handmade bags/sachets. These are very easy to make and you can use them as gifts (fill them in with pot pourri, lavender, etc. to turn them into pretty sachets) or as bags for small gifts. If you make them small enough you can even use them as ornaments for your Christmas tree.

Here's how to make them:

1 - Cut a rectangle of fabric with the length and width you want.

2 - With the righ side of the fabric facing up (and with the fabric in a vertical position) fold in half upwards. Make a fold around the top and iron to crease.

3 - Sew the sides and turn the bag inside out.

4 - Attach the ribbon to the back of the bag and near the top with a few stitches. Your bag is now ready to be filled with goodies.

I made these 2 bags yesterday to show you as an example.

Little bags-sachets