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Perk up Christmas gifts with toppers that keep on giving. These handmade accents can be repurposed as ornaments long after the gift has been opened.

GALVANISED GARNISHES Celebrate the quintessential Aussie shed with a mix of ornaments, hardware, and metallic papers. 1. Glue faux greenery and berries on top of galvanised star ornaments, then secure to a length of ribbon around the package. 2. Paint a wood craft bird and glue it to a galvanised birdhouse ornament. Secure the house to the package using mounting tape. 3. A metallic ribbon bow and a top hat accent a snowman shape formed by wrapping ribbon around two wood or foam rings. 4. Arrange 1cm and 2cm external star washers into a circle, overlapping and layering smaller washers on top. Use jewellery adhesive to secure washers to form a wreath ornament. Tack wreath to the centre of a wrapped package and embellish with ribbon. TIP Use wrapping paper…

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