DIY Santa Wine Bottle Cover – Christmas Gift Wrap

This Santa cover is a fun way to decorate your wine bottles at Christmas time and is a great alternative to a bottle bag for gifts.

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What you need

Red velvet fabric
1 inch wide Black Ribbon
Gold Buckle
Pom poms
White faux fur

Instructions

A bottle makes a handy Christmas gift, but I do like adding something handmade to make it feel a little more personal. This Santa wine bottle cover gives a familiar present a cheerful Christmas makeover, complete with a red velvet outfit, fluffy white trim and a tiny hat perched on top.

The little black belt and gold buckle are my favourite details. They make the whole idea instantly recognisable without needing an elaborate design or lots of embellishments. It’s a lovely excuse to use those small pieces of Christmas fabric and trim tucked away in the sewing cupboard.

You can also adapt the cover to a bottle of sparkling juice or another favourite drink—just measure your bottle before cutting. Add a handwritten tag, and you have festive gift wrapping that the recipient can bring out again next Christmas.

Cut your red fabric to the following measurements for a standard wine bottle.

For the main part: 11 inch (28cm) x 8 inch (20 cm) (this allows for a 1/4 inch (1 cm) hem).

For the base: Cut a circle 11 inch (28cm) round.

For the hat: 4 inch (11cm) triangle folded into a cone and glued or sewn.

White fur trim – 2.5 inch(6cm) x 11 inch (28cm).

Small amount of trim for the hat.

Take your main part piece and fold it into half and sew inside out to make a tube. Your sewing hem should be 1 cm wide.

Take the circle base and sew it into place.

Sew on the top trim and put the hat together.

Thread the buckle onto the ribbon and glue on your black ribbon belt around the main part.

All done!