Melbourne mum discovers ultimate Christmas present hack

A Melbourne mum has shared her secret to crafting the perfect Christmas present ribbon — using only her fingers.

Natasha, who runs the popular Instagram 'Effective Spaces', shared her own guide to making a DIY Christmas bow, posting a step-by-step video to the app.

Using just her fingers, Natasha demonstrated how she can quickly tie together a picture-perfect ribbon in a few swift motions.

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"I love these as decorations, for table arrangements & Christmas trees (a larger version perhaps!) yet personally I would avoid using them on gifts as you need to stick them on," Natasha captioned her clip.

"The reason I have done these is because a client wanted them, lots of them."

In the video, Natasha can be seen wrapping the red ribbon around her index and middle fingers several times, then she tucks it between her fingers three times more.

Next, she tucks the longer end of the ribbon between the middle of her fingers again and loops it around the bow.

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The end result is a flawless red ribbon, ideal for presents or table settings.

Natasha's simple technique — which has been viewed a staggering 1.8 million times on Instagram — generated amazed comments from her followers.

"Just in time for holiday wrapping season! Thank you!" one person wrote.

"You make that too easy," another person said.

The savvy mum also shares other present hacks on the app, including how to make a DIY bow from paper off-cuts and the trick to wrapping awkward-shaped presents without a box.