Brown paper parcels tied up with string

On a visit to the supermarket one day in the first month we were in the Netherlands I came across some white and red kitchen twine. So of course I had to buy it. Turns out it is very common here, and really nothing special. But I loved it. 

Here it is making the Christmas presents look Christmassy (btw, the brown paper is from a roll I have had for seven or eight years I think - I've used it a lot and it still hasn't run out - looks great every time with just a simple ribbon or a colourful card).