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Do you love a teacake but fear it will get squashed in your bag or lunch box?

Well an inventive mother daughter duo from Newton Mearns have came up with a bright idea - a Teacake Cosy.

Yvonne Ross and her mother Isa Robertson have been running Ivy Crafts for the past four years.

But it wasn't until after the Commonwealth Games in 2014 - which featured the now iconic teacake dresses - that Isa came up with an idea for a specially designed cosy.

The red and white striped knitted cosy fits perfectly round the Scottish treat to protect it from damage.

(Image: Facebook/Ivy Crafts)

It started as a novelty item for the pair, who also sell hand-made Scottish cards and gifts, but it has taken off and the cosy is always a sell out at craft fairs.

Speaking to Glasgow Live Yvonne said: "At Christmas we sell chocolate orange cosies in the design of a Christmas pudding and they have always proved popular.

"And after the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow my mum decided to think up a pattern for a teacake cosy.

"We first started selling them in the Spring of 2015 and people just love buying them for the novelty factor.

"We know a few have travelled to Canada, America and Australia as people buy them as gifts for friends who live overseas who love teacakes."

Although they don't advertise as part of the Tunnock's brand, Mr Tunnock himself has a box of the specially designed items on his office self.

An individual Teacake Cosy is £2 and a box is £10.

Yvonne and Isa of Ivy Crafts will be at the Merchant Square Design and Craft Fair tomorrow from 11am-6pm, and will also be showcasing for the first time at the Country Living Festival in November at the S.E.C.C.

For more information on Ivy Crafts visit here.