Home made decorations

Peem

I've just found this

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Shot-Glass-Candles

and wanted to share. DH has an awful shot glass collection (I know, I know). Now I have something to do with them. I'm gonna get the kids involved and we can have little candles along the windowsill.

They could be pressies too - but I don't think DH would be too chuffed.

I usually do paper chains with DS and popcorn strings for the tree.

Anyone got any good ideas for more?

Sallys_Savings

we make gingerbread angels and hang on our tree

Mini (cooking) marshmallows look great threaded on strings too (we use wire for these)

Salt dough stars are great for decorating....make a hole at the top, sprinkle glitter all over and then finish with a clear varnish. We had the same ones for years until they became damp in the loft

How about drying oranges/apples and making strings of them?

Homemade pot pourri.........collect nature bits and pieces on walks (mine even collected small twigs) with the children. Pop into a small basket and then just add either dry spices or an oil.

Fir cones ..either natural or decorated with glitter/white paint/gold spray

I always make a garland for my fireplace every year, which is really so simple. I use string and attach greenery with florist wire by just wrapping around the greenery and the string, and add dried fruits, cinnamon sticks, gold bows etc.

Sometimes I just add branches off the christmas tree to cabinets/shelves etc and then add a few fir cones, candles etc to decorate....really easy.

jetty

we do paper chains out of coloured card

helen_caslass

i'm making salt dough decorations and decorating them with the rainbows

Chemgirl

Sallys_Savings wrote:

we make gingerbread angels and hang on our tree

How long do these last?

HopeElizzy

Sallys_Savings wrote:

How about drying oranges/apples and making strings of them?

Do you usually dry them in the oven? My prezzies this year are going to be wrapped in brown paper and plaid or gingham ribbon. I thought perhaps some dried oranges and cinnamon sticks may make it look quite professional and they'll be recycle-able

sured

every christmas eve, we go for a long walk in the country, we collect all different types of leaves, berries, holly ect. i use these to make table decorations and fill vases, they usually last the whole of the holidays, they make it very festive and best of all they are completely free

lightisfading

These look like they could be made to look quite professional, and also great for kids to do

http://www.hitentertainment.com/artattack/artattackbaubles.html

tru

lightisfading wrote:

These look like they could be made to look quite professional, and also great for kids to do

http://www.hitentertainment.com/artattack/artattackbaubles.html

Oooh I love that one

If you haven't got any PVA glue (or you're just plain mean, like wot I am), mix some flour and water, it works just as well.

Sallys_Savings

HopeElizzy wrote:

Do you usually dry them in the oven? My prezzies this year are going to be brown paper and plaid or gingham ribbon. I thought perhaps some dried oranges and cinnamon sticks may make it look quite professional and they'll be recycle-able

yes, just dry them in the oven on low ...really simple

Sallys_Savings

Chemgirl wrote:

Sallys_Savings wrote:

we make gingerbread angels and hang on our tree

How long do these last?

They normally last about a week, ....and uuuummm a few go missing in the mean time too lol