turning the conservatory into a grotto

MULLY · 13 November 2011 at 10:50PM

I want to turn the conservatory into a grotto for the kids this xmas , after the crap year they've had ,
just wondering has anyone got any ideas they can throw into the ring , was looking for a cheap material to replicate snow . has anyone got any ideas ?
many thanks !

Iggy1313 · 13 November 2011 at 10:51PM

make hundreds of white paper snowflakes with your kids and hang them all from the ceiling/walls/EVERYTHING!!

You could get white fake fur throws for the furniture and white sparkly felt for any shelving etc?

lily_the_pink · 13 November 2011 at 10:56PM

My conservatory has blinds on the roof - so I can hang baubles and wrap tinsel round easily. I also use masses of fairy lights - it always looks fantastic.

I like the snowflake idea too!

Finefoot · 13 November 2011 at 10:59PM

you could also buy some wadding from a fabric shop. Drape it over a chair to give you 'hills' in the landscape.

Bumpmakesfour · 13 November 2011 at 11:10PM

Tons of fairy lights,snow spray snowflakes on the windows.
They have pretty voile panels with silver or gold stars on them in dunelm...you could hang some of those as a backdrop?
Cheapo rolls of cotton wool on window ledges for snow?Lots of lovely tinsel and some christmas carol CDs and a christmas tree the kidlets can decorate.
Ohhh tempted to do this myself now! x

MULLY · 13 November 2011 at 11:15PM

a big thanks for the help using the wadding sounds a good idea and plenty of glitter spray and fairy lights then getting the lkiddies to make the snowflakes , nothing like christmas to put a smile on the kiidies faces

Iggy1313 · 13 November 2011 at 11:16PM

I once made a 6 foot papier mache snowman...well the head was papier mache and the body was golf clubs with a duvet and some white camouflage netting round!!

Looking back, it could have been alot better, you could add branch arms with baubles hanging off, add a carrot nose, cover with spay glitter and maybe a few decorative birds?

Tiara_2 · 14 November 2011 at 8:56AM

Do you have a Poundland or the Works near you? Both of them sell verious types of fake snow quite cheaply

Meadows · 14 November 2011 at 8:59AM

An old or cheap quilt with the outer cover removed should provide wadding that can be used as snow.

newgirly · 14 November 2011 at 10:56AM

I know its not that crafty but try flea bay for xmas scene setters, they have huge rolls for around £15 or packs of 2 x 5ft pictures for around £3. Fantastic themes like a snowy forest or santa going down the chimney, good luck.