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Show me your homemade Christmas decorations

edited 16 November 2021 at 5:26PM in Special occasions & other celebrations
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Do you make your own Christmas decorations? How about cards and wrapping paper? I'd love to see any pictures you've got from past years. Let's make this a hub of inspiration for anyone looking to DIY it this year.

Warning: please be careful not to reveal any personal identifying information in your photos, such as your face or the outside of your home.

To kick things off, a few examples from MSE HQ...

MSE Holly's Christmas garland


MSE Holly made a garland for her stairs this year because there was no way she was paying full price for one (she'd seen them sold at MrCrimbo.co.uk for £30 for 1.8 metres). 

Approx. costs:

  • Almost 9 metres of garland - £17.97
  • 4 boxes of lights from B&M - £16
  • Decorations – roughly £25
    Total = £58.97

For the same effect she'd have needed five of the MrCrimbo ready-made garlands, which would have cost her £150.

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  • edited 18 November 2021 at 10:09AM
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    edited 18 November 2021 at 10:09AM
    Christmas wreath



    MSE Stephen B's wife made this wreath last year. All the foliage was free and foraged from her workplace.
  • nannygladysnannygladys Forumite
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    I will be follow it for ideas, i'll not brilliant at crafting though!
    Nannyg
  • CoffeekupCoffeekup Forumite
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    I will be follow it for ideas, i'll not brilliant at crafting though!
    Nannyg
    Same... Except I fall into the terrible at crafting.
  • nannygladysnannygladys Forumite
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    Coffeekup - I love the idea of making loads but what I end up with is usually nothing like it should be :) I keep trying though!
  • nannygladysnannygladys Forumite
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    I like the 'kissing balls', and there's a holly bush near where I live, and the idea of having them either side the front door really appeals! 
  • nannygladysnannygladys Forumite
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    That looks lovely, wish I was clever enough to create something so nice.
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    MSE Clare's friends and family's homemade items



    MSE Clare knows a lot of crafty people. Some of the Christmassy things they've made include:

    • A Christmas wreath 
    • Painted tin cans (for planting Christmas poinsettia, or other pretty plants)
    • Kids' hand and footprint cards
    • Personalised wooden bauble
    • Large wooden Christmas tree
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