Unusual Christmas trees, especially tabletop ones, are cool and give an original touch to your Xmas décor. Let’s make a funny and rustic tree, you’ll need twigs, a wooden skewer, holiday light, LED, battery operated, 180″ 45 lights, thin insulated copper wire, a hot glue gun and tin cans. Cut 3 bigger twigs of about...
Let’s help our wild feathered friends! Birdseed ornaments in your garden are not only a cool Christmas decoration but also help, some food for the birds. What you need for any such ornament is birdseed, first of all, and syrup or gelatin. Choose a shape for your feeder – a star, a gingerbread man, a...
Natural decorations are great as they bring the nature in. To make these acorn ornaments you’ll need acorns tops, polymer clay, gold jewelry hooks, paint and a paint brush. Roll your polymer clay into balls. It’s a great activity to do with kids! Just be sure to keep them a size that will fit in...
We’ve just told of some pretty advent trees, and it’s high time to make one of them! The supplies are craft felt, embroidery floss, yarn, thread. Cut 48 stars out of felt. Embroider half of the stars with the numbers 1 to 24. The numbers could also painted on with fabric paint. Attach a piece...
I think that foodie ornaments look even cozier than usual ones because they mostly smell fantastic. Let’s see what we can make using some products from the kitchen. The easiest and most aromatic way to do that is to dry some apples, oranges or other fruit and hang them as an ornament. For a nice...
Geometric pieces are getting more and more popularity. That’s why today we’ll make a truly geometric ornaments – himmeli decoration. The supplies are paper straws (12 equal-sized pieces for each ornament), twine/string, wood beads, craft paint. Make a triangle of the paper straws, and then two more side by side. Attach several rows to each...
Recycling things is a green idea, especially when you recycle those things that are difficult to recycle. Let’s make a funny Christmas tree of beer lids – a brilliant green idea and a cool piece as a result. The supplies are a plastic glass, glue and beer lids. Use your hot glue gun to glue...
Chalkboard things are amazing, easy to make and in trend! Why not make a cool chalkboard piece for Christmas? An ornament is the first thing that comes to mind, so you can cover a traditional bauble with chalkboard paint or cut a wooden slice and cover it for rustic décor. Continue the festive décor making...
We’ve just told you of some original advent trees to make but if you are looking for an extremely easy idea of a calendar, have a look at this one. For this advent calendar you won’t need any skills, just a couple of supplies. The supplies are plain white paper, a pair of scissors, tape,...
Looking for an easy rustic centerpiece for a dinner or a party? Let’s make this simple tree stump centerpiece that is suitable for almost any occasion depending on the decorations you add. The supplies are a tree stump and some candles (better white). All you need to do is just to layer candles onto the...