This pine cone garland is very easy to make and has the added advantage that it is made from natural materials, as well as looking and smelling beautiful! Pine cones are usually easy to find as long as there are the right kind of trees near where you…
Dried fruit decorations are both easy and cheap to make. Dried fruit slices can often be obtained from craft fairs, but better than that, you could make your own! Instructions for how to do this can be found here. All you need are a few inexpensive bits and…
Dried citrus fruit is great for making Christmas decorations. There’s something wonderful about using natural materials for making stuff. As well as the end result looking lovely, the process is fun, they smell amazing and they don’t contribute to landfill. Providing they don’t get damp and warm (and…
Following on from my last post on how to make wire and bead Christmas decorations (which you can read here), here is another tutorial for making a wire and bead decoration. It requires the same materials and the same kind of techniques, it’s just a bit more fiddly!…