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 pieces and half an hour, and you will have natural decorations that look lovely and smell amazing! The simplest thing to do is an orange slice, thread it onto a piece of ribbon and tie ... Read the Post...
How to Dry Citrus Fruit
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 green and furry as a result!), they last for a few years. The dried fruit can be used to make garlands, wreaths and decorations, which is what I ... Read the Post...
Wire and Bead Christmas Decorations part 2
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! Christmas Tree Christmas Decoration You will need: beads (I used small round green beads, small faceted beads and slightly larger red beads), florists' wire, tape, ribbon, needle ... Read the Post...
Wire and Bead Christmas Decorations
It's good to have some sparkle on your Christmas tree, right? Non sparkly tree decorations are fine, but we also need some twinkly ones! Here is 2 tutorials for making your own sparkly, twinkly Christmas decorations. They are very easy to make so get the kids on board too! They are both made in the same way. Just bend the wire into the shape you want (cookie cutters ahoy!), thread the beads on and add a loop of ribbon. How to Make Wire and ... Read the Post...
