Natural tree decorations My Christmas tree finally arrived courtesy of Mike and the local farm shop! I have had a relaxing morning decorating it with handmade natural decorations. These are all quick and easy and don’t even require glue (unless you want to stick glitter on the pine cones!). Decorating my tree with simple things…
Category: Christmas crafts
Wiring pine cones to make Christmas decorations
Turning my pine cones into Christmas decorations In my last post I was getting messy making natural Christmas decorations with pine cones, glitter and paint. This time I am adding wire to the cones so I can attach them to the Christmas tree. In a world full of plastic, lets have some natural decorations! How…
Natural Christmas tree decorations with pine cones
Making pine cone decorations My Christmas tree is arriving very soon, and I have started making some natural Christmas decorations to go on it. How to make natural Christmas decorations using pine cones This is a great way to spend an afternoon with kids as it involves paint and sticking – just supervise them as…
Natural Christmas wreaths
You can’t beat natural Christmas wreaths There are some great handmade Christmas wreaths out there, with felt, buttons, ribbon and all sorts of fancies, but I prefer something a bit more natural, with fruit, foliage and spices. Here are some Christmas wreath ideas I have accumulated over the years from ones I have purchased. Christmas…
Natural Christmas garland ideas
There are some great ways of using natural botanicals to decorate your home Many dried fruits and spices are suitable for threading together into a garland. As ever, my two personal favourites are cinnamon sticks and orange slices. Thread together some dried orange slices The pic below is of a garland I made for my…