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 live! Dried fruit can often be bought at craft fairs, but it is easy to make your own. Instructions for how to do this are here. You Will Need: 180 cm cord, raffia or twine, pine cones, ... Read the Post...
How to Make Dried Fruit Decorations
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...
