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...
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Wire and Bead Christmas Decorations
It's good to have some sparkle on your Christmas tree, right? Non sparkly tree decorations areΒ 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...
Felt Holly Christmas Decorations
Following on from the cookie cutter decorations tutorial, here is another fabric Christmas decoration you can make if you have a holly shaped cutter. If you don't have one, it doesn't matter because you can make your own holly leaf template. I actually couldn't find mine in the box of cookie cutters and I couldn't be bothered to hunt, so I drew my own template and you can too! Felt Holly Christmas Decorations You will need: scraps of green ... Read the Post...
Cookie Cutter Fabric Christmas Decorations
One of the things I am finding out as I am making fabric Christmas decorations is how great they are for using up scraps! I actually haven't needed to buy fabric or anything else to make any of these, I'veΒ used stuff I already had, fabric, ribbon and buttons. The Patchwork Star, the little gingham heart and these other decorations can be made from scraps to small to be much use for anything else. This tutorial is great for using up scraps of ... Read the Post...
