Make your own decs
GO BIG Now start hanging your big baubles. Take a step back every so often to check they are evenly placed around the tree. THEN GO SMALL /ã Û ã«Á ãÉ »» Â÷ £ ÔÛ ô«ã¨ ÷Éè smaller baubles. But don’t forget to leave some gaps at the front for your favourite decorations. DIG OUT YOUR FAVOURITES Next, add your special, individual decorations (think homemade decs or trinkets), and give them pride of place at the front for all to see. TOP IT OFF Finally, add a tree topper. It doesn’t need to be a star or an angel – it can be a bow or a ribbon. Just make sure it’s bold enough to stand out from the other decs and is in proportion to your tree’s size.
metallic gold spray paint; ribbon; glue gun and glue 1 Tie string loosely around the top of each pine cone and hang outside. Spray the pine cones with gold spray and leave to dry. 2 Once dry, remove the string from the tops and wrap around the bottoms so the pine cones are hanging the other way up. Give a second coat, making sure to get any Û ÂÉã 裨㠫 㨠Ûã ÛÔ ÷ Remove the string when drying. 3 Make loops and bows with ribbon. Glue a loop in place with the knot at the bottom. Repeat and hide the knots with the bows on the front. 2 FA B RI C B AU B L E S You will need Baubles; scissors;
Christmas-themed fabric (or paper); paintbrush; PVA glue; coloured string 1 Remove the top looped cap from a plain bauble. 2 Cut small strips of thin fabric (or paper) and coat with glue. 3 Starting at the top, stick each piece on, making sure they’re as ã Û ÔÉÛÛ« » KÂ Éó replace the top cap. Tie a loop of string for hanging and leave to dry completely. Repeat with the remaining baubles. 3 F E LT H O L LY You will need Scissors; green felt;
iron; hot glue gun and glue; twine; scissors; red mini pompoms
You will need Scissors; foam
card; ribbon; hot glue gun and glue; big and small buttons 1 Cut a small piece of foam card (we used red) into an ‘O’ ring shape. 2 Make a hanging loop from ribbon of the same colour as the card and glue to the top of the ring. 3 Stick the larger buttons onto the ring with the biggest at the top to hide the knot of the hanging loop. Glue smaller buttons on top. 4 Tie a piece of contrasting ribbon into a bow and glue to the top. 5 CINNAMON BUNDLE You will need Velvet and satin
« ÉÂÛ «Â « Âã É»Éè Û Â thicknesses; hot glue gun and glue; 3-4 cinnamon sticks; mini pine cone 1 Create a hanging loop from thin ribbon. 2 Glue 2 cinnamon sticks together, then glue the loop in between them with the knot facing down. Glue 1 or 2 more cinnamon sticks on top so the knot is hidden and the hanging loop pokes through the top. 3 Overlap thin and thick ribbon around the centre of the bundle and glue at the back. 4 Make a bow from a contrasting thin ribbon and glue on the front. 5 Finally, glue on a small pine cone.
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1 Cut out 3 holly leaves from the felt for each decoration. Give each leaf a long, thin point at one end. Fold each leaf in half and iron a crease down the centre.
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2 Glue the leaves together at the long, pointed end so they are splayed outwards. 3 Make a twine hanging loop and tie around the points of the leaves, knotting at the back. Cut the excess twine at the knot. 4 Dab a small amount of glue on each pompom and position on the twine for the holly berries.
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PICK A COLOUR SCHEME Decide on colours and pick tree decorations that work with these tones. It doesn’t all have to be matchy-matchy, but your tree will look nicer if the decs complement each other.
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