DIY Christmas decorations

Anyone got any ideas? suggestions ?

If not for this year then next year maybe.

I think part of the magic of Christmas is when parents and kids work together to make Christmas decorations. Nowadays of course many people (including me to a large extent) just buy them.

Wife has done a paper chain out of foil wrapping paper. We also have some huge fir cones sprayed with metallic paint and suspended on strings. CL1.1 and I made those a few years ago.

I saw a demo in a museum where they oven dried slices of orange and strung them up. They were fragrant but also manipulated the light in a very pleasing way. I might try that.

Any more ideas?

 

are we talking eatable or non eatable decorations?

 

Either. I was initially asking about purely decorative creations but I'd be intrigued to learn of any.

 

I found this deer head with lights, hung a pretty ribbon on it, now am stapling card on it.

 

If you add cinnamon sticks to your lemon string, the smell would be awesome

 

Although we bought the paper chains it is great fun making them with the small people.

 

There is always popcorn and cranberries --stringing them, and then tossing on an outside shrub/tree.

 

Pretty decorations and also great for the birds

 

We always strung our indoor live tree with it. Here's me in the mid 70s with tree in background with real candy canes ... we have plastic ones now ... (and I still have that slip, which still fits ... )

 

You've not changed much Vicky.

 

The wreath on the gate...


Fir cones, tied with Rioja wire...

I use a lot of fir cones around the place. Some on the outside fence/gate, some in the hall, etc.
I've made little Christmas hats from a 1" band of toilet roll inners (if you can spare the money from the seeet peas!), and strips of red wool - idea from Pinterest. And of course, there's the homemade Christmas wreath!
(Sorry, only just spotted the typos!)

 

Lovely wreath and cones Sian

 

Not in my yard. just traveling and captured this sight. I called it Christmas puked up.