Dried flowers projects
Natural Christmas tree decorations made with cinnamon sticks These cinnamon bundles were really quick to make and I didn’t even need glue! Cinnamon bundles – equipment You will need 8cm cinnamon sticks Butchers twine Wire Scissors Cinnamon stick bundles – how to make Cut about 40cm of twine Wrap twine around 5 cinnamon sticks firmly…
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…
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…
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…
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…