Christmas is here!
Christmas is here and the festivities have begun. Don't want to waste too much money on expensive Christmas decorations from the market? Don't have the time to make them yourself? Here are some easy to make Christmas decorations which doesn't require too much time, effort or money. All you need to do is raid your cupboard and take out anything you can lay your hands on. Paper, glue, ribbons, glitter, wool, paper cups, buttons and a little bit of imagination!
These are simple tree ornaments made out of paper, ribbons and quilling. Quilling or paper filigree is a art form in which paper strips are rolled, shaped and glued together to make decorative designs. Paper is wound around a quill to create a basic coil shape.There are many quilling kits available in the market to make the perfect shape with exact precision but I have made these by hand and it hardly took 20 minutes. I have used simple round shapes and diamond shaped and glued them together to make flowers and other designs.
Ribbons have been put together to make this ornament. You can use your creativity and make any design you want. Most of these materials are recycled. These can be made by kids too. I have used it in my class in grade 3 for a Christmas project. Kids love making these. To make it easier for them, these paper strips can be rolled over a pencil to get the instant curls.
What is Christmas without a Christmas tree? This Christmas tree is made out of styrofoam cups/ paper cups which has been covered with green wool. The cups have been attached together with a wire. The star on top was made with quilling and some beads were added for decorative purpose. Rest of the Christmas tree was decorated with buttons, glitter, mirrors and anything I could lay my hands on. This is a great project for kids and doesn't require too much help from the adults. You can add cotton to make a white Christmas tree or hand painted gingerbread, bells, stars etc.
Recognize this odd looking fellow??
Every Who
Down in Who-ville
Liked Christmas a lot...
But the Grinch,
Who lived just north of Who-ville,
Did NOT!
The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season!
Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason.
It could be his head wasn't screwed on just right.
It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight.
But I think that the most likely reason of all
May have been that his heart was two sizes too small.
Yes he's the Grinch from Dr. Suess's The Grinch whole stole the Christmas.Hes been made out of styrofoam cup covered in green wool. His face is hand drawn an pasted. A print from clipart can also be taken for this. His hat is made of out paper folded in a cone and then glued together. Then it was decorated to with cotton to look like Santa hat. Don't allow him to steal your Christmas but you can use him to add a little spice to your decorations.
The last easy to make decoration is this paper wreath. It is made out of strips of green paper. They were cut into strips and then folded like a loop and then glued together. You can use a circular cardboard base and then stick these strips on it .Use a red paper strip at the centre. Finish it with sparkling some glitter on it.
Hope you liked the ideas. Here's wishing you a very Merry Christmas!
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