Christmas Decorating Projects Ideas
The holidays are fast approaching. This is the time of year where the Christmas decorations emerge onto store shelves everywhere. For some it is still too early to even think about Christmas, but it will be here before you know it. Early Christmas Preparation can give you a home filled with wonderful one of kind decorations as opposed to spending a small fortune decorating at the last minute. Here are some decorating projects to involve the whole family and allow the Christmas spirit to arrive a little early at your home.
Make Ornaments
Before Christmas became about having the latest decorations the store had to offer families often made their own ornaments. Ornaments can be made from most household products. Balls, tin cans, glitter, ribbon, almost anything can be made into an ornament. The great thing about these homemade ornaments is that you can look back on them year after year and remember who made them. By the time your child reaches adulthood you can give them many of the ornaments they made and they will be able to share them with their children. Plus it is a great way to teach recycling.
Christmas Hair Accessories
Companies make literally billions on Christmas themed clothing and accessories. Hair accessories and bows can be made festive with the addition of jingle bells and holiday themes fabrics. Decorating ourselves for the holidays is just as important as decorating our homes.
Homemade Garland
Garland is traditionally made from a shiny material that is easily damaged by overzealous children, so it usually has to be purchased every year. Many families have enjoyed making this decoration out of popcorn, but it can be hard to keep the kids from eating the popcorn off of the tree throughout the year. A new option is to use simple yarn and tie individually wrapped Christmas coloured candies onto it. The kids will still try to eat the candy off, but it is more sanitary than them eating month old dusty popcorn.
Making your own stockings can save you money and give your child the ability to be creative. Stockings can be made from most any fabric. Allow kids to cut out shapes for their stockings and sow them on. Stocking patterns are very easy to find on the Internet so sowing your own is very simple. You can use fabric paint or glitter glue to write the names on the stockings once they are sown.
Wreaths
Nothing says Christmas more than a beautifully ornately decorated wreath handing on your front door. Wreaths purchased from a store can be horribly expensive and do little to express your family’s individual personalities. A wreath can be made from literally anything. Sticks can be collected from outside and woven together into the wreath shape. Use ribbons to wrap the sticks to keep them secure and allow the kids to decorate it how they see fit. Do not get discouraged if your kids fight over decorating one wreath. The average home has many windows should you run out of doors so let them decorate as many as they want to.
Centrepiece
A beautiful centrepiece on a table makes the holiday meal sing. You do not have to spend tons of money in order to have a great centrepiece. Let your creativity run wild. The use of glass jars, Christmas striped candles, and a few ribbons make for a stunning centrepiece, or if you are going for a more rustic theme use pine cones and glitter to make the table shine. Options are truly endless for homemade centrepieces.
Christmas Throw Pillows
It does not take a master seamstress to make throw pillows. One of the easiest handmade throw pillows does not even use a sewing machine. Two small Christmas themed towels, yarn, cotton filling, and a knitting needle is all that is needed. You use the knitting needle to push the yarn through the fabric of both towels and tie a knot to secure. Do this on three sides before filling the pillow. Once the pillow is full, keep going with the yarn until you reach your beginning point. These pillows are easy to make and can be made by children because there are no real sharp objects they can hurt themselves with.
Christmas should be a time of family togetherness rather than a money pit of overpriced decorations. Making your own decorations will save you countless amounts of money. The money you save can be used for gifts rather than decorations. With these one of a kind decorations in your home you should opt for one of a kind gifts such as the ones we make at Twenty Fingers. Our unique gifts will be a great addition to all of your beautifully handmade decorations. Make this Christmas season more festive and creative with these and other homemade options.
