diy christmas decorations - sew in love · 2020-02-05 · cheap or free eco friendly ideas diy...
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DIY CHRISTMASDECORATIONS
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FORAGED LEAVES WREATHMake a wreath to complement your home's natural surroundings.You'll need:Wire coathanger, electrical tape, floral wire, wire cutter, foraged branches with leaves, ribbon
1. GATHERLEAVES +MAKE HOOPTake a walk around yourneighbourhood, gatheringbranches with leaves you like. Create a loop from a wire coathanger and secure with electricaltape.
3. HANG +ENJOYLoop a ribbon around the wreathand tie a bow. Hang from a hook.
2. LAYERTHE LEAVESWrap floral wire around thebranches and loop. Layer the nextbranch to cover the previouswire. Repeat until the coat hanger is nolonger visible.
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BANKSIA WALLHANGING
Find a branch with an interesting shape. Let dry for a fewdays outside.Collect banksia pods, pinecones or other natural piecesto hang from your branch. Try to keep part of the treebranch with the pods, so you can easily tie a piece oftwine to it.Cut twine to desired length and tie to pod and branch.Add ribbons to decorate your pods.
You'll need: Tree branch, interesting pods, twine, fairylights (optional), ribbon1.
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CITRUS + CINNAMONORNAMENTS
Pre-heat oven to 60°C (150°F).Cut lemons and oranges into 1cm (2/5") slices.Bake for 2~3 hours, turning the slices every 30 minutesor so.Thread a piece of twine through the pulp section of thefruit.Thread a piece of twine through cinnamon scrolls.Tie a knot and hang from your Christmas tree.
You'll need: Citrus fruits, cinnamon scrolls, twine 1.2.3.
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ECO CHRISTMASCHECKLIST
Do I have something in my house already I can use?Can I use a natural material foraged from the bush?Will the end product be compostable? i.e. Does itdecompose easily?Is it zero waste friendly? If not, can I use it again next year?
By being gentle to our planet, we can enjoy lots more nature-filled holiday seasons to come. With lots of handmade love, Rin x P.S. Share your Christmas crafts on Instagram and tag me@sewinlove so I can see!