Ros Badger - Homemade Christmas and Festive Decorations - 25 Home Craft Projects

Contents Title Page Copyright Introduction Christmas Dressing the Christmas tree Felt decorations Knitted angel Floating baubles Festive mantelpiece Christmas wreath Cranberry Christmas decorations Christmas card garland Hand-painted Christmas plate Advent calendar Christmas stocking Valentine’s day Rose-scented Valentine heart Valentine paper cut-out Valentine bed garland Easter Easter tree Easter egg bunting Easter bird decorations Pin the egg on the chicken Halloween Pumpkin lanterns Halloween goodie bags Spooky silhouettes Birthdays Vintage birthday banner Pretty piñata Paper pompoms Party bags Cards, gift wrap and labels Homemade basics Craft basics Sewing basics Knitting basics Patterns and templates Directory List of Projects Acknowledgements Also available About the Publisher

Dressing the Christmas tree

Dressing the Christmas tree is a lovely ritual in which all the family can participate. Choose a time when you can work in an unhurried way – ideally towards the end of the afternoon or early evening so that the lights can be switched on with a degree of ceremony when it gets dark.

The idea of the ‘styled’ tree, with all the objects newly bought to fit in with an agreed colour scheme, is anathema to the homemade approach. Instead, bring out vintage decorations that have become family heirlooms since your own childhood and beyond, plus newer ones made by hand, perhaps some of them by the children in your life. Homemade items bring an energy all of their own to the tree, adding to its significance as a family talisman, loaded with memories and associations, from year to year.

Like the eggs on the Easter tree , your collection of homemade tree decorations will become a treasured possession that you can add to year by year. As well as making pieces, such as the embroidered felt shapes on the next page, we also buy a few new or second-hand items every so often – from vintage finds on eBay to those picked up on trips around the country or travels abroad.

Less is most definitely less when it comes to tree decoration. In our book, you can’t have enough decorations and we load our trees with this eclectic mix of old and new until there is very little greenery showing in between.

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