It is a lot easier than you think to paint a Christmas tree for your wall. It took me less than 10 minutes to pain this extra-large tree, and I’m no artist! Living in a narrow long Victorian terrace house, I’m a big fan of flat Christmas trees. I can still make my home look…
DIY Cardboard Christmas Decorations with Old Postage Stamps
These DIY cardboard Christmas decorations are made by upcycling some of our Amazon packaging. I also thought it would be apt and fun to repurpose old postage stamps too. The postage stamps add colour and interest to the handmade cardboard ornaments. I don’t know about you but, at this time of year, every week, Amazon…
How To Paint A Wicker Basket For Christmas
Paint a wicker basket to make it more festive and part of your Christmas decorations. Last Christmas eve at 10pm there was an unexpected knock at the door. It wasn’t Santa, but still someone bearing gifts. My son received a lovely hamper from one of his customers. It was full of wonderful posh Christmas food,…
The Best DIY Scandinavian Christmas Decorations
Inspired by Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish culture these are a collection of DIY Scandinavian Christmas Decorations. I have included some Finnish decorations so strictly speaking they are Nordic decorations. Finland is not a Scandinavian country but it is a Nordic country and all Scandinavian countries are Nordic. I don’t mean to bamboozle you with geography….
How To Make A Christmas Garland with Repurposed Sweater Balls
After denim, my second favourite fabric to upcycle is old sweaters. I made the cutest repurposed sweater balls from my wool scraps. I used the colourful balls to make both a Christmas garland and some Christmas ornaments. This is my kind of craft, in that it cost almost nothing to make as you are repurposing…
Easy Cookie Cutter Sweater Upcycled Christmas Ornaments
Instead of making cookies with my Christmas cookie cutters, I used them to make some cute upcycled Christmas ornaments. Sweaters are one of my favourite fabrics to upcycle and I keep a stash of them for crafting with. I especially love repurposed sweater Christmas crafts. Crafting with felted wool sweaters is lovely, as the fabric…