Leading up to Christmas Handmade decorations |11 December 2021
By Pastel Creations Sey
Following last Saturday’s carols by 12 ‘Carols’ of Seychelles, today we bring yousome handmade Christmas decorations.
Two startups ‒ Scrafthingz and Pastel Creations ‒ readily share their creations with you, Seychelles NATION readers, and we hope you can try your hands at it.
Handmade Christmas decorations using a wide range of materials
Handmade Christmas decorations are decorations that can be made at home using a wide range of materials.
Who can make handmade decorations?
Handmade Christmas decorations can be made by anyone.
Benefits of handmade decorations
Do it yourself (DIY) decors bring the family together while encouraging children to be more creative. It’s also therapeutic as it’s a way to unwind from our daily normal activities.
Examples of materials that can be used to make handmade Xmas decorations
Pompoms
Ribbons
Popsicle sticks
Paper straws
Empty jars
Paint
Newspaper
And so much more
Examples of handmade Xmas decorations
Popsicle ornament
Origami ornaments
Christmas candle holder
Christmas trees
Paper garlands
Address:
Instagram: Scrafthingz
Email Address: Scrafthingz@gmail.com
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Christmas crafts with Pastel Creations Sey
A small business that makes personalised crafts and gifts for all occasions. These include cake toppers, cupcake toppers, party decorations, 3D numbers and letters, bunting banners, and more.
Everything we make is fully customisable; it is possible to add names, photos or even a favourite quote.
One of the nicest things about working on orders for Pastel Creations Sey is that clients can have something they truly love on their special day, because it’s a theme that they choose. We try our best to make it happen.
For the holidays we’re making a variety of crafts on order, some are up on social media already, and we will continue to post some more.
We thought we’d share some easy crafts that you can make at home with the kids, as a family, during the school break for Christmas: (1) Picture frame ornament and (2) Christmas hat.
Craft 1: Picture frame ornament
What you need:
Popsicle sticks
Glue
Scissors
Ribbon
Materials to decorate with, e.g. sequins, glitter, paint
A photo
Steps:
- Create a shape to frame your photo out of the popsicle sticks. This can be a triangle, square, star or anything else.
- Glue the popsicle sticks together to secure the shape.
- Now, get creative and decorate your frame however you wish, with pompoms, paint, glitter, or sequins. You can also add names!
- If you paint the ornament, put it aside to dry for a few minutes.
- Cut out your photo in a shape that matches the ornament.
- Attach the photo to the back of the ornament using glue.
- Make a bow from the ribbon and leave a piece to form a loop.
- Attach the bow and loop onto the top of the ornament.
- There you have it, it’s ready to hang on your tree!
Craft 2: Christmas hat
What you need:
Paper in any colour or pattern of your choice
Glue
Tinsel Garland or ribbon
Pompom (optional)
String
Scissors
Steps:
- Using scissors, cut out a cone shape from the paper.
- Glue the ends of the paper together to secure the shape of the cone.
- Now, it’s time to decorate the hat. You can use either a pompom or cut a small piece of the tinsel garland and attach this to the top of the hat.
- Decorate the base of the hat with ribbon or garland.
- Attach the string to both sides of the hat, to wear it tightly.
- Add voilà, you have your Christmas hat.
