Craft your way to a festive wonderland with these Easy Origami Christmas Trees adorned with adorable Origami Lucky Star Toppers! Perfect for a cosy holiday crafting session.
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Here's some of the lovely links that caught my eye this week.
This trailer.
Love this black and gold bedroom.
Gorgeous painterly fabrics from Jessica Zoob.
Cranberry pie with thick pecan crumble // Pumpkin tortelli // Calico Cat and dotty dalmation cookies.
5 ways to wrap small gifts. I have a feeling this could be coming in handy soon ;)
Tiny pom pom snow in this diy mason jar snowglobe.
A gorgeous diy concrete lace pen holder.
A bright and colourful diy alternative to the traditional christmas tree.
This copper wall, this room and this blind.
Listening to this song on repeat.
And finally a recipe for cornstarch clay. I'm looking forward to trying out.
I hope you all have a lovely weekend.
1. This beautiful and unique crepe paper flower advent from Oh Happy Day. The date is stamped on each of the leaves and the centre of each flower holds a treat. The perfect grown-up advent calendar.
2. Yes Please by Amy Poehler. I'm a third of the way through and so far and I love it. Honest and funny.
3. I think this pretty diy paper cut paper village from Lia Griffith would look great lit up on the mantel. Pop on over to download the template.
What things are you loving right now?
We went Christmas tree decoration shopping on the weekend. It's one of my favourite things to do to get me in the holiday spirit. I love picking out a few sparkly new ornaments each year to add to the collection.
A couple of years ago I got a tin robin wearing a tiny wool hat from the same place that makes that glittery fox. My robin has got a few chips on him but he's still going strong and I'm pretty sure he'd love a foxy new friend to keep him company on the tree.
The green swirled one in the top right is marbled glass but I found a couple of great tutorials if you want to try making something similar here and here.
I've been wondering if you could do something similar to this with these cork ornaments.
And finally if you like the house ornament with the pink sparkly roof you might want to check out this tutorial for vintage inspired bell jar ornaments. Ashlee filled hers with miniature trees and deer but there's nothing stopping you filling yours with your own miniature village or anything else that takes your fancy. I do love those teeny tiny deer though. Why is something so much cuter when it's small?
Sparkled Snowhouse Ornament // Flock Reindeer Bauble // Marbled Glass Ornament // Scandinavian Cream and Red Bird Ornament // Vintage Green Glass Gift // Reindeer and Mistletoe Heart Decoration // Tin Fox Decoration // String of Stars Ornament // Cork Ornaments
Learn how to make simple and stylish origami Christmas trees. These easy paper trees are a quick Holiday DIY the whole family can make together. Hang from the tree or pop on the front of a card. Personalise with stickers and hand-drawn details for a truly unique decoration. These trees are another great one to get the kids involved with as they’re so simple.
Learn how to fold a quick and simple origami paper star. If you’re looking for an easy, inexpensive paper decoration for a Christmas or New Year’s Eve party, then this is the craft for you.
These magical 3D Origami Christmas Trees are so simple to make - a couple of folds and a few snips and you’re ready to go.
Instead of spending yet more money on last-minute decorations why not try making these cute little paper trees.
A pretty last-minute paper decoration for your holiday table that means you’ll make a whole forest in minutes.
Learn how to make wooden bead star ornaments with this easy step-by-step tutorial. These Scandinavian-inspired DIY Christmas decorations are perfect for your tree or handmade gifts.
Giving a gift card this year? Make it a little more meaningful with a DIY origami gift card holder.
This simple gift card envelope is a super cute way to make a quick gift even more thoughtful. They’re easy to fold and can be personalised using your favourite decorative paper.
So grab your prettiest paper and let’s get folding!
I hope you've still got room for a few more Christmas diy's because I've got 6 more that were too good not to share.
Learn how to make these Froebel paper stars to hang on your Christmas tree this holiday season. A classic Danish Christmas decoration made of paper. These pretty 3D stars can be used to make garlands, hung from branches or windows or tied to a gift bag for the perfect festive finishing touch.
Have you got your tree up yet? We put ours up this weekend so it's definitely beginning to feel a lot more like Christmas around here. We've got quite a few store bought decorations on the tree but I think it's the homemade ones that can make a tree look extra special so why not spruce up your tree with one of these 16 diy tree ornaments.
Yay, it's the weekend. How's everyone doing? Are you getting in the holiday spirit yet? If you follow along on Pinterest you'll know that my feed has gone Christmas crazy so I thought it was only fair that I shared some of the festive fun on here as well. I've got my eye on these ginger snap meringue cookies, how about you?
Create gorgeous gold star ornaments using air dry clay and gold leaf flakes! A fun holiday craft for adults and older kids that adds a touch of sparkle to your Christmas tree, garlands, and gift wrapping.
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Say goodbye to store-bought gift bags and hello to handmade DIY Gift Bags made using your favourite wrapping paper. Perfect for wrapping small gifts this holiday season. They're a great way to show friends and family that you care.