I love homemade Christmas decorations, they just add such a
lovely personal touch to proceedings. I recently spotted on Pinterest these
really lovely tree decorations made from twigs. The only issue is having time
to dry twigs out! Especially in this miserable wet UK weather! This kind of put
a downer on these decorations until I thought I would have a go at making them
using brown gardening wire which looks a little twig like! I am so pleased with
the final result and thought I’d share a DIY post with you all on how to make
these twiggy star decorations!
Brown gardening wire
Thin coloured paper, ribbon or thread of your colour choice.
Scissors
Wire cutters
To make…
1.
Using the wire cutters cut 6 equal length pieces
of the gardening wire. I went for 2 inches each but you can alter this depending
on how big or small you want your star.
2.
Choose two colours of ribbon, string or thread
of your choosing. You are looking to create two triangles, so take 3 pieces of
the wire and tie each corner together using your chosen string. Do the same
again to create a second triangle.
3.
Place the triangles on top of each other to
create a star shape.
4.
Then wrap your string/ribbon/thread around the
centre of your star to secure the wire together. I used red string and gold
thread to get the look I wanted, but you can use whatever colours you want!
5.
To finish tie a look of string to one of the
points of the star and then hang on your tree!
What do you think? Are
you a fan of handmade decorations?
Cute!!! Nice to have homemade ones. I'm sitting waiting for a train wearing my Christmas crown after staff Christmas party. Have you worn yours yet? X
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