An Ice Crystal from Drop-Shaped Glass Beads

The drops are threaded onto a thin silver-plated wire and wound around a thicker silver-plated wire.

1. Thread a small bead onto the middle of the wire. Double over the wires and thread ten small beads onto the gathered wires.

2. Divide the wires and thread 20 medium sized beads onto each wire followed by five large beads; one wire with glass beads and the other with matt white glass beads.

3. Wind the beads around a 10cm long piece of bonsai wire at one end. Repeat at the opposite end.

4. Wind the excess thin silver-plated thread around the bonsai wire a couple of times. Make three in total.

5. Put the pieces on top of each other and assemble with a thin silver-plated wire.

6. Tie the pieces well together.

7. Thread the beads alternately onto a thin silver-plated wire. Gather to make a ring and place on top of the whole piece.

8. Fasten with the excess wire.

Gift Wrapping, Red and White Inspiration

Christmas presents wrapped in several designs in red and white and decorated with card hearts, wooden stickers and ribbon.

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Gift Wrapping, Blue Inspiration

Wrapping gifts using wrapping paper with patterns, designs and colours in shades of blue, decorated with ribbons, cards and natural materials found in the garden or in the woods.

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A Heart-Shaped Wooden Bowl with Decorations

A painted wooden bowl decorated with natural objects, Christmas baubles and candle holders. Finish with a lid made from weaving paper strips.

1. Paint the wooden heart-shaped bowl with craft paint. Decorate the bowl by placing pine cones, cinnamon sticks, seeds of star anise, Christmas baubles and candle holders. Finish with a light grid made from weaving paper strips  attached to the bowl with double-sided adhesive tape.

Gift Decorations from Natural Materials

Gift wrapping with a natural look with decorative wooden angels and cut-out pieces of bark.

1. Use a pair of good quality multi purpose scissors for cutting into a piece of bark. Then make a hole using hole punch pliers.

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A Bobbin with a Tree

This Christmas tree is wound from floral wire and inserted into a bobbin. The snow is made with 3D snow effect.

1. Arrange the floral wire into the desired length of your Christmas tree. Run the floral wire back and forth approx. 15 times for 15 lengths and remember to twist the wire after each length.

2. Wind the floral wire around the bunch to keep it in place.

3. Make branches from 4 pieces of floral wire. Use a pair of pliers.

4. Wind the floral wire together to form a branch. Use the same procedure for all the branches.

5. Finally wind the floral wire around the stem of the tree. Cut off the excess wire at the base.

6. Use a pair of pliers to form a star from floral wire and wind it onto the top of the tree.

7. Paint the wooden bobbin with 3D snow effect.

8. Use a pair of pliers to make Christmas decorations for the tree.

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Gifts in Bright Colours with a Touch of Glitter

 

 Gift wrapping using plain black wrapping paper and wrapping paper from the design paper series, Helsinki. The gifts are decorated with neon ribbon, cotton string with beads and gift tags made from foam rubber with glitter, cut into Christmas shapes.

 

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A Christmas Wreath from Pine Cones

This Christmas wreath is made from pine cones and cinnamon sticks attached onto a piece of bonsai wire using floral wire. Glue star anise onto the wreath.

1. Form a wreath from bonsai wire and secure it with floral wire.

2. Attach pine cones and cinnamon sticks onto the wreath with floral wire. Tie these on randomly and switch between cinnamon sticks and pine cones.

3. Apply a coat of allround medium glue lacquer and sprinkle with glitter.

4. Cut a metal heart from stamping foil – use the template. Make holes with a darning needle. Use a soft underlay. You may emboss the foil with an embossing stylus or a pointed pen.

5. Use a piece of flax twine for tying the heart onto the wreath.

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