Christmas Decorations you can make yourself: Weaving Paper Strips

1. Weave a base using 8 x 8 paper strips. For a basket measuring 11 x 11 cm use the wide paper strips.

2. Glue as shown in the photo and cut off excess strips.

3. Fold along the two outer layers of all four lengths.

4. Punch holes with a fiskars eyelet setter in all four corners as shown in the photo.

5. Set eyelets.

6. The basket gets its shape by gathering all the corners with organza ribbon.

The Robots’ Universe

These are lifelike robots made from cardboard boxes, plastic pots, flexible cord and modeled with silk clay. They are decorated with craft paint and beads.

1. Make a hole in two plastic tubs for the feet. Then make holes in the box for the arms and legs.

2. Make the legs from flexible cord with self-hardening clay feet.

3. Then attach the arms and the legs onto the body of the robot (the cardboard box) with a glue gun.

4. Make the head and other loose parts in silk clay.

5. Glue on the head using the glue gun.

6. Paint the robot with craft paint. Give it two coats to give it a great finish.

7. Finally decorate the robot with beads and rings with a silver finish.

8. The finished robot.

Robot variants

Of course you can make your own robot, just as you want.

The possibilities are endless.

A Tea Light Candle Holder

The candle holder is painted with craft paint. The decorative border is cut from a sheet of design paper and glued along the edge with decoupage lacquer.

1. Paint the candle holder with off white craft paint.

2. Lightly sand the candle holder and you may apply another coat of paint.

3. Cut out a decorative patterned strip of design paper.

4. Glue the strips along the edges of the candle holder using decoupage lacquer.

5. Paint the tips of the pine cones to be used for decoration.