For reasons beyond my control I arrived rather late at my Craft Group Christmas Social. Everyone else was well into making their cinnamon stick trees. I was giving slightly misleading instructions and there seemed to be a limited number of fabric strips available. So my tree doesn't really look as it should.
I was told 'tie your strips all round to make a tree shape' but you are supposed to put all the knots at the front so it is a
flat tree - like this one
I will know next time! But there wasn't time to retie everything, because we were onto the second craft. Janet, our host, has this brilliant idea for repurposing the IKEA scarf hanger from her wardrobe. She only ever uses a few of the rings, so she cut off the bottom 16 rings. They were natural string colour, she dyed them brown with ox gall.
We were each given a ring, and selected greenery and trimmings from the baskets on the table to make mini wreaths. Our trees and wreaths were all hung at the window to make a pleasing display whilst we ate our bring&share lunch. We had a really good time together and lots of laughs
I was much happier with my mini wreath and that is now hanging up in the hall under my Mum's picture! I was glad I took my tin of little bells - quite a few friends used one for their wreaths.
I really should tidy up my scarf hanger. I am afraid I pull out a scarf and wear it, then just push it back in later. They look so much tidier when hung properly.
Have you made any new decorations this year?
I think I prefer the informal appearance of your tree...
ReplyDeleteSlightly chaotic, but bright, with the occasional sparkle - rather like myself 😉
DeleteThat's a lovely description of yourself!
DeleteAdd, charming! JanF
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DeleteI, too, like your three dimensional tree. The wreath is cute, too. I haven't made any new decorations yet, this year, although I picked some twigs to make some. My daughter, however, made a whole set of new decorations for the tree. :)
ReplyDeleteShe's inherited your creative skills
DeleteI need one of those scarf hangers for my spare room door! My scarves all hang willy-nilly from some over door hooks!
ReplyDeleteYour mini wreath is adorable and the tree is also nice, despite not being quite what was a anticipated!
This one's from IKEA
DeleteCan I be honest and say I prefer your tree-much more my style. I have made some new decorations this year and some gifts too. Catriona
ReplyDeleteThank you! 🌲🎄🌲
DeleteThe delight of a real tree was that it was perfectly imperfect.
ReplyDeleteGrowing naturally not turned out by a machine
DeleteI like your tree, it doesnt look as though it has tried too hard.
ReplyDelete🌲😄🌲
DeleteWhat wonderful craft ideas! I like the term
ReplyDelete"bring and share" lunch, here we have potlucks.
JanF
It is a good description - we were asked to sign up beforehand to bring 'savoury' or 'sweet' to ensure there was a good balance of foods - and remarkably there were no duplicates
DeleteYour tree and mini wreath are lovely. The only thing I've done this year is to add new ribbon to my door wreath. I chose a bright tartan one and bought enough to make a huge bow at the top. Xx
ReplyDeleteOh I do love a cheery ribbon on a wreath
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