I leapt at the chance to be part of The Festive Face-Off organised by Country Baskets, one of the leading craft suppliers. I like a challenge, I like craft, I like Christmas! Win, win, win.
The challenge was to use my creative talents (ho, ho, ho) to produce a bespoke Christmas-themed decoration for the home or garden using no less than 4 items from the goodies in the box provided, plus other items if I wanted.
Here are the lovely items sent to me.
The box was appreciated too.
Hmm, what to make? I knew that I wanted something for our front door as it looked a bit bare. So maybe a garland/wreath. But I didn't want to do a traditional circle one and then I thought of a Christmas tree made using the wire as a base.
So one morning I used to wire, which is very easy to bend, into a tree shape. Basically I spiralled up, then down and then went down each side twisting into the spirals to create a sold frame. I then added the little star at the top. This tree shape could stand by itself before I flattened it, so that is an idea as well for a freestanding tree.
The wire is a nice gold colour so it didn't matter if it showed in the finished tree.
Now I love snow. Unfortunately I live in the South of England so we don't get to see it very often. Luckily one of the items in the pack was a pompom garland made of little white pompoms on invisible thread cascading from a central point. I cut them off this fixed point so I had strands of the pompoms which I then wove in and out of the wire frame so they looked like snow (hopefully).
So here it is finished. Or is it?
I love green and white. They look lovely together. But you know, sometimes you need a pop of colour to bring the whole thing together.
On the bus home (a great place to think ) I had an idea. So back at home I coloured some more of the silver hearts using nail varnish. I used a gold and a purple plum.
They look rather luxurious. I love the plain silver (matte and shiny) and I love the fact that you can add a bit of colour too.
Finally here is the decoration complete. The star is useful as I can hang it on a nail but another way of hanging it is by threading a length of ribbon through the star and hanging the ribbon up over the top of the door and securing it on the back of the door with some tape.
A few photos closer in so you can see the detail.
I used most of the items from the box supplied. I did not use the mistletoe so my daughter can take it to school and chase after the boys. The only thing I used of my own was the nail varnish. That was fun. I am so happy with my door decoration. It makes me happy when I come home. And I love love love that fact that I made it myself. No-one has one like it and it was so simple to do. Thank you Country Baskets.
The challenge was to use my creative talents (ho, ho, ho) to produce a bespoke Christmas-themed decoration for the home or garden using no less than 4 items from the goodies in the box provided, plus other items if I wanted.
Here are the lovely items sent to me.
Wire, Baubles, pompoms, bells, ribbons, mistletoe |
Hmm, what to make? I knew that I wanted something for our front door as it looked a bit bare. So maybe a garland/wreath. But I didn't want to do a traditional circle one and then I thought of a Christmas tree made using the wire as a base.
So one morning I used to wire, which is very easy to bend, into a tree shape. Basically I spiralled up, then down and then went down each side twisting into the spirals to create a sold frame. I then added the little star at the top. This tree shape could stand by itself before I flattened it, so that is an idea as well for a freestanding tree.
Christmas Tree Frame in Wire |
The wire is a nice gold colour so it didn't matter if it showed in the finished tree.
Now I love snow. Unfortunately I live in the South of England so we don't get to see it very often. Luckily one of the items in the pack was a pompom garland made of little white pompoms on invisible thread cascading from a central point. I cut them off this fixed point so I had strands of the pompoms which I then wove in and out of the wire frame so they looked like snow (hopefully).
Starting to weave the pompoms onto the frame |
All the pompoms are now woven onto the frame. |
I had a nice Christmas film on the tv and it was a lovely way to spend the morning. Very festive.
I love green and white. They look lovely together. But you know, sometimes you need a pop of colour to bring the whole thing together.
On the bus home (a great place to think ) I had an idea. So back at home I coloured some more of the silver hearts using nail varnish. I used a gold and a purple plum.
They look rather luxurious. I love the plain silver (matte and shiny) and I love the fact that you can add a bit of colour too.
Finally here is the decoration complete. The star is useful as I can hang it on a nail but another way of hanging it is by threading a length of ribbon through the star and hanging the ribbon up over the top of the door and securing it on the back of the door with some tape.
A few photos closer in so you can see the detail.
I used most of the items from the box supplied. I did not use the mistletoe so my daughter can take it to school and chase after the boys. The only thing I used of my own was the nail varnish. That was fun. I am so happy with my door decoration. It makes me happy when I come home. And I love love love that fact that I made it myself. No-one has one like it and it was so simple to do. Thank you Country Baskets.
6 comments:
very festive :)
Lovely photos - the coloured hearts were very clever and a nice finishing touch :)
It's lovely - nail varnishing the hearts was such a good idea!
I absolutely love it, and I am now wondering what I could use my box on nail varnishes for (I don't generally have nails any more, so they're feeling a bit unloved)
Oooh, I love what you've done with yours, it looks amazing! And the nail varnish was a very inspired idea.
Thank you for your lovely comments.
Nifty, I have used nail varnish before in crafts. It is very useful.
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