Handmade Holiday Decorations
Handcrafted holiday decorations need not be limited to ornaments for the tree. Decorate the halls, doors and entire home with handmade wreaths, stockings, garlands and fun Christmas crafts. Families can work together to create many home decorations, creating holiday decorating memories. Does this Spark an idea?
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Craft Inspiration
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When it comes to creating homemade Christmas decorations, allow your creativity to run wild. Inspiration can be found everywhere. Collect items that inspire you and use them in your craft making.
Wreath Making
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Wreaths are a wonderful way to bring holiday decorating to a home's entrance. Create wreaths from scratch or add custom ribbons, sprigs of berries and faux snow and glitter to a store-bought wreath. The HGTV website suggests incorporating unexpected materials such as peacock feathers into wreaths.
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Creating Stockings
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Making and decorating stockings is a fun, simple project in which the whole family may take part. According to the Martha Stewart website, stockings can be hand knit or sewn from felt. Invite children to cut out felt shapes, glue on sequins and decorate handmade stockings with ric-rac trim and ribbon.
Centerpieces
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When decorating the home for the holidays, adorn the dining room table and fireplace mantle with a festive centerpiece. Display handcrafted ornaments or a homemade gingerbread house. Create topiaries from colored Christmas balls.
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- Photo Credit red and green felt stockings image by Mike & Valerie Miller from Fotolia.com
