My oh my, it has been a while since my last post! Shame on me! I've been through a lot these past weeks and living up to Christmas has been great! Specially since I get to DIY 'till I drop! Christmas time is THE time to spruce up your house and it can be over the top if you want! I mean, isn't that what Chrsitmas is all about?!:)Here I have a few DIY's for you all that have been keeping me busy these last few weeks.
My angel behind glass. Everytime Christmas comes around and we get round to dragging the massive box of Christmas stuff from (all the way in the back!) of the cupboard, I'm always surprised at how many things we have collected over the few years we have lived together!
I wanted to create a special way to display my favourite Christmas ornaments without making the house look too cluttered.
By simply taking a beautiful ornament, placing it on a saucer (I added some snow for that extra effect) and placing a glass vase onto the saucer you have a unique little Christmas ornament!
I wanted to create a special way to display my favourite Christmas ornaments without making the house look too cluttered.
By simply taking a beautiful ornament, placing it on a saucer (I added some snow for that extra effect) and placing a glass vase onto the saucer you have a unique little Christmas ornament!
Now these babies I absolutely love! My painted pinecones are foraged in the woods. I let them dry properly and simply painted them in the colours I wanted. The paint was leftover from a previous project. It doesn't really matter which type of paint you use, any type will stick as it's only a thin layer that you apply. Simply paint the tips and let them dry. I just can't get over how cute they look!
The candles on the picture I painted a gold colour using simple gold paint. I used cellotape to make the pattern I wanted, painted them and let them dry. They look really nice as ornaments but they can still be lighted for those cold, snuggly winter nights!
Together with the pinecones they make this orange platter look extra Christmassy:)
The candles on the picture I painted a gold colour using simple gold paint. I used cellotape to make the pattern I wanted, painted them and let them dry. They look really nice as ornaments but they can still be lighted for those cold, snuggly winter nights!
Together with the pinecones they make this orange platter look extra Christmassy:)
My kitchen table looked extremely boring compared to the livingroom. To spruce it up I used some fake berries I had left from my autumn wreath DIY and some lovely red mushrooms I thrifted. To give the arrangements a vintage twist I put them in old medicinebottles (also thrifted). Add some DIY candles to the mix and you have a simple little arrangement for the (otherwise boring) kitchen! Of course you can add these babies to your livingroom table or cabinet! They are so simple and easily add to the Christmas feeling with those lovely colours!
While Googling for ideas I came across loads of lovely Christmas banners. After cutting out all the letters and making a banner, I came to the conclusion that the banner was too heavy to hang up in our house. As I really wanted these letters in the house I decided to take them of the string I had them on and simply stick them to the wall with doublesided tape. To fill the wall up I printed some snowflakes, which I cut out and stuck on the wall aswell. It's super simple and it gives you a happy feeling when you walk in our house as it's the first thing you see when you walk in through the door:)
I'm always looking for ways to hang up our Christmas cards. My dad, lovely as he is!, is always on the lookout for items that I can DIY with and he found these clips while cleaning out the loft. I was using them to hang up my Instagram pictures in the bedroom but you can also use them to hang up Christmas cards. It gives that edgy, industrial look to Christmas and they are easy to remove if you simply use doublesided tape to hang them up!
Another way to display your Christmas cards, is to make a frame out of Washitape. I am in love with the stuff! It's so easy to apply and remove from any surface and quickly spruces up a room. Using these ideas I created the frame seen in the picture! This way Christmas cards are displayed easily without falling off shelves and being eaten by the cats! Purrfect solution;)
Now this DIY is a fashion DIY. Christmas is a time to get flashy and dressed up for me. I love shopping for those special Christmas outfits to wear. Of course accessorizing is just as important as the outfit! While out shopping everywhere I looked I saw glitters. Now glitters are good but not too many for me. One thing I love was the glitter nailvarnish I saw everywhere. But why buy if you can create it yourself!?
All you need is some (fine) glitter either thrifted or from the arts and crafts shop and some nailvarnish.
I simply added the glitter to the jar. Make sure to add little bits of glitter at a time and shake well to prevent the varnish from getting clumps in it. Glitter nails=best accessory ever.
All you need is some (fine) glitter either thrifted or from the arts and crafts shop and some nailvarnish.
I simply added the glitter to the jar. Make sure to add little bits of glitter at a time and shake well to prevent the varnish from getting clumps in it. Glitter nails=best accessory ever.
Simple DIY's for just that extra touch of Christmas to your home.
I hope everybody has a very Merry Christmas and, if I don't get round to another post before then, a very beautiful start to the New Year!
I hope everybody has a very Merry Christmas and, if I don't get round to another post before then, a very beautiful start to the New Year!
Xox Elena
