If there's one thing I really admire about the Scandinavians, it's their passion for crafting and DIY. And at Christmas there's no stopping our dexterous Nordic friends. Referred to as 'Julpyssel' adults and children across the country are busy rolling out gingerbread dough, perfecting their Christmas caramel, carving out paper snowflakes to hang in the window and finalising candle holders with moss. If you'd like to channel your inner Scandinavian and get crafting this week, here are 10 Christmas DIY ideas to get you started:
1. A-Frame Gingerbread house: a favourite in Sweden, edible gingerbread houses look so pretty at Christmas. If you're a novice, it might be best to start with a kit (they sell them at IKEA!), but I also love this fab A-frame cabin made from heart shaped gingerbread!
2. Mini gingerbread houses: These pretty houses can be hung in the window or on the tree (they might also get eaten on the way - and who'd blame you!). Instructions / recipe here.
3. The gingerbread village: Why create individual houses, when you can make an entire village? There's so much fun to be had creating a skyline, and you can eat it afterwards too.
4. Mini gingerbread drink decorations: Imagine serving hot chocolate with this little touch - hygge personified! Instructions here.
5. Julkola (Christmas caramel): Who doesn't love homemade sweets at Christmas? Caramel makes a perfect addition to the table too - or wrapped as a present. Original recipe here (in Swedish), English recipe here.
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6. DIY snowflakes made from cardboard: These pretty decorations made from loo roll cartridges (or straw, toothpicks, newspaper - just about anything!) look just as pretty on the tree as they do hung in the window! Instructions here.
7. Window drawings: Looking a little grey outside? Why not grab a white pen and create a pretty Christmas display to brighten up your view?
8. Paper flowers: Colourful crepe is a perfect material for making pretty paper flowers. Place them on mini trees, in a bowl or create a garland. Know-how here.
9. DIY Forest friends wrapping: put a smile on your children's faces with these cute forest friend Christmas wrapping ideas!
10. Candle displays: Small plant pots make a perfect candleholder at Christmas time. Simply fill them with soil, a little moss and some small branches from a fir tree.
So many great ideas here. Can you imagine making any of these?
What do you make at Christmas? Inspire us in the comment section below!
More Christmas DIY ideas here:
Have a great start to the week!
Niki
We used to make candleholders out of apples. Select apples that are uniform in size, cut out a circular opening where the stem is and insert a candle. Their advantage is their small footprint so you can scatter a few on the dining table.
ReplyDeleteUse walnut shells (halves) to glue in a small remnant of a handle and float them, like small ships, in a bowl with water.
How lovely! I really like this idea, thank you so much for sharing!
DeleteHow lovely! I really like this idea, thank you so much for sharing!
DeleteThanks a lot for sharing! I like your post.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas
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