Christmas DIY's

Hiya

Sorry I haven't posted in a long time but on Friday I went to a Christmas Faye (thing) and on Saturday I was performing in a Christmas concert in the evening and rehearsing for Oliver `Show in the morning so i didn't get time to post.

Well anyways, Today I was at Kingston in the John Lewis and saw some really pretty homemade looking baubles and tree ornaments and my mind started thinking DIY's Christmas style.

So as soon as I got back to my very messy and not festive (so called) room, I searched on the infamous Google  'DIY XMAS' and this is the one I found that is simple enough for me.


Number 1:

Bottle top Snowmen...

This I tried out with my cousins and they loved this simple diy.

What you need:
- 3 bottle caps (off like beer or the J2O's)
- ribbon & string
- paint (black and orange)
- small buttons
- glue (glue gun or superglue - found this out after they kept falling apart when using PVA glue!)

How to make the cute little snowmen:

1) line up the three bottle caps to look like a festive snowman.
2) glue them together at the edges where they meet.
3) wait for the glue to dry.
4) you should now have a basic looking snowman (if you use your imagination)
5) turn over your 'snowman' to see the back.
6) cut a ribbon (so you can fold it in half and hang on a tree) about 14 cm
7) stick one end to the bak of your snowman at its head.
8) wait for it to dry and then glue on the other end on the same spot.
9) wait for it to dry and then turn over the snowman so you can't see where you glued the ribbon.
10) paint on a face in the top bottle cap and 3 dots in the middle bottle cap for its coat.
11) add a piece of string or ribbon about 10 cm to the gap between the 'face' bottle top and the 'coat' bottle top for a scarf.
12) add a button to the centre of the scarf to cover up the glue.
13) wait for it to dry.
14) there you go you have a homemade DIY snowman tree decoration.



I hope you enjoyed this post and I would love to see if anyone made one.
You probably won't though. :(

Thanks

Fairy Lights & Cozy Nights xxx