Homemade Decorations Reviews

Once I realised that there was a category for this, I just had to write an opinion on it! I have been making my own Christmas decorations for a few years now, at first because I couldn't afford to buy any, and then because its fun, and you get original decorations that no one else has got...plus there is the obvious bonus that it keeps the ...  Read the complete review

This Christmas we had home-made decorations and they were lovely. We had our daughters artistic talents on show for all the family and friends to see. When my little cousins came and like kids do get bored, I entertained them by making decorations. The results were so surprising and they really sparkled the house up and gave everyone who came into ...  Read the complete review

I can remember when I was little having huge, gloriously messy decoration making sessions with my Gran. I loved this sort of thing as a child, and have every intention of inflicting the same joys on any offspring I end up having. Its fun, its cheap and its original. On the downsides, it make a mess and you may end up with something really strange. ...  Read the complete review

It is so wonderful to spend time with your child and get messy. Christmas is a great excuse for this, not that I need one. Homemade decorations are great fun. There are so many places you can pick up goodies at a reasonable price. In the early learning they sell all sorts of merchandise for christams fun like design your own banner and ...  Read the complete review

Not only can you hang your sweets on the christmas tree, you can add them to the walls too. Sounds strange? Buy some coloured card and roll them into cones, use a hole punch to punch a hole in the top of the cone. Tie ribbon through the hole and hang on the wall. Then fill them with sweets, nuts, small toys or even small liqueur bottles. ...  Read the complete review

Two naughty little kittens, named Marley and Dylan, are destroying everything that is within their reach in my home. I am told this will not improve. Therefore i have this year created a tree-free christmas! First of all, I took myself down to Au Naturale and bought a selection of leaf skeletons (yes, all the little ventricles and veins ...  Read the complete review

I am an impoverished postgraduate - crippled by student debts, suffocated by council tax, overwhelmed by the sudden hike in interest on my bank accounts due to my new non-student status (thanks Mr Bank Manager!) - I can hear your compassion from here:) - however, I was determined to a enjoy Christmas with decorations. Big W (in my case in the ...  Read the complete review

If you've been ordering gifts by mail order or the internet you'll probably find you are developing a small avalanche of polystyrene packing balls/chips. These chips are wonderful when making home-made decorations with young children. Items you'll need: Child safe scissors Child safe glue Elasticated thread ...  Read the complete review

First buy some eggs. Then take the egg out, without breaking the shell! This is called 'blowing' and is fairly time-consuming, but not impossible! Make a hole in each end with a pin, slightly enlarge one of the holes, and blow *gently* through the other until all the inside has come out. After you get the hang of it your breakage rate will ...  Read the complete review

Everybody's at it. Co-ordinated trees and decorations. I have my trusty old box of multi-coloured baubles and tinsel, that the kids deck the tree in every year, not i might add in a tidy organised manner. tinsel, ornaments and tree lights all jumbled up together. Nowadays everything is co-ordinated. gold and silver, or blue on it's own, ...  Read the complete review

The one thing that annoys me most, is people with matching sets of tree decorations. Our tree has this huge ecletic mix of decorations, made at school, presents from people, bought to celebrate events (there is one frayed ball which I was given at my first Christmas in Canada - when I was 1 1/2!). But always we have to get one new set of ...  Read the complete review

My daughter brought home today a beautiful tree decoration from playschool. Im so chuffed with it im going to get her to make some more and its so easy. Just cut out Christmas shapes from different pieces of coloured card. Eg Christmas Trees, Stars, Bells, Santa and any other shapes you can think of. Get some ...  Read the complete review

Making paper chains as a child was always one of the highlights of Christmas for me. Now I'm a mum myself I want to let my children have fun and make their own decorations too. You can make simple, effective decorations at very little cost, and it will keep your children amused for ages. Some basic things you will need are: ...  Read the complete review

When you are 'allowing' your children to make 'decorations' or Christmas cards... you will no doubt use all the 'messy' stuff....glitter, sticky stars and you will have lots and lots of mess to clear up!...pieces of cut cardboard, left over glitter..etc. This is what I do: Clear the table. Get an old single ...  Read the complete review

To help the children feel part of Christmas, get the following. Thin Card (cornflake boxes etc.) Paper Glue Glitter (various colours) Ribbon bright foil (sweet wrappers etc.) Sticky back plastic (not really needed, but always should be mentioned) Let the Children draw out shapes for tree decorations on the card, cut out ...  Read the complete review

Every year since my eldest son was born I along with all other mums, dads and grandparents used to buy a chocolate advent calendar. It was something traditional, something exciting that made him want to get up on the dark mornings and something cheap. However 9 years ago my youngest son came into this world and from then on I had ...  Read the complete review

A really simple yet effective tree decoration is a decorated pine cone.I work in a pre-school and we did this last year with children aged between 2.5 and 4 years so it cannot be difficult! All you need is a couple of pine cones which you can either collect from local woods or buy from a good craft shop,some glitter,glue and some coloured ...  Read the complete review

This is'nt strictly a homemade decoration.I love those big green garlands with red bows on but find them very expensive.Several years ago I came across a cheap shop that sold plain green garlands(looked like fat tinsel without the shine and in the garland green colour) I got 3 for £1.In another cheap shop I got a pack of 12 red bows ,the ones ...  Read the complete review

It's just too easy. You just use salt dough, the recipe will be found on-line, and it isn't complex. You make your salt dough, which is best to use because it is nontoxic and hardens completely. You roll your dough and cut your shapes. For clean cuts, you can use stencils or better yet, cookie cutters. But for more unique shapes, use ...  Read the complete review

Okay, keep all those unwanted cds you get through the post inviting you to join whatever isp and also pick up a few from retailers who give them away free. Next you need either some fishing line or some sparkly thread or embroidery silks. Also have some glue, but not superglue, just pva will do. Lastly you need some shiny christmas ...  Read the complete review