Astar's Craft: Christmas Extras
With Astar
How to Dress a Christmas Tree
As with any designing the rule of thumb is big at the bottom
working towards small at the top, with intermediate sizes in the
middle.
I always tell new students to think of a tree with a big thick
trunk and heavy branches at the base and as the tree grows up the
branches get finer in size, texture and colour. If you can
remember this, then you will never go wrong.
If you are using an artificial tree, it will come flat packed so
all branches need to be pulled out. Give each little sprig of
branch furtherest away from the base trunk a gently curve
upwards.
Once your tree is in place, and what I called dressed out, place
your lights, pushing them as close in as possible hiding wires as
you work up towards the top.
Finishing dressing with baubles and other decorations working top
down.
DIY Bonbons or Christmas Crackers
Things to gather
From Spotlight you can purchase DIY bonbon kits... this is
a marvelous way to go as the kit contains 6 bonbons, hats,
snaps ties and jokes.
You can also let your imagination go wild and fill crackers with
jewelry, tickets, confectionery, toys or gift certificates.
+ Cellotape
+ Rub on stickers, depicting Christmas words and scenes.
Method
If using the Rub on stickers, apply by rubbing directly
onto flat central section of bonbon.
Push out the diamond shapes from cracker. Stick snap to flat
cracker with tape curl and lock in tabs.
Tie one end of the cracker with ribbon which is provided in the
pack or something special that you have selected.
Add your gifts, joke and rolled hat etc. into the opened end. Add
bow to close.
How easy was that?
Merry Christmas love Astar!
(Broadcast 11 December 2012)
