If you are looking for small craft ideas that both adults and children can use to create quick and easy decorations, pipe cleaners are a wonderful material. The uncomplicated, plush wires are extremely easy to process and can be used for a wide variety of projects. And since the popular Christmas season has finally arrived, it's time to put together some craft ideas for this too. So if you feel like making pretty decorations with pipe cleaners for Christmas, use one of the following ideas and create a fun afternoon for yourself and the whole family, during which you will also make useful Christmas decorations.
Make mini wreaths
Start with these mini wreaths that can decorate not only the window but also any other area of the house. They are also great as a pendant for a Christmas bouquet or as a Christmas tree decoration. It's best to use pipe cleaners in matching Christmas colors. Form a ring from a piece of wire. You then wrap this with other wire. You are welcome to use a finished ring made of a different material if that is easier for you. That doesn't matter. You can also use two pipe cleaners to wrap it around. Just experiment! Decorate with beads, bells or other things as you wish.
DIY pipe cleaner door wreath
If you instead want a more elaborate wreath with which you can decorate the window, a wall or the door, it is best to use a large Styrofoam ring, which you first cover with any fabric and then design with homemade patterns made from pipe cleaners. Because the thin wires are so easy to bend, you can easily make zigzag patterns or others yourself. With this Christmas craft idea you can let your imagination run wild and come up with different things. Decorate itChristmas door wreathalso with pompoms, rhinestones, beads or other decorative elements as desired.
Snowflake instructions
You can even make your own snowflakes with the practical pipe cleaners. They are particularly beautiful to look at if the plush also has glittering elements. Otherwise, any colors can be used and even combined. Hang lots of them on the window or decorate the Christmas tree. In any case, with this project you choose a really simple and quick one.
Would you like thatmaking snowflakes,lay out four longer pieces of wire and four pieces of wire about half as long. Then follow the instructions above: Start with a cross made of two long pieces of wire, around which you also wrap the other two. Then attach the smaller pieces of wire to the ends of the first cross. And nothing more needs to be done!
Make a small Christmas tree
Such a Christmas tree is just as easy to make. It is particularly suitable as a table decoration and can be made by both children and adults. To do this you will need a popsicle stick, a wooden stick, pipe cleaners in two different shades of green, a yellow pipe cleaner and small, colorful pom-poms. The first thing you can do is make the stand. To do this, split the popsicle stick in half and use glue to form a cross out of both parts. While you let it dry, you can continue with the sapling.
The pipe cleaners are tied around the wooden stick. Alternate the shades of green. The lower ends of the wire are also slightly bent outwards. Then make a star out of the yellow cleaner and stick it and various pompoms on the tree. Finally, the wooden stick is glued to the stand and the quick and easy decoration is ready. This way you can make as many Christmas trees as you want
Make Santas with pipe cleaners
Take a straight piece of pipe cleaner for the arms. Place another one over it to form a cross and glue the ends down on either side. You already have your legs. To make them pointy, you have to cut off some of the plush. You can make the head yourself from a wooden or Styrofoam ball if you like. Then stick a cone made of cotton wool or paper on top and decorate everything with a white pipe cleaner for the beard and hair. Use felt-tip pens to design the face again. Optionally, a pompom and a loop for hanging can also be added.
Cool skier
If you combine felt with pipe cleaners, you can create equally interesting crafts. For such a skier, for example, you will also need a pine cone, a wooden ball for the head, toothpicks and beads and a small bell or pom-pom. Arms, legs and shell. The ski poles are made from toothpicks and beads and the skis are made from popsicle sticks. Glue all individual elements together as shown in the picture. Finally, add a bell or a bobble to the hat. An easy project that is fun and looks cute!
Make simple window stars yourself
You can also decorate it nicely with stars. These are even easier to make than the snowflakes. How exactly can be seen in the simple craft instructions. Use colors that match the rest of your Christmas decorations. In this example, silver and gold were chosen. Finally, tie a string to the finished star so that you can hang it up. Sheer thread is best for the window.
Maybe you would even like to make a shooting star with pipe cleaners for Christmas. Then just add a tail to the star. If you combine the stars with the shooting star on the window, it worksChristmas decorationsparticularly beautiful and diverse. You can also create combinations of two or three colors that also appear in the rest of the Christmas decorations.
Another variant for a star that can also be used as a snowflake is this one. Here, like for the snowflake above, two crosses are connected together. You then decorate the star “arms” with beads that you simply thread onto the wire. Different nuances of a winter or Christmas color can be wonderfully combined with one another.
