Make your own hanging window decorations for the winter – ideas for simple January decorations

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To make your own hanging window decorations for the winter, you can take some of the Christmas decorations and possibly combine them with new materials. Or you can come up with something of your own. For anyone who lacks a bit of imagination, we've put together a few ideas that you can replicate. Maybe they also stimulate your imagination and you come up with other ideas.

Hang winter garland

In decoration shops you can find a wide variety of garlands that look perfectly wintery without being reminiscent of Christmas. S

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Just take a look and find the best model for your taste, because you can design any window with it. He comes to helpTrick with the telescopic curtain rod, which we introduced to you before Christmas: This rod is simply clamped between two walls or beams and can then be decorated with a garland or other decorations - without drilling.

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For example, it would be very goodthis garland from AmazonSuitable for a hanging window decoration for the winter. Feel free to add a string of LED lights.

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Hanging window decorations for the winter with pine cones and lanterns

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You can create an arrangement in the same way, namely by attaching a pull-out curtain rod. But a nice branch is also suitable if you like it more natural. Then hang lanterns and pine cones (real and artificial if you like) on the stick. It's best to hang everything at different heights so that the hanging window decorations look even more versatile for the winter. You can add whatever you like.

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Hang Christmas tree decorations in front of the window

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Some nice ideas for the windowsillcan be found here.

Make snowflakes from cotton swabs for pendants

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Paper snowflakes are a popular choice for pendants or vertical garlands. But alsofrom simple cotton swabsyou can conjure up some in no time.

  • First put together a star shape from 6 sticks.
  • Hot glue them together at their point of contact.
  • Then cut 3 sticks in half and glue these halves between the long cotton swabs.
  • Cut off the cotton heads from 12 more ear sticks, but leave a piece of the stem. All heads should be approximately the same length.
  • Glue these elements diagonally to the tips of the previous star shape.
  • If you want, you can decorate the finished star with glitter or rhinestones. They can also be sprayed with winter colors (outdoors).
  • Tie twine to the snowflakes and then tie the other end to the curtain rod or tape it to the ceiling above the window to hang them down.
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It's best to let the snowflakes hang at different heights or stick several on a long string to create vertical garlands and then let them float in front of the window, preferably as a denser curtain.

Paper stars from Christmas can stay

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... or just replace Christmas decorations. The great thing about them is that you can not only buy them ready-made, but also easily make them yourself. The hanging window decoration for winter looks particularly beautiful when you combine different shapes and patterns with each other. But you can not only hang stars, but also combine them with other winter decorations, such as the lanterns and pine cones mentioned above.

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You can find more instructions for paper stars here.