What's better than some cute winter decorations to make your home cozy this time of year? Warm up the cold winter days with these easy DIY ideas. Here's how to make decorations in January that will delight the whole family and impress your visitors too!
Make cute sweater vases
First, take your old sweater. Put the vase you want to use through the sleeve so that the top of the vase meets the top of the sleeve, then mark where the vase ends on the sleeve. Take out the vase and cut the sleeve at the mark.
Most sweaters have a narrow sleeve so they fit mostVases fit. If this is not the case for you, you can simply use the sewing machine to adjust the sleeve to a suitable width.
To attach the sweater to the vase (if necessary, but most vases don't), you can use hot glue or double-sided tape. Apply the double-sided tape to the bottle and the top of the vase and press the sweater onto it. Super easy and simple! And it brings the perfect amount of warmth to a room even without using a lot of paint
Let It Snow Waldland-Schild
This sign is super easy and we'll show you how to make it yourself! First of all you needthe following material:
1 piece of ordinary wood, cut into 3 pieces, each 45 cm long
2 pieces of wood for the rear supports
Hammer and nails or nail gun
Sandpaper or sander
dark walnut stain
white acrylic craft paint
Paint brush
template
sealing
2 Meter Jute
Instructions for crafting:
- The first thing you need to do is create your board. You can simply use a solid piece of wood 75cm wide and 45cm long. To assemble, take a common board cut into 3 lengths of 45 cm. You will also want to have 2 pieces as a base.
- Staining the Wood for the DIY Woodland Sign: After the stain has cured, you can paint the wood. You can create a (messy) stencil using a cutter and self-adhesive vinyl.
- Stenciling the Text for the Woodland Sign: Once you have your stencil in place, you canYou start paintingstart. To avoid paint bleeding, it is helpful to use a paint brush and dab with a minimum of paint. You can layer the paint if you need it more opaque.
- When the paint is dry, you can remove the stencil and seal your board. Now tie on some jute for a fun, rustic touch. And you have a beautiful, rustic forest winter sign.
Reusing Christmas wreaths for centerpieces
You can make decorations for the coffee table, mantel and buffet in January by reusing your Christmas wreaths. You can also use this table decoration on any round or square dining table.
Directions:
- Start with a nice base using a pretty round tray. A tray gives your centerpiece a great foundation. You can also skip this step and place your decorations directly on the table.
- The next step is to add your favorite Christmas wreath. It can be plain or decorated, illuminated or flocked, real or fake. We like to use a wreath that is already decorated with a few ornaments and pinecones, but any wreath will do!
- As with decorating a Christmas centerpiece or mantel, adding picks is the perfect way toaround your wreathTo add interest and structure. To keep the decorations simple, just add glittery ball sticks.
- Next, add some pretty candlesticks using the rule of three – tall, medium and short.
- After all, every room needs a touch of whimsy in home decor. You'll definitely love adding a touch of whimsy to your decor this January. Add little characters that just make you smile.
Make candles wrapped in bay leaves as January decorations
These homemade candles are perfect for a holiday table, over the mantel or in the fireplace in place of a fire and are quick to make.
How to make them: Wrap a pillar candle with string. Tuck fresh bay leaves, thyme or rosemary under the string.
Decorate vases wrapped with yarn
Wrap simple glass vases with strands of yarn and thread them with wooden knitting needles. For more structured strands, braid and tie pieces of yarnaround the vases. Add ranunculus, baby's breath, snowberries and twigs.
Make decorations in January: citrus garland
Your beautiful staircase gets a cute, wintery touch with garlands of dried citrus fruits and greens. And festive velvet ribbons wrapped around paintings and paper cutouts make them look like gifts.
Enjoy snowflake chandelier in winter
Quickly give a chandelier a makeover by decorating it. To do this, usecute snowflake ornamentsthat match the rest of your decor. Keep it simple with wooden ornaments that are showing their age or go for glittery versions.
Pot decoration for the hallway
A bundle of birch logs, berries and Christmas tree scraps looks perfect in the hallway. Add a string of lights for extra sparkle.
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