Gold looks noble, luxurious and comfortable at the same time. With its velvety shimmer, it is a popular trend color that can be found almost everywhere. Gold creates a great effect, especially during the Christmas season, and is particularly popular for making various decorations, and with good reason. Gold foil is a great craft material that can be used to create craft creations. Gold foil crafts for Christmas are a great way to decorate your home with elegant, sparkling shimmer and create a beautiful festive atmosphere. Be fascinated by the following 10 DIY projects and quickly grab the gold foil.
Make beautiful ornaments with gold foil
If you have the greatChristmas moodhas already packed, then this year you can decorate the Christmas tree with unique handmade ornaments. Let the Christmas tree shine in a different light thanks to the unconventional charm of the crystals. For a luxurious decoration made of crystals that enchant with natural sparkle, you need the following materials:
elongated crystals
Craft wire (gold or rose gold preferred)
Gold foil
Craft glue
Spitzzange
First, wrap the Christmas tree ornaments around the crystal a few times with the craft wire. Use needle nose pliers for this. The craft wire must be tight. Once you have achieved the desired effect and are happy with the result, wrap the end of the craft wire upwards in a circle towards the other end of the wire. Once the loop is complete, brush the tip of the crystalwith the craft glue. Allow the glue to dry slightly and carefully press the gold foil onto it. The chic homemade crystal ornaments are made in just a few simple steps.
Stars for Christmas
Do you find it nice to unpack the Christmas decorations every year and hang the ornaments on the Christmas tree with your family while enjoying a glass of wine? If you want to add a new and fresh touch to the homemade or purchased ornaments, gold foil can serve you well. With little effort, the old decorations can be given a new life.
You can cover the simple Christmas tree ornaments completely with gold and in this way give them an elegant shine. You can first brush a paper mache star with craft glue and then cover it with gold foil. In order for the film to hold well, the adhesive layer should be sticky but not wet. Whether you cover the entire surface with gold foil or leave out small areas is of course entirely up to you. Use a clean, soft sponge brush to smooth the film and remove excess particles. Finally, seal your homemade, enchanting piece of jewelry.
Pyramid ornaments for Christmas
Our next suggestion for beautiful Christmas decorations are these golden paper pyramids, which can quickly decorate the Christmas tree, the festive table or the windowsills at home. Print out the free template and cut out the outline of the pyramid. If you wish, you can use the template as a stencil and cut out the pyramid from golden cardboard.
Fold the pyramid, glue the sides together and attach a small loop at the top for hanging. Then brush the bottom edge of the pyramid with craft glue and attach gold foil confetti. This beautiful craft is so simple.
Make a Christmas tree topper with gold foil
Do you want the crowning one?Star for the festively decorated Christmas treedesign yourself? User suggestion would be a creative Christmas tree topper that features texture and luxurious gold accents.
Materials required:
Stencil star
Craft glue
Gold foil
2 sheets of craft fur
thick cord
Tools:
Pencil
Paint brush
Nadel
sharp scissors
Lochzange
First print out the template and draw the star shape on the back of the craft fur. Cut out the star in duplicate. Place the stars on top of each other and punch holes along the edge. Now sew both stars together. Don't forget to leave an area open so that the star can be placed at the top of the Christmas tree.
Before you set up the handmade star, all you need to do is add a little golden magic to it. Apply craft glue to the star in any pattern and place the gold foil on top in the desired places. Brush away the excess particles. Now you can put this beauty on the Christmas tree.
Decorate Christmas balls with gold leaf
Personalize Christmas gifts with gold initials
Gifts always mean attention, appreciation and affection. There are always special messages hidden behind Christmas presents. If you're looking for ideas on how to personalize a gift, you could use the fascinating effect of gold foil.
For example, you can spice up the already wrapped gift with a personalized, self-made ball. With gold leaf you can create the recipient's initial in no time. Use a glue stick and write the desired initial on the Christmas ball. Allow the glue to dry for five minutes and press the gold foil onto the sticky areas. Then remove the excess residue. Attach the chic decorative ball to a golden gift ribbon and tie it around the gift.
Turn gift wrapping into true art with gold foil
Festively decorate the cloth napkins with gold, glittering foil
Add a stylish and luxurious touch to wine glasses
Candle holder with gold foil pattern as an elegant table decoration for Christmas
