Christmas decorations are something that must be included in every home to create a real Christmas feeling. We are happy to dig deep into the huge DIY box and create the jewelry ourselves. The great craft projects get us in the mood while they're being created and look great. In winter, beautiful icicles often form on gutters and fences, reflecting the beauty of the winter landscape. If you want to give your home a sparkling, wintery touch, you can make a chic, shimmering icicle decoration yourself. Get inspired by our DIY suggestions.
Make elegant icicles yourself from rhinestones
This beautiful decoration will give your Christmas tree a unique winter charm.Homemade ornaments, which exude an iron touch, are quick to make and beautifully reflect the light from the flashing fairy lights. To make the elegant ornaments you will need rhinestones or artificial gemstones, craft wire, hot glue and pliers. Putting together the pretty ornaments is very easy. First, cut a piece of craft wire about 10 cm long and use the pliers to straighten it as straight as possible. Put a drop of hot glue on a rhinestone and place it on the wire. Repeat the process using smaller stones for the bottom part of the tenon. Wait a moment for the glue to dry and bend the wire into a hook for hanging. You are also welcome to use colored stones that will embellish the Christmas tree with beautiful jewel tones. Where would you hang these wonderful ornaments?
Make decorations out of plastic
If you want to use icicles to create the perfect winter illusion, you can also use simple plastic cups as material. For the great sparkling cones you need:
transparent plastic cups
Glitter powder in blue and purple
Scissors
punch
Yarn
Start by cutting the cup in half. Then cut triangles out of the plastic that look like real cones. Punch holes in the icicles at their widest part. Now you can decorate the icicles. Place them on a piece of paper and coat them with craft glue. Then sprinkle glitter over it. Children can also take on this task. Allow the icicle decorations to dry before making a garland out of them.
You can also create deceptively real decorative icicles from empty PET bottles. To make the decorative plastic icicles you will need the following materials:
large, empty and clean PET bottle
Scissors
Cuttermesser
Tealight
Hole punch or needle
Use the craft knife to cut off the bottom and top of the bottle. You can now cut wide strips from the remaining middle piece. Light the tea light and move the plastic piece over the flame so that the plastic is slightly heated. It must not turn black or melt. Then start twisting the plastic piece upwards from the tip. Work quickly as the plastic will quickly cool and harden again. You can also hang the icicles in the garden.
Make icicle decorations out of foil
The icicles are also quickly rolled up from aluminum foil and painted. Simply shape a sufficiently large piece of aluminum foil into the shape of icicles with your hands and then decorate to your heart's content and to match the rest of the decoration.Pipe cleaners in beautiful colorsis ideal for decoration.
The next craft project is good proof of how everyday objects can become beautiful Christmas tree decorations. To make these glittery icicles you will need craft glue, glitter powder, craft wire, pliers or wire scissors and chopsticks. Wrap a piece of wire around the thick end of the ice cream stick and make a hook with the end of the wire. Brush the entire chopstick with craft glue and sprinkle glitter over it. Not only gold looks great, silver and actually any other color would give the chic Christmas decoration a special charm.
DIY decoration made from hot glue
This unusual winter decoration idea may seem strange at first glance, but it is easy to implement and is a great way to bring winter inside. The small icicles are a suitable themed decoration for a Frozen themed party.
To do this, attach a piece of yarn to a baking sheet and spread hot glue along the yarn and downward. Allow the glue to dry and then remove the icicles from the pan. You can decorate the chairs, table and shelves with the delicate icicles.
Create decorations with borax
A concentrated solution of borax and water also produces beautiful crystals.
Materials required:
Borax
deep glass or plastic container
Pipe cleaners
Water
Spoon
knife or pencil
Take a long piece of pipe cleaner and shape it into an icicle. It is best to use bendable plush in white or another light color. To make the crystal-forming solution, stir three tablespoons of borax into a cup of hot water. The borax powder should dissolve completely, so stir it carefully. Of course, you can adjust the amount according to the size of the container. Tie the pipe cleaner icicle to a knife and place it in the borax-water solution. Let the container sit for at least 8 hours without moving it. After some time you will see the crystals growing on the icicle. Once the icicles have reached the desired size, remove them from the solution and let them dry on paper towels. When doing this project, never leave your children unattended near the container.
