

Crafty Christmas
by Northern Life
Your Christmas table will sparkle with these pretty angels and celebratory party hats, perfect for creating a stylish Christmas without breaking the bank.
Angel Decorations

You will need patterned paper – this can even be recycled wrapping paper – scissors, string, wooden beads and glue.

Cut 2 rectangles from contrasting papers measuring approximately 10 x 13cm and 6.5 x 7.5 cm.

Concertina fold (in nice tight folds) both of the rectangles so that the folds run along the longest side of each piece of paper.

Fold both of these concertinas in half to form V shapes.

Lie the small V on top of the large V. Tie together with your string tightly, leaving extra loose string once knotted. Glue the larger V shape together to form a dress and glue the smaller V to the sides of the dress to form wings.

Thread a bead through both of the loose ends of the string and tie another knot.
Your finished angels can be hung anywhere around the house: on your Christmas tree, tucked into wreaths or even just scattered on your Christmas table.
Christmas Party Hats

You will need: thin card, scissors, glue, double-sided tape, string, shiny stickers, a pencil, off-cuts of wrapping paper cut to triangles, and some small decorative bells.

Create a semi-circle by tying some string to your pencil and holding the string down on a straight edge of your card. Longer string will make a larger hat, smaller string lengths will make hats that will fit little heads!

Glue your paper triangles all the way around the curve of the hat.

Trim off any of the triangles that overlapped the edge so you have a neat finish.

Add a bit of shine by sticking gold dots (or any stickers you have!) to the points of each triangle.

Pull the sides of the hat round so that the edges slightly overlap and secure with double sided tape. It’s really handy if you leave a very small gap at the point of the hat for the next stage.

Tie a couple of bells onto some string and thread it through the point of the hat.

Secure the string ends inside the hat with another sticker or some tape and trim the ends.


Visit Denby Pottery for more stylish Christmas ideas.