The mini DIY Christmas tree: top trend
The mini tree is one of the essential decorative accessories for this Christmas 2023. If you don’t yet have this essential, there are DIY decorative ideas that will cost you nothing or almost nothing, but which will bring the trendy final touch to your decor!
The pine cones look exactly like miniature fir trees. They therefore constitute a perfect base for creating a Christmas tree in a very small format! Arm yourself with a glue gun, and place beads on the “branches”. Depending on your inspiration, you can even add miniature garlands – made for example with gold metal wire or Baker Twine twine.
Scandi deco team, opt for polymer clay or white self-hardening clay. Depending on your DIY skills, cut out the trees or use a cookie cutter. It’s up to you to choose between a minimalist look or a creative look. A cork provides a perfect base for your creations. All you have to do is use them to decorate the fireplace. You can also add the names of your guests using an acrylic marker to make place cards.
The miniature tree is a perfect decoration for the window. All you need is a glue gun and a basket of pine cones to make it. In a shabby chic interior, consider whitening them. To do this, fill a basin with bleach. Dip the pine cones in it. Add a weight so that they are completely submerged – stones or bricks. Let them soak for 48 hours, then let them dry.
Not all pine cones tolerate this treatment well. Check their condition after 24 hours, and take the opportunity to return them. Remember to wear gloves!
An original DIY Christmas wreath
It’s hard to imagine a Christmas decoration without a wreath! Have you forgotten it yet? Don’t panic: there is a simple and effective way to do it quickly!
Grab a hanger and a circular object that will allow you to give it a perfectly rounded shape. Prepare a large quantity of star anise, grab a glue gun, and off you go! Finish by adding a pretty velvet or tartan print bow.
100% DIY tree decorations
The “no tree” trend? Never ! For you, Christmas rhymes with Christmas trees? All that remains is to create some pretty decorations to hang there.
Gingerbread cookie decorations are one of the most iconic Christmas designs! If it is possible to make them out of salt dough (by adding cinnamon to color them!), cardboard is a more minimalist, but just as great, way to adopt them! Use acrylic markers to decorate them. To stick to the 2023 Christmas color trends, use only white.
Mix and match with vintage decorations, in a total look for a cozy minimalist decor or combined with transparent and blue decorations for a frosty winter spirit, these white stars will enhance your decoration! Roll out some self-hardening clay and use a cookie cutter to cut out the stars.
To give them more relief, you can use a woolen hat or sweater that you apply to the surface of the clay to create a pattern. Don’t forget to drill a hole for the clip!
Dried fruit garlands are the decor trend for these end-of-year celebrations. The concept is also available in suspensions for the tree! Add a cinnamon stick, and here are ornaments that will literally give a Christmas scent to your home!
Iconic DIY Christmas accessories
Is there still a small detail missing to perfect the decor? Opt for iconic Christmas patterns!
A Baker Twine type string, a few stars made of salt dough, clay or polymer clay… All you need is to create a garland that will add the final touch to the decoration of the table or fireplace.
You have probably already used a roll of cardboard to create a Santa Claus. The trendy variant? The Nutcracker, available in traditional or contemporary colors!