Take a hanger from the wardrobe and wrap your lights around it – this will stop them tangling. You could also use the cardboard tube from the middle of the wrapping paper roll. It’s fine if it goes wrong... that’s part of the fun. I’d say the bauble wreath is one of the easiest crafts you can do. It’s literally threading baubles on a hanger. It’s minimum effort and maximum satisfaction because it looks really posh!

2022 Baubles - Etsy UK

Finally, use brown paper as wrapping paper – it is cheaper and great quality, and you can decorate it yourself to make it personal, sentimental and bespoke. We’ll show you how to do this in the show. You won't be disappointed by the range of baubles on offer this year from the likes of Liberty London, Selfridges and John Lewis, plus there are some great miniature baubles at Anthropologie inspired by customer favourites. Slide the baubles down the metal wire one-by-one, making sure you alternate the colours and, more importantly, the sizes. The smaller baubles will fill in the spaces between the bigger baubles, making the wreath look full. Me and Rex made these marbled baubles by dipping them in old nail varnishes in a bowl of water, which I thought was really cool and really easy. He loves messy play so it kept him occupied for an hour. He didn’t leave the table. He’s three years old and his attention span is questionable, but he loved it! Add several drops of the first colour from the brush of your nail polish into the water. Put the brush close to the water to help drop the polish. If the brush is too far away, the polish will sink to the bottom of your container.Anyone who knows me knows how much I love crafting, and there's no better feeling than giving someone the perfect gift. DIY gifts mean so much more, and they save a bit of money too.

Christmas 2022 Bauble - Etsy UK

Looking for the best Christmas baubles to tie your festive theme together? Once your Christmas tree is up and you've fluffed and shaped the branches, the fun part is decorating the tree. Dilly is so savvy. Even when you think that an idea is a good one, she’ll either tell you an evolution of that idea, or why it won’t work. She elevates everything. She doesn’t just look at things that are aesthetically pleasing, she actually finds things that will make people’s lives better. If you're looking for some truly quirky individual hanging decorations, you'll be spoilt for choice on the high street. So we've done all the hard work for you and compiled some brilliantly nostalgic, playful and unique baubles – most are individual but we've included a few sets – for your consideration. Remember, baubles also make great early Christmas presents, and they can work really well alongside place names when setting the table, too. Firstly, a ribbon dispenser is key! You can make your own at home. Secondly, separate all your different wrapping bits into containers – one container for ribbon, one for gift tags, one for glitter. Split up your tools too – Sellotape, stapler, parcel tape.

Add more drops with a third colour, some inside the other colours and some outside. There’s no right or wrong way to do this! You can just drop polish randomly into the water if preferred.

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Hi Dilly, Christmas is coming and we need your help! What top tidying tips can you give us for the festive season? Crafting is something I can really lose myself in. Life for many people is really fast and busy, and when I craft my mind has to focus on the task at hand. You can have all these thoughts running around in your head but you have to push them to one side to focus on the thing in front of you. It’s so relaxing.

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