Homemade Xmas decorations, made from hand-foraged wood/plants and recycled materials!

Some of Del's latest handiwork... A lovely Christmas garland, using tartan fabric from recycled pyjama bottoms, bits of wood (stripped and cleaned) and cones from the local woods:


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Front door flower arrangement and 'decorated trees':

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Foraged bits and pieces ready to make the Christmas wreath, which we collected from the local parkland/woods on Sunday:

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We'll see what she can come up with from that lot! :cool:

Marco.

very good, although im not sure you can forge wood ;) nice decs..

Lol, thanks... Typo, now fixed!

Pretty though I think, for the cost of not much more than hee-haw:)

Marco.

Looks lovely Marco, almost spurred me on to get the deckies out of the loft... but then again, nah. (I'm not at home much over Xmas anyway).

I have got a couple of advent calendars on the go, the usual chocolate one & a playmobil one, after two days I have a driller killer xmas elf

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Thanks, Roy. She says she's taking orders, lol!

That playmobil looks like a nice bit of fun:D

Marco.

I am obliged to ask if the pyjamas were yours?

Lol, no... My wife's mother's.

Do you like the garland?:)

Marco.

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Originally Posted by Marco

Some of Del's latest handiwork... A lovely Christmas garland, using tartan fabric from recycled pyjama bottoms, bits of wood (stripped and cleaned) and cones from the local woods:


http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...922/Ovpdlb.jpg

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...924/sY207k.jpg

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...923/flVG3V.jpg


Front door flower arrangement and 'decorated trees':

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...923/w045bu.jpg


Foraged bits and pieces ready to make the Christmas wreath, which we collected from the local park on Sunday:

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...921/5OHTTh.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...922/Ol9PoM.jpg

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...921/Kx8DWB.jpg

We'll see what she can come up with from that lot! :cool:

Marco.

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When you say "she" you really mean yourself don't you Marco?;)

Lol - not at all, I'd be pretty hopeless at that kind of stuff, as in putting it all together. I'm ok with some aspects of interior design, but Del's much more creative.

Do you like the results?:)

Marco.

Very impressive, they look very professional.

I hate talented people lol

Lol, cheers, Gary. Sadly, you'd probably hate her even more if you saw what she's really capable of! As nice as the garland is, that stuff for her is a piece of piss, and she does it for fun:)

She's got a degree in textile/fashion design, so can use a loom to weave her own cloth, then dye it and make various types of clothes from the resultant fabric, shirts, jackets, trousers, skirts - you name it. She's also designed and made wedding dresses from scratch using her own patterns, and won competitions for knitwear.

And that's not even how she earns a living.... She's a GCSE English lecturer! Oh, and she can cook 'not bad', too!:D

Marco.

Yeah she's making me a nice tweed suit soon [emoji23]

Yes, she'll be on that next after the silk underskirt you commissioned:eyebrows:

Marco.

Pretty in pink [emoji6]

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Lol - not at all, I'd be pretty hopeless at that kind of stuff, as in putting it all together. I'm ok with some aspects of interior design, but Del's much more creative.

Do you like the results?:)

Marco.

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Yes I like home made decorations especially from natural foraged material..In fact Helen and myself went to Moseley Old Hall on Saturday for a pre Christmas treat for Helens mum which included a wreath making workshop. I will post some pics up later.

Yes please do, as it would be interesting to see. Del's always liked making stuff, and I've always liked things (of any description) that are handmade and bespoke, rather than mass-produced - and both of us are into the whole recycled/green thing, so it's a win-win!

I'm surprised though that you thought it was me who made the garland:eek::D

Marco.

It’s not very festive is it? After all, everyone knows Christmas decorations should be cheap, tacky and, ideally, a major fire risk! ;)

Seriously though - beautiful. She’s a very talented lady.

Lol - for maximum authenticity, they've been designed to self-combust at the most inopportune moment.

But yes, she's a fairly resourceful daftee. Did I mention she's also a whizz with computers?;)

Marco.

Very nice, good work Del! Billy is making one for a school project, so went foraging on Sunday too with Mum, whilst Tamz and I recovered the decorations from the loft. Will be interesting to see how he does.

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Very nice, good work Del! Billy is making one for a school project, so went foraging on Sunday too with Mum, whilst Tamz and I recovered the decorations from the loft. Will be interesting to see how he does.

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Cheers, matey. It's good fun isn't, especially for kids, and gets them out in the fresh air away from their bloody electronic screens!

Mind you, Del's like a big kid herself lol [like me, she hasn't really grown up], and so was in her element rummaging around collecting all sorts of stuff. We're lucky to have a really lovely park/woods near us, which is well-maintained and full of beautiful plants and trees: https://www.google.com/search?q=acto...w=1309&bih=696

..so there's no shortage of 'raw materials' for these projects. Please do post pics of Billy's completed project, as I'd love to see the results:cool:

Marco.

Will do - in the meantime, here's Tamzin's fused glass robin family that she made at a workshop a couple of weeks ago. She's also done some glass Christmas tree shaped tree decorations which we're waiting to get back.

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they look good alex.. didnae get to do that in my school.. if you wanted fused glass you had to smash some windaes

Love those, Alex! I have a passion for nice pieces of glass/ornaments. Clever Tamzin:)

Always healthy to encourage any creativity your kids have, as it's good for their development and building self-esteem.

Marco.

Wreath now finished, plus Del decided to make up a garland for the porch. Think it came out well, when you consider that every aspect of its construction, other than the birds, which we bought from a garden centre, is homemade, using foraged or recycled materials:

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Enlarged view of wreath, to show detail:

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Total cost £5 (for the birds)!

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Marco.

P.S In case anyone was wondering, the wooden box by the door isn't an urn, but rather storage for milk bottles!

Orders are being taken for anyone interested!;)

Marco.