Tarting up the seasonal home

Nov 25, 2010 13:56

I have no wintersparkle decorations and I want to make some. I favour biodegradable and/or scrap materials. I'm reasonably handy. Any ideas ( Read more... )

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valkyriekaren November 25 2010, 16:04:45 UTC
Edible things!

Strings of peanuts (you can paint the shells with food colouring).

Tangerines - poke a long darning needle threaded with pretty ribbon through and tie a knot in the end (make it quite big or as the skin shrinks slightly around the hole they will fall off)

Gingerbread people.

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slightlyfoxed November 25 2010, 16:06:57 UTC
FoodThings now on the official list. Thank you for the thought.

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xxxlibris November 25 2010, 16:32:50 UTC
Popcorn onna string? As I understand our American cousins do.

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slightlyfoxed November 25 2010, 17:05:34 UTC
I'm a little skeptical, but it would look interesting.
Ah. I have just remembered we had a mouse in the flat a couple of months ago, maybe festooning the place with food isn't advisable. Unless I can persuade the mouse to wear a little santa hat.

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huskyteer November 25 2010, 17:38:30 UTC
I'm tempted to make popcorn-onna-string for the gerbils, but I can't figure out a way to persuade them not to eat the string too. Perhaps I should just make a bowl of popcorn, release them into it, and take photos for next year's Christmas card?

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slightlyfoxed November 30 2010, 11:11:10 UTC
DO IT.

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