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Christmas Decoration Items Popularly Used:

1.Angels:

As early as the mid-1880’s, using angels as Christmas decorations became widespread.Today Hanging Angel Ornaments are very common Christmas Tree Decoration.You can however make your own Craft.

Christmas Angel Tree Topper:
Materials Needed:
Construction paper (any color), Ribbon, Foil, Cereal box, Cotton balls, Glitter, Sequins, Empty paper towel roll, Hot glue gun and sticks, Scissors, Markers.
Method:
Cut out a circle from construction paper. Using a marker draw the face of an angel. Start gluing cotton balls on to paper towel roll as many as needed. Take cereal box and draw the wings but keep both wings as one piece. Cut the wings and wrap foil around the wings. Glue wings to the back of the paper towel roll. Now glue the head on front of the paper towel roll. Cut pieces of ribbon for the hair. Using scissors curl the ribbons. Paste the ribbon on the head. Now use cotton balls to go down the wings for the arms. Once done decorate your angel with glitter and sequins and place it on top of the Christmas tree!

2.Bells:

The resonance of the gong of the Christmas Bell announces the advent of Yuletide and Celebrations. Bells have thus a very deep connection and are used as an important item of Christmas Decoration. Handmade Bells of felt, Showy and Flashy Ones in metallic colours and bell ornaments are very popular Christmas decorations. The Christmas bells adored with sequins, silk ribbons, golden strings and beads are even used to decorate Christmas trees.

Christmas Terracotta Bells:
Materials Needed:
2 3" terra cotta pots; 3 large gold beads; acrylic craft paint; Cord; spray on varnish.
Method:
Start by painting the pot, suggested colors are Green, Red or Gold. Tie a knot in one end of some cord and thread on one bead then tie a second knot about 1 inch higher then the first bead. Thread the cord through the drainage hole in the bottom of the pot. The beads should hang on the Inside of the bell, one being the bell clanger the other stoping the cord from going through the hole. Once it is through tie on a third bead to hide the drainage hole from the top view. Cut the cord a desired hanging length, then tie a loop: it is now ready for hanging. Your may want to try two of these hanging together to form a traditional two bell look.

3.Candles:

Christmas candle decoration forms an important part of Christmas decoration. Different Christmas candle decoration in the shape of snowman and Christmas tree can surely enhance your Christmas decoration.You can also use Designer Candle Holders and Scented Candles.

Apple Candle holders:
,b>Materials Needed:
12 Red Delicious apples; Apple corer; 12 small white taper candles; 1 orange; Lemon zester; 12-muffin baking pan or tray; Artificial white pine swag or branches; 4 small artificial holly branches; 4-8 medium pinecones; Florist's wire;
Method:
Wash and dry apples. Using apple corer, cut a small plug from the top of each apple. Insert candle. Use large hole on zester to make curls from orange peel. Embellish the tops of the apples with the curls.Group the candles on a pewter muffin pan or tray. For a nod to the holidays to come, place tray on a bed of holiday greens. Wire together holly and pinecones and place one garnish on each side of arrangement, as desired.

Decorative Candles:
Materials Needed:
Taper candles; Stickers appropriate for your ocassion; Double boiler or tall can in water filled pot; Sealing wax.
Method:
Choose your candle and place stickers around or down one side of candle. Place sticker towards the middle if you plan on burning your candles, as you can not burn below sticker placement. When satisfied with placement dip candles once in the melted sealing wax to "laminate" your stickers onto your candle. Holding onto wick, make sure wax completely covers stickers.

4.Christmas Trees:

Christmas tree is often considered to be the perfect symbol of all the good things that accompany the festival of Christmas and thus it is more or less a tradition to decorate the Christmas tree with the best of Christmas decorative items as well as Christmas ornaments. Christmas Trees are decorated with lights, wreaths, ornaments, flowers. Many families keep more than one Christmas Tree, if space allows, they decorate every room or corner with small Christmas Trees and each family member decorates each tree according to his choice as per the Theme decided.

5.Wreaths:

The Christmas wreaths are usually crafted in the form of a circle(round shape denotes contentment and good luck in the year to come) which symbolizes eternity and are hung on the front door of a house. Most of the Christmas wreaths generally have a similar look but they can vary in size. Christmas wreaths are made of green leaves with some Christmas decorations pieces and a ribbon that adds to the look of Christmas wreaths. These Christmas decoration pieces and ribbon gives a perfect look to Christmas wreath that can be used as a Christmas centerpiece to decorate your home. You can come across natural Christmas wreaths, artificial Christmas wreaths as well as handmade Christmas wreaths. The choice is totally yours to decide for a particular Christmas wreath and bring it to your home or even present it to your friends and relatives.

Handmade Christmas Wreath Craft:
Materials Needed:
Fresh green twigs/branches; small flowers; ribbons; wire coat hangers; transparent tape; floral wire or any thin wire and decorating items.
Method:
Arrange everything on a table so that you get what you need without hassles. First make the base of the wreath with the wire coat hangers. Let the hook remain as it is and bend the wire in a way that it forms a circle. Next, get fresh thin green branches or twigs that are at least 8-10 inches long. It is better if they are fresh since they would be set around the wire base. Dry branches will crack or break. Opt from fir, pine, redwood, etc. Using small and even clusters of these branches, set them around the thin wire base with the help of thin wire. Use tape strategically if they tend to stick out too much. Keep adding branches till the base is covered entirely. Place little flowers at equal distances from each other and fasten them with the wire. Choose from small lilies and wild flowers. Allow the wreath to settle down a bit and then proceed with the decorations. To make sure your decorations don't look haphazard, hang the wreath in front of you on a wall. Then decide where the bows, sequins, glitter should be placed.

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