Christmas tree decoration and lights switch on
As usual, the Feast Committee will be sponsoring the outside Christmas tree at the Church; the lights will be switched on at 5pm on Saturday December 4th and we hope that many of you can join us for this festive occasion. We would like to involve the local community, especially the children, in decorating the tree and ask you to bring along a suitably sized weatherproof decoration, either from your stock or one that you have made. We are keen to upcycle/recycle and reuse. Some examples are on the village website, but we would be delighted to receive any contributions. You will note that the bells are made from large yogurt pots so, please rescue these from your recycling and drop them at 14A High Street or the back door at 1 Charlton Court so we can make some additional ones. Any donations of tinsel would also be appreciated. We are happy to collect finished decorations if people are unable to attend the ‘switch on’. Please contact us on 07908 540683.
Rustic Christmas decorations
Rustic Twig Decorations:
HOW TO MAKE RUSTIC TWIG CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS
SUPPLIES
● Thin branches or twigs
● Garden shears
● Glue gun and glue sticks
● Twine
● Sharpie
● Buttons
INSTRUCTIONS
Star Ornament
To make the star ornament trim 5 twigs to equal length with your garden shears.
Begin with two twigs, overlap them in an upside down “V” shape. Using hot glue
attach the two twigs at the top as pictured
Get another twig and attach on top of the first two twigs going across diagonally.
Continue adding your twigs until the star is complete.
To reinforce the point of each star, take a short length of twine. Hot glue it to the
back side of the ornament at one of the points. Wrap around 3-4 times then hot glue
the end of the twine to the back of the ornament. Trim any excess.
Take another small length of twine, form a loop and hot glue the two ends to the top
point of the star at the back. This will be for hanging the ornament on the tree. Trim
any excess.
Snowflake
To make the Snowflake ornament begin with 1 long twig and 6 shorter twigs of equal
length. Lay the long twig up and down. Arrange smaller twigs around longer one to
form snowflake. Begin attaching smaller twigs to large one in the centre.
Wrap twine around the centre of the snowflake to reinforce. Next decorate the
centre of the snowflake using sprigs of pine and buttons.
Cut a short length of twine, form a loop and glue to the back of the snowflake at the
top for hanging the ornament.
Dried Orange Slices
Supplies: Orange slices; Oranges; Cloves; A knife; Twine or ribbon
Slice an orange into round slices 1-2cm thick; create a pattern by poking some cloves
into the slice - repeat with other slices. Pat dry with a clean tea towel. Place on a
cooling rack over a metal tray in the oven at a low heat to dry out (3 hours at 120)
turn over every half hour if possible. Alternatively use a baking tray covered in baking
parchment.
Christmas Bells
Follow the link below for bells made from yogurt pots: