One of the most difficult things for any homeowner to do is to find time during the winter months to look after their home’s Christmas Winter decorations. After Christmas is just a few weeks away and you need to have all the Christmas decoration pieces in place before you even start thinking about hosting a Christmas dinner for your friends and family. However, if you are one of those who can’t find the time or patience to look after their Christmas decoration scheme, then there is no reason to worry! Let us look at some Christmas home decorations that you can use right now to spruce up your home and give it a warm welcome into the Christmas season.
If you want to play up your wooden Christmas tree, the best type of Christmas decor you can use for this purpose would be small paper or cardboard circles cut out according to the size of your tree. Use these small circles to fill in gaps around your tree’s branches and add some extra snow for a realistic look. Similarly, small paper or cardboard balls can be used to make a snowman or a Santa hat. You can get them from any craft store or you can also order them online from various websites. They cost a bit less than what you will spend on a real Santa hat or a snowman.
Another way of sprucing up your winter decor is by using vintage suitcase or luggage tags as the Christmas decorations. You can easily buy these vintage suitcase and luggage tags online or in any departmental store. In fact, you will get a better deal online than you can get in a departmental store. Make sure to use these vintage suitcase and luggage tags according to the Christmas theme you have chosen. You can add a few Christmas twinkle lights to the top of your suitcase or luggage tags in the shape of a star or a snowman or a Christmas tree with decorations on it.
For something completely different and creative, you can try making a Christmas vignette using wood beads. A vignette is an original art piece, which was made by a famous French artist over a century ago. A vignette is usually a 3D picture or small sculpture made out of wood or metal and is put inside a glass vase. To make a vignette, first paint the vase with white paint and then add the wood beads in thin strings. Add some beads that match the color of the vase and some small bows and you have a beautiful Christmas vignette which is sure to enchant the guests when they see it displayed in your Christmas tree.
This is another creative Christmas vignette idea which you can follow if you are not keen on using wood beads. If you want to give this as a gift to your daughter or friend, then you can make a similar version of the vignette using vintage suitcase and luggage tags. The most important thing is that you use the same colors and the same size and shape of beads. You can trace the design onto the suitcase and once you have done that, you can string the wood pieces using the sewing machine.
If you are wondering where to buy good quality wooden beads for making these vignettes, then you need to visit your local craft store. You will find so many options there that you may not be able to decide which one to choose from. One tip that you can follow is to buy a small number of pieces rather than a large collection. You may also go in for different colored wooden beads if you want to add some color to your vignette. The overall effect should be similar to those made using colored glass beads.
Another option that you can follow to make an amazing vignette is to use a beautiful ribbon to hang from your Christmas tree. If you are buying a ready made vignette, then you should ensure that the ribbon is long enough to hang from the tree properly. If you plan to make it from scratch, then you will have to be very creative and you can probably experiment with a few things until you get it just right. You can either leave the bows sewn or you can use some old fashioned ribbon to fix the bows on.
One other option that you can follow for making a wonderful vignette is to use teamwork to decorate the vignettes. You can use any type of beadwork including glass beads, Swarovski crystals and even wooden beads. If you are trying to save money, you can even use leftover beads from jewelry that you have already made. All you need to do is to decorate the vignette with beads of different colors. By doing so, you will be able to create a unique piece of Christmas decor.