Me Made Christmas Gift 2021

Following the sneak peeks on Maker Monday of the fabulous creations made by my friends for our annual Christmas meet up, i thought i'd share what i created with some instructions of how you could make one yourself. 

This year's make was a wire Christmas hanging. 

Take a look at the steps below to make one for yourself.

Step 1: 

Using some craft wire (this was from Tiger but other craft or floristry wire could be used as an alternative), mold the wire into a circle. I did this 3 times to create a full circle and twisted the ends together to secure. Step 2 & 3: 

Place the circle on top of a piece of paper and draw a picture of what you would like to mold the wire into for the centre decoration. I drew an outline of a house, two christmas trees and a snowman; I found it best to draw a line at the base of the picture as this would help to secure everything and keep its shape. Then using lengths of wire, mold the wire to follow the drawing. You may need some pliers for this and you may want some gloves to protect your hands - the wire can get sharp when its cut! To help stabilise the wire, i ran a straight length of wire at the base of the decoration and twisted it around certain areas of the wire 'drawing' to help keep the shape consistent. 

Step 4:

Twist the ends of the centre decoration around the base circle to hold it in place. You may also need to use pliers to soften the edges of the wire where it joins the base circle, 

Step 5:

Using lengths of wool (or coloured ribbon), tie some to the bottom of the base circle to fill in the wire. 

Step 6: The finishing Touches

I added a small piece of wool around the snowman's neck for the scarf; a hat could also be added if needed. 

At the top of the circle. I added a pre-made bow (one could easily be made with some scrap fabric, ribbon, and a pipe cleaner or a sandwich tie), and tied a loop of ribbon behind it. 

That's it! its quite a simple, quick make but one that adds a nice handmade touch to the Christmas decorations. 

I also made a quick paper bird decoration to add to the gift wrap from recycled wrapping paper. I didn't come up with this ;) its a fab make from the wonderful Kirstie's Handmade Christmas instead! Take a look at how to make it here on Raise the Roof Productions website, and a picture of my version below.