Decorate Your Tree ~ All Angels

Another post in the series Decorating Your Tree

Angels played an important role in the Nativity story.  They were God's messengers who brought the news to Mary and Joseph and they were the ones to bring "Glad Tidings" to the shepherds

Angels tree is heavily into the colour scheme, white, gold and silver.

Template for angel from CBeebies

I love these cute little angles ~ Tutorial HERE

Use paper plates to make these

Beautiful Coffee Filter Angels ~ Tutorial HERE

A great excuse to open the wine!

see more HERE

You could also add plaques with sentiments such as 

"Do Not Be Afraid"

"I bring you tiding of Great Joy"

"The Lord Has Found Favour With You"

"Take Mary To Be Your Wife"

"A Saviour Has Been Born"

"You Will Find Him Lying In A Manger"

Decorating Your Tree ~ Let It Snow

This is part of a series called Decorating Your Tree.
Let it snow features heavily on the colours white and silver and is a great excuse for the use of glitter.

Cut out paper snowflakes (see tutorial HERE)  Use sharp scissors.
Laminate the shapes and cut around then.  Make a small hold and thread silver string through.

Use this tutorial to create these fantastic quilled snowflakes

This tutorial can be used to make your own Icicles.

These 3D snowflakes can be made in all sizes .  Make a large one to top off your tree.

Decorating Your Tree ~ Good Enough to Eat

Continuing on the theme of decorating your Christmas tree.

Gingerbread men: recipe HERE (remember to add a hole before cooking so you can tread ribbon through.)

Dried orange slices: HERE

Quality Street Sweets: Quality Street come with beautiful jewell toned wrappers and can be tied onto the ends of branches.

Pasta decorations: follow these tutorials

Pop corn Garland:  thread pop corn and cranberries onto thread using a darning needle. drape about the tree.

other items: candy canes, sweets, apples