Franceska aka Mrs Eliot Books sent through this charming tutorial from her blog, which shows you how to make colourful Christmas tree decorations using only paper, staples and cotton thread. Glitter-phobes take note! We love the retro feel of these designs, which wouldn’t look out of place in a fifties department store window. Pick out (or design!) your own patterns, so you can match them up with your other decorations. Thanks Francesca! We’ll hand it over to you:
“On an A4 sheet of card, print out some strips of patterns. These ones are about an inch wide.
Print on both sides.
Cut out the strips.
Choose 4 strips that you think work well together and trim the middle two about an inch and a half shorter than the other two.
Pinch the 4 strips together, the two shorter ones sandwiched between the longer ones.
Staple
Pinch and bend out the strips from the staple.
Gather the other ends together, staple and bend.
Thread some cotton through, and voila, patterned bauble decorations.”
If you loved this, be sure to head over to Mrs Eliot Books for handmade products with Francesca’s unique design sensibility. Pssst, she’s taking part in the Christmas Special, too!
