On my way to be successful.: Christmas: DIY Decorations Ideas

Hey there! Christmas is around the corner (56 days to christmas)! Hope this post imspire you and enjoy!

1) Perler Beads Ornaments
Perler Beads is my new hobby recently (to distress myself from #SPM2015), it is fun spending some time to play on this. What you need is a Perler Beads kit which consists of different colours of beads, different shapes of peg board, ironing paper and a iron (be cautious when using it). Some of the perler beads are transparent and glow in dark which makes the products look more cool. So, here is some idea to share with you.

this tiny mini ornament is so cute

different types of snow flakes

Q: How do you do it?
A: First you need to prepare a Perler Beads Kit (duh) and begin to create your design. After you have done with the design, place an ironing paper on top then start iron them till they stick with each other.
Cool it down and you are done!

Q: Where to get this in Malaysia?
A: You can purchase them online from etcy, amazon, taobao and etc. I bought the beads from Mr. DIY because it is cheapest in town. Other from that, you also can get these at Ikea and Spotlight.

2) Snow Globe
This is a really nice christmas gift to friends. It is very popular in other countries.

Q: What do you need?
A: There is two ways, both of them needs a jar, glue gun or super glue, any kind of ornaments that fits in the jar. You need water and glitter for the first way while the other way, you need to prepare fine sea salt for this.
Tips: A vintage jar look better.

Q: The steps to do it?
A: You need to glue your ornament of your choice on the LID of the jar. Then, add glitters and pour water till it reaches 3/4 of the jar. Close the lid tightly and apply glue to the outside seam of the jar to keep it watertight. You can shake it , shake it for me!!
Tips: You can add a few drops of glycerin to the water, it keeps the glitter from falling too fast.

reminds me of Olaf

A lonely tree in a snowy place.

A: For the other way, you also need to connect the ornament on the BOTTOM of the jar with glue. (In fact, ornament on lid is also work by putting your jar upside down) Next, pour some salt on it and close the lid tightly. Shake it now and let it snow~ let it snow~ let it snow!

Are you trap? Little poor reindeer.

Feel the christmas! <3

Q: Where to get the materials?

A: Anywhere. Ikea, Spotlight, Daiso sell those vintage jar. You can find mini ornaments everywhere even at Pasar Malam :P I am pretty sure you know where to get the others.

3) Bottle caps wreath

Wreath is a traditional christmas decoration, but this time we make it 'untraditional' way. You will need lots of bottle caps (drinker would have lots of beer caps), but if you are a non-alcoholic you can use bottle soda caps too. Unfortunately, it is very rare to see any places that are still selling bottle beer or bottle soda. In this condition, I advice to use plastic bottle caps (coca-cola and heineken bottle caps are very 'christmasful' because they are red and green colour).

Q: Things you need?

A: Lots of bottle caps, cardboard, scissor, glue and ribbon.

Q: How?

A: By hands. (just joking) First of all, cut a circle from the cardboard like the picture below. Then adhere the bottle caps on it with glue. Lastly, use a ribbon to tie it up on your door.

shape of the cardboard

mini wreath

you can also create your own design

4) Hanging Snowflakes

What do you feel when you just woke up and there is some beautiful snowflakes at the window? (I'm sad because Malaysia only have summer) Then why not make some artificial snowflakes? This DIY is very easy.

coloured paper looks fantastic too

All you need is papers, scissor and thread. Follow the steps below-

A. You need a square piece of paper for a perfect snowflake. To make it fold your paper as shown. Cut off the section that is not overlapped.

B. Open up the paper and refold into a rectangular shape.

C. Find the center folded bottom edge and fold one side over from center mark.

D. Repeat on the other side – making sure all the edges are lined up.

E. Fold it over matching up edges.

F. Cut off the excess paper from the top to create a straight line making sure all the top edges are the same and you have a neat little triangle. Trim more if necessary to make sure everything is even.

G. Follow one of the designs in the diagram below and cut your folded paper using a sharp pair of scissors.

You have your paper snowflakes now, tie them together with thread. Hang it on your windows and TAA-DAA! You have your snowy windows now!

5) Christmas Tree by washi tapes.

Can't deny that washi tapes can make anything! I am so obsessed with them, especially those christmas themed washi tapes. You only need washi tapes of your choice and ornaments. Here is the tutorials: just kidding you don't need it, you are smart enough.