What gets you in the Christmas mood the most, besides baking cookies? Make Christmas decorations, of course! There are so many ways to make Christmas decorations out of simple things! In just a few steps and with simple means, you can make the most beautiful Christmas decorations yourself. For example, with pasta. It sounds crazy, but it gives great results. With the right color and the right technique, you can create the most beautiful Christmas decorations ever in no time. Today we are going to show you how to make decorations for your Christmas tree and Christmas decorations in general from pasta.
1. Christmas tree pasta
In the workshop :
- Card stock
- Farfalle
- Hot glue
- Golden spray paint
At work !
Make a large cone with a piece of cardboard. Then glue the farfalle on the cone from bottom to top. Finally, put a farfalle as a “star” at the top. Finally, spray everything with gold paint. The pasta Christmas tree is finished.
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2. Little pasta angels
In the workshop :
- Hot glue
- Rigatoni
- Rotelles
- Wooden bead
- Farfalle
- Gobettis
- Ditalinis
- Star pasta
- Tweezers
At work !
2.1 First glue the rotelle on the rigatoni, then the wooden bead on the rotelle.
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2.2 Then glue the farfalle under the rotelle on the rigatoni.
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2.3 Glue two gobettis as arms on the left and right sides of the rigatoni, behind the farfalle.
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2.4 Complete the pasta angel with a wreath of ditalinis around the wooden bead.
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2.5 Use star shaped pasta to complete the masterpiece. Too cute, don’t you think?
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3. Christmas wreath
In the workshop :
- Cardboard
- White glue
- Farfalle painted green
- Red painted gnocchi
- Red ribbon
At work !
3.1 Cut a ring the size of your wreath from the cardboard and spread white glue on it. If the cardboard is not already white, paint it white.
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3.2 Then glue the green farfalle in three rows on the crown so that you can hardly see the cardboard.
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3.3 Glue red gnocchi on the farfalle and a big red bow at the bottom of the crown.
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4. Stars for the Christmas tree
In the workshop :
- Pennes
- gnocchi
- Hot glue
- Acrylic paint
- Ribbon
At work !
Glue eight pinnae together to form a star and glue a gnocchi in the middle of it. Paint the whole thing with white acrylic paint and glue a piece of ribbon on the pinna star. The decoration is ready to hang on your tree.
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5. Christmas garland
In the workshop :
- Cord
- Farfalle covered with golden paint
At work !
Tie the golden farfalles at regular intervals on a long cord. You can then decorate the Christmas tree with this special creation.
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