Why spend big bucks on beautiful Christmas decor when you can make something just as lovely for next to nothing? Even if youve never crafted anything in your life you can easily make fabulous Christmas items from cardboard box lids. You dont need to spend a fortune to decorate the lids, but when youre done, youll be proud to display the finished projects.
If you often order or purchase a particular product, and it comes in a small box with a lid, youre well on your way to creating wonderful Christmas words you can display in various areas of the home. Use the small box lids to spell out certain things then hang the box lid banners anywhere.
Spell out "Merry Christmas" on box lids and hang the phrase on your mantle. Spray paint the lids gold or silver then use a single sticker for each box lid. The collected stickers spell out the word or phrase you wish. With one letter on each box lid youll want to use very small box lids or the phrase could be way too long for the mantle. Use ribbon to hang each box lid. Tie ribbon into a bow and allow the ribbon ends to hang long. Since the letter sticker will be placed on the flat side of the box lid youll glue the ribbon ends to the opposite side. Its very important that each ribbon be exact in length or some of your letters will hang longer than others. Of course, you can hang each box lid letter on a different size ribbon to create a different look where you purposely dangle them at different lengths. You dont necessarily have to use stickers to create the box lid Christmas displays. Cut letters from felt, foil or decorative paper. Create layers by painting the box lid, gluing on a piece of fabric which is slightly smaller than the lid, then adding a piece of lace. After creating the letters you can then attach the letter to each lid. There are many different ways to create the box lid letters. Instead of painting them you can cover them in Christmas cloth with a wide velvet ribbon surrounding the sides of the lids. Or, cover the lids with glue, sprinkle on glitter, then use tube paints to write each letter on each lid. Instead of placing the layers and letters on the flat side of the box lid you can create a different look by placing them on the sunken side of the lid. The sides of the lid create a frame, of sorts, for each letter. Paint or otherwise decorate the lid to suit your self. The box lid letters dont necessarily have to spell out Christmas phrases. Give a set of the lids to a young girl for her room. The lids can spell out her name, a favorite character, or a greeting. There is no limit to the various things you can create using the letter lids. Spell out "Welcome", glue the lids side-by-side, then hang the phrase on the front door. The lids can be decorated for Christmas or any day. Glue on a ribbon that will act as the hanger for the set of glued lids. The lids can be created for holidays, graduations, and other special days. Since theyre so inexpensive to make you can create an entire collection you can use throughout the year. You can embellish the creations by gluing little miniatures on top of the lids. Craft stores are full of tiny ceramic pieces, plastic novelties, and even mini ornaments. These little embellishments look great when glued on top of the letter lids. Other embellishment choices include bells, tassels, wooden shapes, fake jewels, sequin or even buttons. The lids you choose for this project should be sturdy and should all be the same size. Start collecting the lids now and youll soon have enough to create several different Christmas projects. The box lid ideas are cheap, easy and impressive!
No comments:
Post a Comment