Christmas Decorating Primitive Style is EasyUse Nature as Your Guide There is such beauty in nature if we simply take the time to observe. Pine cones, feathers, berries and pods can turn a fresh evergreen tree or wreath into a beautiful work of art. Floral wire can easily be punched and twisted just right to wrap around your outdoor treasure and hooked onto a branch. Christmas decorating primitive style is easy with home dried fruits which can easily be attached to greenery to make a Christmas ornament wreath. The fruit pieces can also be strung on fishing line for a delicate garland or on heavy gauge wire and shaped into a wreath. You can make your own dried fruit pieces. These pieces aren’t edible for humans but the birds will find them quite delicious if you take the wreath or tree outside after the holiday season. Slice apples and oranges in thin ¼” circles, seeds and all. You can have fun experimenting with other fruits too. Place them in a single layer on cookie sheets in a 200 degree oven. Leave the oven door ajar. Allow the fruit pieces to dry out for at least 5 hours. Check on them regularly to make sure they are not getting scorched. You will know they are done when they feel crispy to the touch and look a little wrinkly. Then you may want to use a high temperature glue gun to attach the pieces or poke a hole through them with floral wire to attach. The smell through the house as they’re cooking is wonderful! When I think of Christmas decorating primitive style I Hand made decorations for the Christmas tree hold some of the fondest memories. Make your own out of dough using the following recipe. Kids love this one! These will also make a great Christmas cake decoration. Although not edible, you can stand three Christmas trees against each other in the frosting with the points touching for a lovely 3-D effect. Spice Salt Dough Ornament Recipe3 cups flour 1 cup salt1 cup cinnamon1 cup nutmeg2 ½ cups of warm water Mix all the dry ingredients. Gradually add the water until a soft dough forms. Roll out the dough and cut with cookie cutters. Use a straw to cut a small hole at the top of each shape. Draw designs in the dough with a toothpick or use a cookie press for unique shapes. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 225 degrees for 2 ½ hours. You may want to remove the shapes and bake them directly on the wire racks for another 2 hours to make sure they’re completely bakes on the bottom. Let cool then string a ribbon through the hole and hang!The result is a rustic fragrant ornament you can use when Christmas decorating primitive style. Cinnamon Stick Ornament for Christmas Decorating Primitive Style15 cinnamon sticks, 10 long and 5 shorter stickscraft wire 1. Choose 10 cinnamon sticks of the same length and thickness and thread a 40-inch long wire through each in a continuous line. Bend to form the outer 5 star points so that the last stick is joined to the first stick at an inner angle. Twist the wire. 2. Cut 5 shorter cinnamon sticks to fit the inner pentagon and thread each stick into place twisting the wire around each intersection. Cut off excess wire and it's ready for your Christmas tree. The ideas for Christmas decorating primitive style are endless! Just look outside!
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