Holiday nosegays are quite simple to make and can be easily done to add personal
touch to your Christmas decorations or decorating your community church on
Christmas. Nosegays are bunches of anything that can be grouped together and
they can vary in, colors, styles and materials. These can be made as large or
small depending upon your need and the kind of material you use. Nosegays made
up of glass ornaments, glittery twigs, silver leaves and bells, silk flowers and
metallic baubles look quite elegant and sophisticated. For rustic themed
Christmas party, you can use raffia, pinecones, acorns, berries, wheat, leaf
twigs, holly, oak and balsam leaves. The elements can be natural or artificial
but nosegays do add designer touch to formal Christmas gatherings. Here are some
tips for you:
How To Make Christmas Nosegays
* For tree decoration, make a bunch of flowers or leaves with sturdy base and
stick decorative items such as ornaments and berries using hot glue and bind it
all with wire. For finishing touch you can use raffia or bows.
* For big trees, you may need as many as two or three dozen nosegays.
* Nosegays of rustic leaves can use oak leaf stems from woodlands, wheat and
dried ferns and can be secured using raffia knots.
* White flowers look like snow on Christmas trees and wreaths. Red colored
flowers look good too. Silk flowers last longer but fresh flowers are of course
the best. You can bunch them up with glass ornaments, silver and golden berries
or baubles and glittery twigs with the help of wire.
* Nosegays shaped like bird nests look interesting and are very easy to make.
Weave a nest for birds with the help of twigs and glittering sprigs. Add a toy
bird on top of it with berries for the eggs.
* It is advisable to group things in nosegays in odd numbers to make the
grouping look more interesting. You can vary the material in size and shape.
* Nosegays can also be made of tiny twig wreaths readily available in the
stores. They can be adorned with cedar leaves, ribbons, bows, berries, beads,
tiny bells and baubles for added elegance.
* Thread a ribbon in glass balls and make garland-like nosegays using your
national flag at regular distance. It is a patriotic way of celebrating
Christmas.
Tips
* Do not confuse yourself with intricate patterns; try to keep it simple so that
the designs are visible.
* Keep extra concern about the color combination. Keep it close to the mood of
Christmas.
* Also, try to keep the look more natural because it has a rustic appeal in it.
* Keep the size moderate, neither too big nor too small. |
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