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Those twigs and branches you usually throw away from garden are really useful. You can make things out of them and use them to spruce up your garden. Make excellent plant markers of twigs. Collect small, dried up and sturdy branches of 1/2 inch diameter. Strip half of their bark from one end, using a peeler and clean thoroughly. The first step in creating the money flowers is to lay the dollar bill flat with the president's image facing you. Fold the left and right edges in toward the president's image so that the folds are about 1 1/2-inches wide. Try to obtain newer dollar bills from the bank, as they allow crisper folds.
This is a continuation from last week of fun, easy DIY projects you can make with tree branches, twigs and sticks from your backyard. These easy DIY Christmas crafts using twigs I'm sharing today would make some really sweet gifts, or they can also add some rustic decor touches to your own home.
These twig ornaments would be a fun family activity- from collecting the twigs and sticks from your own backyard to making the various crafts. The best part, these twig crafts are fairly inexpensive, especially if you collect the twigs and sticks yourself. The likely use for these would be ornaments to hang on your Christmas tree, but they would also make an adorable addition to gift tags, strung on garland, or any other creative way you can come up with to add to your holiday home decor.
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Before we get started, as a convenience to you, here's the list of supplies and tools I used. Confession time, I was too lazy to gather twigs from my backyard, although we have plenty. Plus, there's about 9 inches of snow covering said twigs. So, for the twig project, I purchased a bag of twigs from Amazon. Seriously, who would have thought Amazon sells sticks.
Supplies & Tools Used for DIY Christmas Crafts Using Twigs
- Ribbon, buttons, tiny bells, etc.
- Pruners or a really sharp knife or scissors
- Ruler
DIY Twig Christmas Tree
This is not an original project, there are tons on the internet, but I could not find one article that gave good directions on how to actually make these. Perhaps I didn't look hard enough, but I did the cutting and the measuring, and I'm sharing it with you so these twig Christmas trees will be a breeze to make.
Step-by-Step Instructions for Twig Christmas Tree:
You'll need a popsicle stick cut to 3 1/4 inches. We'll call this the anchor piece. I didn't have popsicle sticks so I just used a strip of balsa wood that I had on hand. I colored the bottom of mine brown with a marker.
Next, cut your twigs. I simply scratched the measurement on the twig with a pencil (a black marker would probably show up better). If you use the packaged ones that are 4 inches long this part is really easy because you can use the pieces you cut off too.
Here are the measurements: 3.25″, 3″, 2.75″, 2.5″, 2.25″, 2″, 1.75″, 1.5″, 1.25″, 1″, .75″, .50″ and .25″. So there will be 13 twigs, plus your popsicle stick or anchor piece. The pruners I used made quick work of this step. If you have pruners, go dig them out of your gardening shed because it will make this project much easier. If not, use sharp scissors or a knife.
And, here are the measurements in centimeters: 8.25 cm, 7.62 cm, 6.98 cm, 6.35 cm, 5.71 cm, 5.08 cm, 4.44 cm, 3.81 cm, 3.17 cm, 2.54 cm, 1.90 cm and 1.27 cm. Since I simply used an inches to centimeters conversion tool, you may need to do some rounding up or down to make the measurements easier to measure and cut.
Start at the top of your anchor piece, put glue on the first half inch or so. I recommend using a glue gun, the glue dries quickly and it's easy to correct mistakes. Because of the fast drying glue, I only glued down a few twigs at a time. So you're going to start with your 1/2″ piece first and work your way down from there. If you have children helping you, go with a craft glue like this one as opposed to using a hot glue gun.
Use twine to add a loop for hanging on the back your your twig tree.
You have the option of leaving the sweet little twig tree plain, adding a ribbon or button, or anything you choose. This is where you make the project yours.
Twig Star Ornament Craft
Step-by-Step Instructions for Twig Star Ornament
For this project, I used 5 – 4″ twigs and some jute twine (any other string or twine will work too) and my trusty glue gun.
First, lay out two twigs in the shape of a V and glue the two twigs at the bottom, criss-crossing them a tiny bit. Now, do the same thing with two more twigs.
Next, you're going to assemble your star by laying one of the Vs on top of the other and gluing the two pieces together. Lastly, you'll add the fifth twig to finish out the star. I found that it helped to do a simply pencil drawing of a five point star on paper so I could refer back to it. Basically, you're going to make the shape of a star and glue it at the points where it meets.
To make the star sturdier and to add some rustic charm, I wrapped jute twine around the points and the intersecting spots of the star.
I love this rustic twig star and all of it's wonky imperfections.
DIY Square Twig Wreath
This square wreath twig ornament turned out super cute. It could be used plain, or with a little modification, it could be used as a picture frame, or a frame for a verse or Christmas carol. I like this so much that I'm going to work on a larger square twig wreath for my front door.
Step-by-Step Instructions for Square Twig Wreath
First, you'll need 8 – 4″ twigs. I used the skinniest twigs from my purchased pack. Pictorial 3 0 6 – non destructive photo editors. Simply lay 4 twigs out in a square, with the ends overlapping just a smidge and glue them.
Next, do another set of 4 twigs on top of the 4 you just did and stagger them just a bit. Go ahead and glue them.
Finally, wrap jute twine around the four corners and add a tie loop as a hanger. Again, the little square twig wreath can be decorated however you want it or left plain. I added some greenery, berries and a bow made with supplies from my stash.
Tada, super cute, right! Zeker quran 1 1 0.
What fun DIY craft projects to make. Once you have all your supplies and tools assembled, these simple DIY Christmas crafts using twigs go fairly quickly. These would make super cute gifts too. Think – teachers, secret santa, co-workers, hostess, family or friends.
Order your supplies and plan your craft project:
- Ribbon, buttons, tiny bells, etc.
- Pruners or a really sharp knife or scissors
In case you're in a time crunch, sign up for Amazon Prime's free 30-day trial subscription and have your supplies delivered to your door step in approximately two days.
So what do you think? I hope you've found some inspiration and ideas here today. Do you want to make a few or a bunch of these simple DIY Christmas twig crafts? Be sure to leave a comment if you have any questions, or if you just want to say hello. I love hearing from you all.
Here are some other DIY articles you'll enjoy:
Festive DIY Projects Using Tree Branches and Logs (more really cute craft projects – check them out)
DIY Garden Decor Using Tree Branches
How to Make a Winter Planter
Check out this article I wrote for Hometalk – How to Make Cute Garden Signs or Plant Tags From a Junk Wood Pile (these would make a really cute gift for a gardener)
Another fun crafty post – DIY Candle Making
In case your interested, here's a really great gift guide for gardeners, Creative Gifts for Gardeners, for that special gardener in your life… even if it's you.
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With a little imagination and creativity, the young crafters can transform leaves, twigs, flowers and more into works of art. Not only do your kids get to have fun making the natural projects, but they get to use all their senses to learn new information and skills. And for the parents, the best part of kids' natural crafts is that they incorporate a lot of natural products, so they aren't using a ton of materials.
Today we're going to share some simple and accessible twigs crafts tutorials for children to have fun. And they are surprisingly easy to make, even for the littlest helpers! Let the kids go on a nature walk and collect the materials they need to create these twig crafts.
Please Let us know in the comments section below if you enjoy our list of DIY projects with twigs for kids or not? Do you have any other DIY projects you'd like to share? Share it with us and we'll give it a try. Thank you!
DIY Twig Letters
Twig 1 2 1 – Gather And Cultivate Your Ideas Activities
via thehappyhousie
DIY Twig Light
Interesting Art Piece Made Using Tree Branches
via ehow
DIY Twig and Pom Pom Wreath
via abeautifulmess
Fancy Stick Crown
via mamamiss
DIY Rustic Twig Frame
Help kids make a rustic frame for their party photo. This would look so perfect in the kids room. Via ehow
DIY Fairy Chair for a Fairy Garden
This lovely fairy chair was made out of really basic supplies and the directions are clear. What girl wouldn't love this? Via elowezil
Colorful Yarn Bombed Twigs Letter Ornaments
The pop of color meets the rustic charm of autumn foliage in this yarn twigs letter ornaments. Tutorial via 3-squeezes
Sticks and Strings Twig Garland
It's time to gather twigs and branches to make a garland. The kids can do it and they can also color them. Tutorial via funkyjunkinteriors
Beautiful Twig Rainbow Wind Chimes
Twig 1 2 1 – Gather And Cultivate Your Ideas Preschool
This painting project is so fun, and it will keep the kids playing for a whole afternoon! Tutorial via happyhooligans
Make a Butterfly Suncatcher Using a Twig, Wax Paper and Melted Crayon
Let your kids create their own colorful butterflies using simple craft supplies. Also an awesome activity to explore nature and colors. Tutorial via two-daloo
Twig 1 2 1 – Gather And Cultivate Your Ideas Pinterest
DIY Christmas Tree Made from Twigs and Decor
So fun and easy Christmas tree made from twigs and decor for a sweet home decoration. Tutorial via ueberallunirgendwo
DIY Cute Twig Santa Claus
Enjoy creating these cute little Santa Claus with your kids using twigs and paint. So easy and so fun! Tutorial via gardenmama
Make a Worm Using a Twig, Pipe Cleaners and Pom Poms
Awesome activity to explore nature and colors with worm art for kids. Tutorial via mycreativedays
Painted Sticks Craft for Kids
This fun project allows children to explore their creativity. Via mollygoldberg.typepad
Threading Beads onto Twigs
Threading Beads onto Twigs! Beautiful nature craft that your kids will love creating! Tutorial via mairtownkindy
Cute Twig Boats
Kids made boat from twigs and yarn- fun to make and then to play with! Tutorial via minieco
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Mini Woven Teepees made by Children
This is a fun native American arts and crafts activity for children. Tutorial via helmicoenders
Fun Painted Stick Instruments
Painted stick instruments are fun to make and produce such a lovely sound. Easy homemade crafts for preschoolers to play with. Tutorial via two-daloo
Dragonfly Made out of Maple Seeds and Twigs
It's like a real life Dragonfly! A great DIY that uses natural elements like maple seeds and twigs. Tutorial via filthwizardry
Fun Twig Weaving Craft
This is a fun nature activity for crafty and creative kids that just uses yarn and twigs. Tutorial via instructables
Rustic Twig Star Ornaments
Simply beautiful! Create these rustic twig star ornaments with just twigs and yarn! Tutorial via happyhooligans
Scrap Ribbon Christmas Tree
Incorporating your kids into the Christmas decoration is an opportunity to use their hands and their brain. Tutorial via firefliesandmudpies
Beautiful Fairy Wand for Little Girls
Add a little color magic to your little girl's Halloween dress ups. Tutorial via greenowlart
DIY Twig Arrows
Cut out a paper heart, write a love note and then cut two even slits in the heart, so you can slide the arrow through the heart and place in center. Fun crafts to do with kids on valentine's day. Tutorial via source