DIY: Dry Pomegranates As Christmas Tree Decor
It is hard to believe but it is time to make Christmas decorations – again! It seems like it was yesterday when I was arranging it last year. So many things need to be done: I still haven’t bought any gifts yet and the house has to be prepared for the guests, but to be honest with you I really love this festive hustle. One of the most important things for me is to get beautiful Christmas tree. Some people consider that it is more for kids but I believe that Christmas is not Christmas without it. As soon as you place it at home, it immediately lifts up the mood and creates joyful festive atmosphere.
This year apart from buying ready ornaments and garlands in the shop I decided to create some handmade decorations which I believe will add personal and unique flavour to my Christmas decor. The idea of using dry pomegranates for that purpose came when I saw them at my friend’s house: he simply hang them on the wall and they looked just amazing.
It is the season of pomegranates now in Armenia and we have plenty of them on the market. I actually love to buy several fruits just to put them in the bowl – what a bright and eye-catching table centrepiece!
Drying them is a long process as they have a lot of liquid inside which needs to evaporate, but once they are dry they will last for many years. Place them at least five centimetres apart from each other in a well ventilated area with no direct sunlight. After six weeks they should be dry and ready to use. Oh yes, and if you plan to hang them on a Christmas tree, don’t forget to insert thread for that purpose.
Dry pomegranates look amazing on the spruce as deep red contrasts so well with dark green. For decorating one tree I used around twenty fruits.
Another DIY idea which I wanted to use were handmade bows. I have chosen dark red ribbon with golden ornaments on it. I know there are many ways of creating fancy complicated bows, but I made the easiest ones following these simple steps:
On the last picture I show that I burnt the edges of bows so that they don’t fringe. Just place the ends in the fire for less than one second and it is done.
Now it is time to put them on the tree: actually by placing them between spruce needles you will be able to fix them quite well.
In addition to dry pomegranates and bows I bought several sets of balls and garlands in the same dark red and burnt orange colour palette.
So, my Christmas tree is ready – what about yours? What other DIY ideas can you suggest for decorating it?
