Fairy case ornaments tip Wreath place settings

These adorable Christmas tree decorations are a perfect festive activity, and handy for using up leftover fairy cake cases.

selection of patterned paper fairy

cake or cupcake cases glue stick golden string or ribbon hole punch

1 Flatten each fairy cake case and cut into quarters. Decide which mix of patterns you’d like for each tree ornament – you’ll need four quarters per decoration. 2 Put some glue on the pointed top of a quarter (this one will be at the bottom of the ornament), with the curved edge facing towards you. Put another quarter on top, facing the same way and making sure a little of the first case is still on show before pressing down into the glue. Repeat twice more. There should be four quarters glued on top of one another to make a tree shape.

3 Cut a 15cm strand of string or ribbon. Punch a hole in the top of the ornament, then thread the string through and tie the ends together. Repeat the process with the remaining fairy cake cases.

If you’re using plain cases, you can put stickers on the ornaments or draw or paint a design.

These cute wreath place settings are a wonderful way to decorate the table. Any guests coming to dinner can take theirs home to use as a festive decoration.

2 shades of green card hole punch (optional) red card glue stick ribbon or string (optional) brown card felt tip pen stencil (optional) glittery letter stickers (optional)

1 Cut a circle out of a piece of green card, 20cm in diameter, then fold in half to cut a 10cm circle out of the middle. This forms the base of the wreath. Cut 8cm-long holly shapes out of the di erent shades of green card (see our template, below), you will need 20-30 per wreath. Use a hole punch to cut out small circles of red card to make the berries.

2 Glue the holly leaves around the circle of green card, filling the gaps with overlapping pieces. Glue the berries in clusters at the bottom points of some of the holly leaves.

3 If you would like to hang the wreaths, hole-punch one of the leaves at the top of the wreath and tie the ribbon or string through it.

4 To make a name tag, cut a small rectangle out of brown card and write on it using a felt tip pen and stencil, if you like. Alternatively, use glittery letter stickers. Glue the name tag to the bottom of the wreath. Repeat the process for the remaining place settings.

Holly cut-out guide

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