Better Homes and Gardens (Australia)
Make it magic!
Go all out and decorate your home with dazzling decorations, from your front door and living areas to your backyard!
Whip up a memorable Christmas with dazzling decorations for indoors and out
whip up a memorable Christmas with a combination of beautiful decorations and easy makes in colours and themes to suit each and every one of you. Pick your fave scheme and carry it throughout your home, even to the outside. Happy crafting!
1 White and right. Vivid honeycomb decos and a snowwhite tree make it festive, jolly and bright.
2 Bring fun to the table by adding colourful Christmas decorations to its centre for a show-stopping display. Personalise each place setting, creating name tags with letter stickers. For instructions, visit spotlightstores.com
3 Start as you mean
to finish and make the front door spectacular. Whip up this impressive large bauble wreath and matching Christmassy word in smaller baubles. Instructions on page 196
4 Sew seasonal treats such as these sweet cushions in pretty fabrics that extend your scheme to the sofa. For instructions, visit spotlightstores.com
From the front door in, make it a Christmas to remember SIOBHAN ROGERS Craft editor
5 A Christmas to
remember! Giant baubles, wreaths, honeycomb decorations, reindeer – what a setting! Even better, use disposable partyware to make life easier.
6 Personalise your festive space by painting plain papier-mâché and wood decorations in coordinating colours. Add finishing touches – stars and an argyle pattern – to give them the wow factor. For instructions, visit spotlightstores.com
7 A gift a day keeps the
grinch away! Wrap 24 gifts in coordinating papers, using large number stickers to count down to Christmas.
8 Who can resist beautiful decorations in traditional Christmas colours? With so many gorgeous new decos out every year, you won’t be able to stop yourself adding to your existing collection.
9 Sticking a pompom on is a simple and supereffective way to spruce up your wrapping. Add a cute little reindeer tag, too. Instructions on page 196
10 Classic colours – put a modern spin on a red, green and gold scheme. Simply add royal blue into the mix and create your own new tradition. Simply stunning!
A traditionalist at heart, decos dazzle in every room in my home DORA PAPAS Decorating editor
Fresh and gorgeous, I’d love to go blue for Christmas this year! JULIA ZAETTA Editor-in-chief
11 Head outside as this is the season for entertaining. Create a summery setting to take you from Christmas to New Year! Blush pinks and metallic blues mingle with crisp white for a fresh new look. PS, how fun is this paperchain curtain!
12 Extravagant tables call for beautiful things. Utilise a mix of Christmas picks and faux foliage to create a stunning candle centrepiece. Instructions on page 196 13 Go wheely overboard and have your crafty trolley filled with Christmas bits and pieces ready to go. Be a wrap star! Impress everyone.
14 Mix and match with glee, as your tableware doesn’t have to come from the same set. Combine two ranges to match your festive colour decor. Add a touch of elegance by using baubles and faux foliage to set the scene.
15 Time-poor but love handmade? These simple makes will help. Take a stick of glue, scissors and card stock and make something for someone special.