Whether you’re a dedicated crafter or are attempting DIY for the first time, Spotlight has everything you need to create festive projects this season! Get the whole family involved or get crafting yourself, making your own Christmas decorations and cards has never been so fun.
Spotlight has everything you need for your grandest creations or just a few simple festive projects…
Christmas Canvas
What you’ll need
✦ 3x ‘Semco’ canvases to desired size
✦ Scalpel
✦ Coloured paper
✦ Glue
✦ Pencil
To assemble
1 Draw your design on the back of canvas – it will be mirrored on the front side.
2 Shade with pencil sections of design that are being cut out to eliminate any mistakes.
3 Use a scalpel to cut out your design.
4 Glue coloured paper to the back of canvas to create the coloured sections.
Hama Christmas decorations
What you’ll need
✦ Hama beads
✦ Iron
✦ Baking paper
To assemble
1 Place beads onto board to create design.
2 Cover the design with baking paper and fuse beads together with a household iron. The ironing must be done by an adult.
3 Remove finished design from the reusable board.
Merry & Bright baubles
What you’ll need
✦ ‘Jolly & Joy’ papier mache hanging bauble and star decorations
✦ Paintbrushes
✦ Paint
✦ Glue
✦ Glitter
To assemble
1 Paint all decorations and hang to dry.
2 Once dry, use glue to paint on dots and stripes, then sprinkle with glitter over the glued spots
3 Shake off excess glitter and hang to dry.
Christmas cards
What you’ll need
✦ ‘Jolly & Joy’ C6 card and envelope 6-pack
✦ ‘Jolly & Joy’ Confetti Merry & Bright
✦ ‘Jolly & Joy’ Scrapbooking Stickers and Embellishments of your choice
✦ ‘Jolly & Joy’ bright ribbon
✦ Hot-glue gun
✦ Papercraft glue
✦ ‘We R Memory Keepers’ fuse tool
✦ Scrapbooking page protectors
✦ Clear tape
✦ Scissors
✦ White and printed card
✦ Gold pen
For step-by-step instructions to make the Shaker bauble card, Merry & Bright card, Tree Lights card, Shaker Snowglobe card and more great crafting, visit www.spotlightstores.com/nz/projects
For more great craft projects, visit spotlightstores.com/nz/projects
