Monday 22 June 2020

Cactus Christmas Tree Decoration.

I did have quite a collection of cactus erasers ………

Christmas Merry Cactus tree decoration

……. bought on a wonderful long weekend visit to London to stay with Marc ………

Merry Cactus Christmas Tree Decoration. bauble

…….. where we did a copious amount of charity shop shopping and mooching in Shepherds Bush and Hammersmith.

Merry Cactus Christmas Tree Decorations

These erasers have been one of Bertie’s favourite things to play with when he comes to visit……

Merry Cactus Christmas Tree Decoration..

……… so when he finds that they have been commandeered for Nanny’s crafting he ain’t going to be a happy bunny ……. ooooops!!!

Cactus Eraser Craft Idea

I started off by taking the eraser apart and covering the plant part with green glitter

Cactus Christmas ree decoration. bauble

Colouring the pot with a red Sharpie pen ……..

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…… and the gluing a red, flat back star to the cactus flower, before putting it all back together again to dry. 

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However, after a little trial and error I found it was better to cut roughly 1/4 off the pot, using a sharp knife, so that it was lay flat against the back of the decoration.

Crafting with erasers as embellishmentsIMG_5703

I then made a shelf base for it using two children’s wooden dominoes.

crafting with wooden domino pieces

…… which I covered with scraps of red check paper, colouring the sides with a red Sharpie pen and adding faux stitching around the edges using a black, fine liner pen.Merry Cactus Christmas Tree Decoration

When the “shelf” was dry, I glued down the cactus ……..

Merry Cactus

………. adding the sentiment using my old faithful Dymo label maker to the background with a two clear flat back stars either side and finally a small disc bail on the back to hang it from the branches of a Christmas tree. 

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I think one or two of these had better go in Bertie’s box of Nanny’s Christmas memory decorations that I always give to Iris and Bertie on the 1st December each year ……

Merry Cactus Christmas Tree Bauble

……… to make up for missing ones when he asks to play with the cactus's next!