How to Add a Touch of Authenticity to Your Artificial Christmas Tree with Handmade Snowflakes
For those who like to take a more active approach in decorating their artificial Christmas trees, they are going to find that handmade snowflakes are the way to go! These are super easy to do and the entire family can get in on this activity. Kids will love pointing out just which snowflakes they made when they are hanging on these artificial Christmas trees.
Tips that can help make these handmade snowflakes come to life
With this being said, we have a few tips that can help make these handmade snowflakes come to life once they are hanging on your artificial Christmas trees in your home.
1. Try to use card stock paper instead of regular white paper. You will find that the card stock paper is going to be much more resilient to the entire month in which they will be hanging on the tree.
2. Add in some color with glitter! This can get a bit messy, but it is something that can really make these snowflakes shine and it is one activity that the kids will love.
3. Not looking for color, add some glam with white glitter on the white card stock. This can really make the snowflakes glow when the lights land on them.
4. If you do decide to add some glitter, we do recommend that you take a brush and brush some glue onto these rather than pouring it on. You want a thin layer of glue so that the glitter is not bunched in sports and making it heavier than what it needs to be.
5. Use a hole punch to put a string in the top of the snowflake and then take a piece of string or yarn so that you can hang these onto the tree. You may find it helpful to use a clear piece of thread to hang these so that it looks like they are floating on the tree.
Handmade snowflakes can be used on your tree, even if your theme is not snowflake orientated. You are going to find that with just about any theme can incorporate snowflakes into this. You just have to be creative in the color of card stock that you use or the glitter that you put onto these snowflakes. This is a great way to add some personal touches to your tree that the entire family can help out with. You are going to find that this can easily become a tradition that you continue on for years to come!