Creating a Winter Garden from Simple Materials: A Guide to Home Decor

As the rain pours outside, our hearts crave some festivities and a touch of spring. But why wait for the seasons to change? We can bring a little bit of winter wonderland into our homes with just a few simple materials. In this article, we'll explore some creative ways to decorate your home using everyday objects.

Turning an Old Umbrella into a Flower Bouquet

A rainy day is the perfect excuse to get crafty and transform an old umbrella into a beautiful flower bouquet. Simply tie artificial flowers to the inside of a closed cane umbrella, securing them with a wide ribbon. Hang it on the stairs or place it on your porch or balcony to add a touch of spring to a gray winter day.

Creating a Cute Rabbit Decoration

A simple and adorable rabbit decoration can bring a smile to anyone's face. To make one, you'll need two foam plastic balls of different sizes, cut q-tips in half, hot glue the balls together, and stick the q-tips into the foam plastic. Leave an area free of q-tips on the bottom where the belly will be. You can also add ears made out of a foam rubber sheet or felt. To create a cute bunny face, attach postcards with good wishes between the q-tips.

Making a Frame Out of Clothes Pins

A colorful frame made from clothes pins is an easy and creative way to display your favorite photos or quotes. Simply trace around a cardboard circle, cut it out, and make a smaller circle inside with a knife. Attach wooden clothespins along the cardboard circle close together. Cover the pins with paper glue and attach color paper strips one after another. Interchange different colors and sprinkle some glitter for added sparkle.

Creating a Shelf Decoration

A half-melted snowman, an old cup, or even a forgotten championship can add a quirky touch to any shelf. In this case, we'll use these items as inspiration for creating a unique decoration. Cut bamboo sticks into two parts and spray paint one part in blue and the other part in red. Hot glue them together to create a colorful and textured frame. Add some popsicle sticks or coffee stirrers to create an octagonal shape.

Creating a Mirror Frame with Plastic Spoons

A mirror frame made from plastic spoons is an eco-friendly and creative way to add some sparkle to your room. Start by drawing a big circle on cardboard, tracing a round mirror inside of it, and cutting out the outside circle. Cut along the dashes of the small circle to create a unique frame. Spray paint the inside edge blue and the rim in different shades. Hot glue plastic spoons together tightly, then attach them to the frame.

Creating Ombre-Effect Flower Frame

To create an ombre-effect flower frame with a mirror, start by hot gluing the frame to the mirror. Paint the inside edge of the frame blue, then add darker and lighter shades to create an ombre effect. This beautiful and delicate decoration will add a touch of whimsy to any room.

Adding Paper Butterflies to Your Ceiling

Paper butterflies can bring a touch of magic to your ceiling lamp or walls. To make these delicate creatures, you'll need printed butterfly silhouettes in different sizes and colors. Cover a thick brush with paper glue and apply it to the layer of yarn on a balloon. Let the glue dry, then prick the balloon and take it out. Hot glue the butterflies with wings folded upwards to create a beautiful cocoon.

Conclusion

Creating a winter garden from simple materials is not only fun but also eco-friendly. With these creative ideas, you can transform everyday objects into beautiful decorations that will bring a smile to anyone's face. From an old umbrella to a mirror frame made from plastic spoons, each project requires patience and creativity, but the end result is well worth it. So go ahead, get crafty, and turn your home into a winter wonderland!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enturn a boring house into a winter garden make a frame out of plastic spoons or a rabbit out of q-tips home decor shouldn't necessarily be difficult or expensive watch our new video on how to decorate your home with the help of simple things it's raining outside but your heart wants some festivities then turn an old umbrella into a flower bouquet put artificial flowers into a closed cane umbrella tie it up with a wide ribbon and hang it on the stairs my friend is looking for an umbrella but she finds an entire flower arrangement instead of it these beautiful flowers act as a stress reliever and her mood is no longer rainy moreover you can decorate your porch or balcony with this umbrella it will add a touch of spring to a gray winter day I've got a new pet it's a white rabbit that brings me only good news we will need two foam plastic balls of different sizes cut q-tips in half hot glue the balls together and stick the q-tips into the foam plastic leave an area free of the q-tips on the bottom where the belly is so that the rabbit is able to stay ad long ears made out of a foam rubber sheet or felt you can stick postcards and notes with good wishes between the q-tips this cute rabbit decorates your home and reminds you that everything will be okay good job Oh fluffy cutie a sparkly clothes pin made me think of an idea why not make a whole frame out of colorful clothes pins trace around play on sick cardboard cut it out make a smaller circle inside cut it out with a knife attach wooden clothespins along the cardboard circle close to each other we've got a Sun made out of wooden details cut color paper strips to fit the width of the clothes pins cover the pins with paper glue and attach the color strips one after another interchange different colors sprinkle the remaining pins with glitter put a picture with a motivating motto inside with this awesome frame you definitely won't forget the motto written inside where should I hang my motivating picture right here a break frame will tone down all the shades of gray nicely this shelf definitely needs some life what should I put on it a half melted snowman an old cup of a forgotten championship and albino squirrel named Zoe a stuffed Harry Potter's owl or a mask of Casanova from the next-door apartment my collection is complete oh my god what awful stuff it looks like a Halloween horror shop window I'm even afraid to touch this before ice age squirrel get out of here scat I will decorate the Shelf with a bright and nice frame instead of this trash split bamboo sticks into two parts spray paint one part in blue and the other in yellow when the paint is dry lay out yellow sticks into an irregular polygon hot glue the joints put a layer of blue sticks in a similar way on top alternating the colors assemble the construction put a cool photo or a picture into the frame attach it between the sticks at first my friend isn't satisfied with what I've done where's my squirrel Zoe but later we finally come to an agreement that a parrot in the bamboo frame looks way better I wonder why there is an empty jar hanging on the wall and how is it holding real miracles happen in this kitchen take sick cardboard pot glue two layers to make a square cut off the excess wrap the cardboard with a foam rubber sheet paint the edges black mark the jar top on the square and make two holes with an awl apply paper glue along the rim of the jar and sprinkle with some glitter spray it with hairspray to fasten tie a colorful ribbon around the neck of the jar and pass the ends through the holes in the cardboard tie the jar to the cardboard and make a knot on the backside all that is left to do is to attach the decoration to the wall suddenly my friend comes and puts flowers into the jar oh now that makes sense it's a wall vase it's for decorating the walls and turning the kitchen into a window garden splendid while my friend is taking photos of her flower arrangement to post on Instagram I will prepare a flower decor - I've got a soft flowerpot cut a piece of used color fabric in two more or less identical strips about three inches wide fold a part of strips into some layers to form packs and roll the rest of the strip's take a plastic flower pot and hot glue a roll to the side of the pot and attach the strip packs around it keep on decorating the pot interchanging roles and packs I show my design pot to my friend no it's not a hat it's a home for my plants my friend likes it it looks like her Instagram page will soon turn into a flower exhibition it may be any time of the year outside but it is always spring in my room because butterflies have settled down here make to through holes in a glue bottle using it all watch your fingers pull thick knitting yarn through the holes it will be covered in glue when it comes out blow up a balloon and wrap the sticky knitting yarn randomly around it keep on wrapping until you're satisfied with the result cover a thick brush with some paper glue and apply it additionally onto the layer of yarn let it dry cut out printed butterfly silhouettes of different sizes big and small make butterflies of different colors when the glue is dry prick the balloon and take it out hot glue the butterflies with wings folded upwards to the cocoon you've got tie a ribbon for fastening these butterflies will look amazing on my ceiling lamp only if I can reach it I wish these paper butterflies could fly and sit on the lamp themselves meanwhile I'll have to take a chair now the butterflies are holding up like they should there is so much free space on the shelf I should put something on it right now I've got an idea I happen to have an appropriate frame bright and textured and moreover its shape is unusual prepare a few popsicle sticks or coffee stirrers measure the length that is a little bit shorter than that of the stick mark and draw an octagon the side of which is equal to what we have measured lay out the sticks on the side of an octagon and hot glue them to each other hot glue several stick layers on top we've got a 3d construction cover it with spray paint the frame fits perfectly into the shelf but I feel like something is missing I need to put something inside we'll let baby Groot live in it plastic spoons are good not only for a meal they are also a great match for a mirror I can make an excellent frame out of them draw a big circle on cardboard trace a round mirror inside of it cut out the outside circle draw a dashed line across the inner edge of the small circle cut out along the dashes paint the inside edge blue paint the rim of the frame in the same way cut off handles from plastic spoons cover the spoons with blue spray paint make a couple of shades later and darker hot glue the spoons to the frame start with the inner circle firstly attach the darker details attach the spoons to each other tightly then attach the lighter details and the lightest shade goes along the edge we've got to create a flower frame with an ombre effect hot glue the frame to the mirror it looks as if the Bluebird of happiness has brought this mirror it's no wonder that I look so happy I'm going to hang it on the wall and look at it each time before I go out to attract good luck did you like the ideas write in your comments which simple ideas you will use to decorate your house will you make a cotton rabbit or will you start breeding paper butterflies and don't forget to give your thumbs up subscribe to our Channel and click the belt so that you don't miss anything interesting on the trim trim channel\n"