getting creative on Christmas: handmade decorations!

After a frantic search for Christmas ornaments in my new hometown, I came to the realisation that there were none to be found - this being an Islamic country and all.

Now, the husband and I are not Christian but we've grown up celebrating Christmas and it's a festival very close to my heart. There's no way it could be just another day, without any holiday spirit and accessories! So it was off to the stationery store, where I bought paper supplies, scissors and glue. 

Google searches quickly yielded Christmas tree and star cutout patterns. Now, I have NEVER been a crafts person, but these were simple enough! Print out the pattern and cut it out. Then hold it over the paper and trace the outline. Cut out and you have a tree/star/whatever pattern catches your fancy!

Also found an issue of a "Holidays Special" shopping pamphlet from Sri Lanka. Proceeded to cut out decorations and use them shamelessly :)

Take a look at the Christmas table!