Did you ever stop to think where spices come from? Many actually come from trees, so crafting with them is certainly appropriate (and great smelling) for The New Year of The Trees! Cinnamon is the bark of a tree, star anise (shown above) is a seed pod from a tree which grows in Southeast Asia, and cloves are the small flowers from a tree in the myrtle family!
With some of these spices, some colorful or metallic embroidery thread and even a few beads (not shown here) you can make some really nice decorations to hang, or use thin elastic cord and make napkin rings!
I’ve started to hang some on my chandelier, just need to finish! I previously shared a photo of my pine cone covered fixture, though to be honest, that was actually taken last year. This year I’m going with strings of small artificial apples that I lightly sprayed with gold paint to make them look more elegant, and tied them to the chandelier with wired silver ribbon.
Stay tuned for a few more last minute projects for this fun holiday, we still have four days left, which for me is tons of time, anything could happen! And tomorrow or later today I’ll be posting some great recipes, so do stop by before you do your grocery shopping! See you soon, and thanks so much for spending a few minutes of your precious time with me and my creative adventures.
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