Easy DIY Christmas Decor Idea

 Easy Christmas decor.

That is what I love!

When the festive season is so busy, the decorations in a vase idea is very simple to whip up!

It takes about 15 minutes to put it all together.

All you need is a large tall plain glass vase.

(The one I used was 35cm tall - that's about 13 and a half inches for those who use imperial measurements).

Some Christmas decorations of your choice.

(I used ocean colours, but you can choose whatever colours you like).

Some white aquarium sand, or if you don't have that some Epsom salt crystals.

Some shells.

A small branch from a tree.

And some coloured fine twine.

I used a combination of gold and white, and silver and white twisted twine for a festive feel to my creation.

To Make:

Wash and dry the vase.

Cut the branch to fit to sit over the top of the vase.

Pour an inch or two of sand or salts into the bottom of the vase. 

Add some shells (or a focal ornament).

Remove the hangers from the decorations you are using.

Restring them with the strings at different lengths.

(Use the vase height and branch as a guide).

Slip the decorations over the branch.

Place the branch over the top of the vase so the decorations hang inside it.

Place in your home decor Christmas display.

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28 FREE Christmas Images For YOU

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28 Free Christmas Images

Save to your computer, print on photo quality paper and pop in a pretty frame for your home decor.

Or:

Use for cards.

Use for scrapbooking.

Use as a screensaver on your smart television or on your devices.

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Let's bake 'Grace Wilsons' Christmas Cake 🎄

  I love a Christmas cake with a self-deciding recipe!

In other words, you decide what fruit makes up the 1kg recipe content.
It is a godsend for those who think peel is the worst food invention ever!
This is a super easy Christmas cake recipe that has been in my family forever.

Well almost - my mother received this recipe from Grace 
(a work friend) in 1969.
And 'Grace Wilson's Christmas cake' is simply the best.

Because it is moist, and it's full of your favourite fruit.
I chose dried cranberries, apricots and sultanas for this years cake.

Once baked  and cooled, 
leave cake in a sealed container for two days before icing.

This lets the flavours develop.

Then cover the cake with a thin layer of warmed apricot jam.

Cover with pre-rolled white icing.

I used Royalty brand white Icing for the top of the cake, green for the holly leaves and red for the berries.

Use a holly leaf cutter (available at online cake stores or your local cake decorating store) to cut leaves from green icing.

Then roll little red berries from red icing.

I also rolled these berry balls in red sugar sprinkles.

Use a little apricot jam to hold the leaves and berries in place.

Wrap two layers of pretty ribbon around the cake

Pin in place.

Plate and serve.
This cake keeps well in a sealed cake container in the pantry.

Grace Wilson's Christmas Cake

Preheat oven to 130 Celcius (266 F)

In a bowl mix 3 lb(1360 grams) mixed fruit in 1 cup of Sherry with 1 tablespoon of Golden Syrup.

Mix well and leave covered with film wrap or a teatowel overnight to soak.

Beat 1/2 lb (226 grams) softened butter with 1 and 1/2 cups of fine caster sugar.

Gradually beat in 6 eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Add 1 lb (3 and 1/3 cups) white flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt,

and 1 teaspoon baking powder.

Line a square tin 24 x 24cm or a round tin, with two layers of baking paper and place the mixture inside.

Bake for 3 hours.

Test, the skewer should come out clean once cooked.

When baking, place a piece of cardboard on top of the cake once crusted to stop the top from browning too much.

Leave in the tin until completely cold before placing in a sealed container.

Store at least two days before icing it.

Spread a layer of warmed apricot jam between the cake and the white royal icing layer.

Decorate as desired.

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