Creative decor from your kitchen and garden!

Drill holes in whole nutmeg, nuts, cinnamon sticks, anise, pine cones and dried apple slices and thread together with heavy thread for a Christmas garland for fireplace or tree. This looks great with grape vine twisted around the garland.

Homemade Christmas garlands or balls made from popcorn and real cranberries are a classic Christmas decoration. The craft is simple enough for most children, with supervision for the needles. This traditional decoration is also ideal for using outside to feed birds and winter animals.

One of the most fragrant ornaments from your kitchen is a citrus, clove pomander.....it requires a little effort poking holes with a toothpick into tangerines or oranges and then filling each hole with a whole clove. If you have enough patience they smell terrific.