This year make a wonderful DIY nativity scene with recycled materials, from cardboard to old wooden pepiere
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himAre you more fan of the Christmas tree or the crib? Or do you like them both? In any case, this year focuses on creative recycling for your decorations, including figurines, houses and nativity figures.
Numerous materials lend themselves to the purpose, from paper in legno al cardboard, and the result, we guarantee it, will be superb.
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DIY nativity scene with pepper boxes and old wooden objects
Peppers, spheres and other wooden elements recovered from old objects of common use they are transformed, with a little imagination and a few touches of color, into a wonderful nativity scene to say the least. The idea comes from The House That Lars Built which on its blog explains step by step how to make it happen.
It all lies in combining the various pieces of wood with creativity, gluing them to each other with hot glue. It is not necessary that they are identical to those of the tutorial, the important thing is to take a cue.
Then we move on to painting with acrylic colors and brush. Before starting, choose a color palette. The super-lively one of The House That Lars Built is definitely a great idea!
DIY nativity scene with old pallet
Also old pallets they can be recycled to make original nativity scenes, like the following one made by Lehman lane who in this tutorial explains step by step how to give them life.
DIY nativity scene from cardboard and recycled cardboard
With a little creativity, scissors, pencil and cutter in hand, you can make your nativity scene even with a simple one recycled cardboard. Obviously, the more details you add, the more complex it will be to create.
But you can also limit yourself to drawing and cutting out individual characters, palm trees, and some background elements, composing everything.
even the cardboard lends itself to character creation. Trace the shapes with a pencil, cut them out with scissors, available on a flat surface in a corner of the house.
DIY nativity scene with branches
You have on the part of the branches what do you use to light the fire? Clean and reuse them for yours DIY nativity scene.
Make sure they are not too thin but not too thick. Make small pieces at least ten centimeters high or even more, and with hot glue apply wooden spheres on top, which you will have customized with little eyes and little mouth.
Add the various details according to the characters of the nativity scene you want to make.
If you want to add a pop of color, you can dress up the characters with del felt. Just draw the clothes on them with a pencil, cut them out with scissors and with a needle and thread to make clothes and accessories, customizing them as you wish. If you can't sew, you can help yourself with hot glue.
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