Christmas Workshop instruction page

CHRISTMAS WORKSHOP

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Yes! It's time to get started with the workshop package for the upcoming Christmas days. The steps we describe below are a guideline; you can always use your own creativity. This way, the Christmas piece becomes a truly unique decoration item in your house.

The method as described in this manual, and on our website www.aandezevenalleetjes.nl, under the 'Christmas Workshop' section, you will find a link to an instructional video. In this video, we show you step-by-step how to assemble the Christmas piece.

We hope you are excited to start, so let's get going!

What's in your workshop package?

  • Straw wreath
  • Spool of binding wire
  • Flat moss
  • Wooden sticks in three sizes
  • Four colors of wool
  • Glue pattern
  • Christmas balls in various colors and sizes
  • Golden birch twigs
  • Golden quaking grass
  • Golden baby's breath
  • Snow
  • Glitter stars
  • Wooden stars
  • Pine cones
  • Pine green
  • Cut flowers

*Some materials may differ from the example.

What else do you need and should have ready:

  • Knife
  • Wire cutters
  • Pruning shears
  • Scissors
  • Glue gun

Tips:

  • Watch the instructional video while making the Christmas piece.
  • Turn on your glue gun in advance.

Let's get started!

  1. Take the straw wreath and the spool of wire and bind the wire tightly around the wreath. This ensures a good start.
  2. Take the moss and set aside ¼ of it to fill gaps later. Begin wrapping the moss around the wreath. NOTE: Leave the top part of the wreath free. Place small pieces of moss overlapping like roof tiles and secure with the wire. Do this on the inside and outside. Finish by tucking the wire back into the wreath.
  3. Now take the wool, wooden sticks, and scissors. Divide the different colors of wool into thirds. Three colors of wool are 6 meters long, the white is 3 meters. The shorter sticks are for the white wool. We will now make wool balls on the wooden sticks! Hold the stick with the point down. Apply a bit of glue to the top of the stick. Hold the stick between your index finger and thumb, about 3 centimeters from the top. Hold the end of the wool between those fingers and guide the thread to the top through the warm glue and back down. Hold the thread again between your fingers. Let it dry for a moment and then wrap the wool crisscross from bottom to top, and back, so it becomes a kind of ball. (see video) Secure it at the bottom with a knot. Do this with all the colors.
  4. Stick the sticks into the straw wreath. Ensure a mix of colors and heights! (see video) You can shorten the sticks for a more playful effect.

Take a break and enjoy a delicious filling cookie.

  1. Take three large Christmas balls in different colors. Glue them evenly on the wreath, with the stem up. Flowers will go in these later. Note: Do not press too hard with the Christmas balls on the wreath; they are made of glass!
  2. Distribute the other large Christmas balls over the wreath. Glue them on the wreath, with the stem down. Hold the Christmas balls until the hot glue dries. Remove the stem or hook beforehand.
  3. Also distribute the small Christmas balls over the wreath. Glue them alternately with the round side up or down on the wreath. Remove the stem or hook beforehand.
  4. Take the glitter twigs and distribute them among the wool balls on the wreath. Place them at different heights and secure them with a drop of glue at the bottom. Start with the birch twigs, then place the glitter grass, and finally the golden baby's breath. The birch twigs can be split well and should be placed higher. Remove the side branches from the baby's breath and distribute them lower on the Christmas piece. If you cut the stems at an angle, you can insert them into the wreath more easily.
  5. Fill the wreath with tufts of snow. Then fill the spots where the straw wreath is still visible with moss.
  6. Take the glitter stars, pine cones, and the three natural stars and distribute them over the wreath. First, carefully pull the wire out of the glitter stars. Secure the decorations with a drop of hot glue.
  7. Remove the hanging hook from the 3 large Christmas balls that are glued upright. Fill these Christmas balls with water.
  8. Take the cut flowers and the remaining pine green, and cut them at an angle. Distribute them over the Christmas balls. The flowers should be arranged short. If there is no more space in the Christmas balls for the pine, glue them to the wreath with a bit of hot glue.
  9. Refill the Christmas balls with water after a few days.

Now your Christmas piece is ready! You must be proud of the result. We would love to enjoy it with you! Share your photo on Instagram or Facebook (tag @aandezevenalleetjes) and you might see your photo on our social media.

On behalf of the entire team at Flower and Styling Aan de Zeven Alleetjes, we wish you loving Christmas days.

Easter workshop instructions

We're going to get started with this fun Easter workshop package. The steps we describe are a guideline; of course you can always use your own creativity. This way the Easter piece gets your own style.
The working method is described in this manual. On our website you will find a link to an instructional video under the heading 'Easter workshop'.

What is included in your workshop package? (Some materials may differ from the example.)
• floral foam in a cake tin
• plastic board
• plastic
• an elastic band
• linen
• pins
• daffodil bulbs
• cocktail sticks
• wooden discs
• quail eggs
• skewer
• hay
• glue pattern
• kittens
• craspedia
• birch
• Eggs
• cut flowers
• moss
• wicker


What else you need:
• glue gun
• pair of scissors
• knife
• pruning shears
• water bottle

Tips:
- Also watch the instructional video while making the Easter piece.
- To enjoy your Easter piece for as long as possible, wet the floral foam occasionally.

We hope you're excited to get started and we'll get started soon!


• Fill a container with water. Place the floral foam on the water and let it slowly absorb.
• Take the pink bowl, the piece of foil and the rubber band. Place the foil on the tray and place the floral foam on top. Fold the foil around the floral foam and put the elastic band around it. Cut off the excess foil.
• Now take the linen and pins. Secure the linen at the bottom of the floral foam with a pin. Then wrap the linen once around the floral foam and then secure it again. Wrap the linen around it again, diagonally upwards. Secure the end with 2 pins.
• Cut the daffodil bulbs from the plant and insert the cocktail sticks into the bottom of the bulb. Divide the daffodils over the floral foam. (see video)
• Take a well-deserved break now. Enjoy the delicious Easter eggs.
(In the meantime, turn on the glue gun.)


• Take the skewers, the hay, the wooden slices and the quail eggs. Put a little glue on a wooden disk and stick some hay on it. Now put some glue on the other side of the disc and press the skewer into it. Turn the skewer a few times in the hot glue. Work away the glue with a little hay and hold the skewer until it is stuck. Stick a quail egg on the top.
• Divide the homemade 'bird's nests' over the floral foam. (Possibly at different heights.)
• Take the catkins, craspedia (yellow balls) and birch twigs and divide them over the Easter piece. Turn the piece occasionally so that you can distribute the branches properly.
• Make the opening in the three large eggs slightly larger using a knife. Clamp the eggs between the twigs and then fill them with water.
• Now take the chamomile and the clematis (purple flower). Cut the flowers diagonally and divide them over the floral foam.
• Work the remaining flowers into the floral foam and into the eggs. For example: 4 flowers in the eggs and 2 in the floral foam.
• Cover the floral foam with moss and hay.
• Now use the wicker for a finishing touch. Stick the beginning in the floral foam and twist it around your Easter piece. Maintain different heights to get a playful effect.
• Now use the last 6 quail eggs and stick them to the twigs or moss with hot glue.

Now your Easter piece is ready. You have already brought spring into your home! You did that very well; compliment yourself! 😊 Share a photo on Instagram or Facebook (tag @aandezevenalleetjes) and who knows, you might see your photo on our social media.

On behalf of the entire flower & styling team of aan de zeven alleetjes, we wish you a happy Easter.