On Tuesday 30th November, we passed it over to Stephen Gee at Stonebridge Farm. The cafe had already been decorated top to bottom in beautifully festive Christmas decorations (put up by keen volunteers) so we decided to decorate the animal's pens with our paper chain.
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| Suze handing over the Christmas Decorations to Operations Coordinator, Stephen Gee. |
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| The goat and sheep loved having their pen decorated with your pledges. |
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| The nosy goat couldn't wait to see what all the fuss was about! |
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| Posing piggy! |
After being inspired by Stonebridge Farm's festive decs, we decided to offer you a few budget, DIY ways you could make your own Christmas Decorations!
1. Festive Orange Garland
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| Finished orange garland. |
This is a very cheap and very effective way of making a room feel and smell Christmassy!
You will need:
- Large oranges
- Cinnamon sticks
- Bay leaves
- String
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 200C.
2. Cut the oranges into slices that are 1/2 inch in thickness. How many you want to do is up to you.
3. Place the oranges on a tray and put them in the oven for around 2-3 hours, flipping and checking them regularly.
4. Once they are cooked and cooled, feed one onto the string. Follow with a bay leaf and then a cinnamon stick and repeat until you have a consecutive pattern.
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| The ingredients for the orange garland. |
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| Cut the oranges about 1/2 inch thick. |
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| Finished orange garland. |
2. Festive Foliage
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| Finished festive foliage. |
- Artificial foliage
- Twigs
- Snow spray
- Fairy lights
- Christmas decorations (optional)
Method:
1. Find somewhere like a window sill or a fireplace and lay your artificial foliage across it. This will be your base.
2. Then, take your twigs and spray them with a dusting of snow spray (remember to do this outside or with a sheet underneath as it could stain).
3. Whilst they dry, weave your fairy lights around your foliage and place your decorations where you want them.
4. When the twigs are dry, place them in between the foliage and you are finished!
1. Find somewhere like a window sill or a fireplace and lay your artificial foliage across it. This will be your base.
2. Then, take your twigs and spray them with a dusting of snow spray (remember to do this outside or with a sheet underneath as it could stain).
3. Whilst they dry, weave your fairy lights around your foliage and place your decorations where you want them.
4. When the twigs are dry, place them in between the foliage and you are finished!
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| Festive foliage. |
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| Twig covered in snow spray. |
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| Christmas decoration in the foliage. |
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| Christmas decoration in the foliage. |
3. Snow Blizzard Candles
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| Finished snow blizzard candle. |
- Jars (size of your choice)
- Snow spray
- Ribbon
- Tea light candles
Method:
1. Tie the ribbon around the edge of your jar.
2. Spray snow spray inside the jar and wait for it to completely dry.
3. Place a tea light in the bottom and light up to see your lit up snow blizzard!
1. Tie the ribbon around the edge of your jar.
2. Spray snow spray inside the jar and wait for it to completely dry.
3. Place a tea light in the bottom and light up to see your lit up snow blizzard!
If this post has inspired you to make your own decorations, why not donate them to a local shelter or food bank? Or you could even volunteer to decorate it for them!
Also, to see the pledges and all the animals, Stonebridge Farm in St Ann's is free to the public and is a very well-kept, community place. They are also in great need of volunteers so if you want to volunteer with animals or in the community, don't hesitate to contact them. To find out more about Stonebridge Farm or how to volunteer, click here.
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