DIY Crèche - Nativity Scene
Don't you just love Christmas time?
One thing I especially enjoy about the season is not only getting selfies with Santa, but decorating the tree and putting (or in this case making) the crèche [Nativity Scene].
However this year, I didn't put up a tree but I did use something else in place. :)
DIY Crèche
Step 1 : Put on your favourite Christmas music.
I started with 'Little Drummer Boy' from Pentatonix. :)
Step 2 : Grab a box ! The size depends on you and if your Nativity figurines are small / big, etc.. mine are fairly big.
Cut the middle top of the box in half and use 2 of those flaps you cut off to staple each end to the box halves. You will need one of those heavy duty staple guns that have long staples to go through the cardboard. Bend the pieces before to make a flat top.
[See photo to see what I mean]
So far, this is what it should look like.
Materials used are Burlap and Brown/Gold paper.
Step 3 : Take the brown/gold paper and lightly and sparsely spray with a rustic colour spray paint, after dried, crumble to give it a nice texture.
Step 4 : Dress the box. Crumble and cover the box, using pins to secure in place.
Feel free to add moss and pebbles to your Nativity Scene. I like to add trees and also drape some lights around.
For our tree this year, I used these red branches with balls and swirls from Raz Imports. I used a tall glass vase filled with stones to keep steady and used red crinkled paper to fill it.
Another little something I put together for decoration.
Have a wonderful week !!! ♡ ♡ ♡
16 comments
This is super great - I've always fancied having a Nativity Scene for Christmas, but they can be quite pricey! Thanks for the comment sweetie
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Oh my goodness, you're so talented. Such dedication to detail. Great job.
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I love your creche. It is amazing. We have a creche every year as well, but it isn't anything like that. Wonderful Lu.
ReplyDeleteLouann, I adore how creative you are, that nativity scene is gorgeous, WOW <3 Have I ever told you how pretty you are, you have such a sweet look about you <3
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Wow, that turned out really great!!! Nice work!
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That Nativity scene looks so creative
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wow, this is just too good. I almost suck at anything crafty!
ReplyDeleteIt's sooo pretty! Love this DIY, perfect for Christmas time ♥
ReplyDeleteGreat post dear. xx
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Gosh, that's a beautiful piece of work, dear! Love it! xoxo
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Oh my gosh, you literally just TRANSFORMED that cardboard box and tissue paper! My eyes quite literally widened, I have never seen anyone create a nativity set this way before. Fantastic! :)
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Oh wow, the end result is beautiful! That's an amazing DIY, great job! xx
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Wow it looks amazing!! I can't believe you made this, it looks so professional!
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You did a great job with this DIY, love it! ;) xoxo
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amazing ideas babe! thanks for sharing!
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