Thanks Terri - it sounds like you are a kindred spirit. Virtually everything in my craft room is second hand and reclaimed. I’m a big believer that crafting shouldn’t be expensive either to the pocket or the environment. I feel close to my nanna when crafting as she always made do with what she had 🤗 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
@@createandcraftwithchristine thank you. I am sure that's why l still craft to this day, bc of her. If she didn't have something, we made it. Really love your crafts.
@krystleburgess1052 I hope our grandparents are up there somewhere stitching or crafting together and looking down saying wow look who has met now because of us. The world is a beautiful place 💙🧵🪡
I loved seeing all if your baubles & bits! Thank you so much for sharing this tree ornament idea. I WISH I knew how-to make these after my husband passed. I would have cut-up one if his shirts and made trees for the family as a memorial to him❤
I’m so sorry for the loss of your husband and hope you’re doing ok. What a lovely idea to use sentimental fabrics as little memory trees. 💙🧵🪡 Christine
@@createandcraftwithchristine Ahh, Thankyou for the warm message. You made life in Oklahoma a lot more fun with your 🌲 work. I wish the very same for you and yours. I love your accent. I was born in England, but sound very, ' y'all come on over', due to the fact I have lived in America since I was 6 wks old.Long boring story... Enjoy the Holiday Season.
@@releasingendorphins232 you made be chuckle with your message so thank you and I really don’t think any story you would share would be boring! A lovely person I travelled through Turkey with many years ago was from Oklahoma so you brought me a sweet moment of memories there too. Cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
@@createandcraftwithchristine Thankyou. I am happy I can bring warm memories and a smile to you, who is touching the world with her beautiful humour, peaceful and uplifting soul, beautiful crafts...You should write a book about your life. I would buy it.
@ awww you made me smile again. I’m not sure my life is eventful enough for a book (for which I am actually eternally grateful)but I’m so pleased if my videos can send some peace and joy into the world year round as we all definitely need more of that 💙🧵🪡
Hi Christine, thanx for showing how to create this lovely tree, very effective xxx I'm loving all you crafters out there sharing all the different xmas decoration ideas 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
Thanks so much - I’m glad you like it, enjoy crafting! 🤗 And you’re right there are so many wonderful crafts being shared at this time of year 💙🧵🪡 cheers, Christine
Ah they're so pretty Christine and I reckon you could even get kids involved with the plaiting part, love that you get to use up some hoarded beads as weell as the fabrics. I might just be able to squeeze a few more things on to my slow-stitched tree ... :)
That’s so great! I bet it’s fabulous. 🤗 unfortunately RUclips doesn’t allow sharing of photos but you can share them in our Facebook group: facebook.com/share/g/19VBS2CJLx/?mibextid=K35XfP cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
I really love how you use fabric for the background on your studio desk. It really is very pleasing to watch compared to a plain desk or stark fabric cutting mat! Kudos for this. 🤍✌️
Christine, greetings from Southern California, USA. We are in mid-winter here, but no snow on the ground. I live about 60 miles east of Los Angeles. Really loved listening to your commentary as I was fortunate to have a teaching job outside of Melbourne in a small city called Kingsbury. I was there for 18 months in 1975-1977...a long time ago to be sure when we did not have the internet and a lot of the modern technology we have today. Your tree decorations were adorable and really scrap-friendly! Bless you and thank you for sharing. 🙏💖💖
So lovely to hear from you and learn about your time near Melbourne - I think that is the area where Latrobe University is these days. We’ve had another very hot day here over 30 degrees Celsius so it is somewhat hard to imagine what it feels like for those of you in winter climes. Welcome to my virtual craft table and feel free to stop by for a chat anytime 🤗 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
Just found your channel and I'm excited about what you make. I always close the knot into a drawer to braid my fabric. Or plat...I think you are saying. 😊
So lovely to have you here and I hope you enjoy making one of these! And yes, here in Australia we call it plaiting or a plait which is also known as a braid. 😊 cheers, Christine
FYI in the UK we spell it plait, but the I is silent so it’s pronounced plat. plait /plat/ noun 1. a single length of hair, straw, rope, or other material made up of three or more interlaced strands: British "she wore her dark hair in plaits" 2. archaic term for pleat verb 1. form (hair, straw, rope, or other material) into a plait or plaits: "her hair had been plaited and coiled at the back of her head" Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
This is a really super cute idea. You could make a set for your tree or a gift to someone. I think they would be cute with a little bell at the bottom and perhaps spray your strips with a little starch and press them before u braid them. It would give them a little structure. U could do a candy cane or a snowman. U could make little trees and then sew them together to make a 5 point star and in the center hang a little bell or a tear drop bobble like she had. Lots of possibilities.😉👍
@@createandcraftwithchristine Well as the old saying goes....the greatest creations were created by one basic idea, but someone has to be responsible for that basic idea. You!😉👍
Hello Christine. I love love love your little trees. I am making them for my friends and a few other people. I would be interested on how you would use buttons in place of the beads. I love watchinhg your channel. I have oodles of fabric, thread and beads.
Thanks Brenda - for buttons you could just stitch through them like a bead but through both holes so they lay flat between the fabric layers. Alternatively you could stitch them spaced out on a thin piece of fabric that could run up the centre of the tree which you could then stitch the fabric plait onto wending it’s way between the buttons. Have fun creating. Cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
That’s a pretty design, and so effective! The red and green work really well together. Could you plait in stranded beads as well? If you bundle up the tails and clip them with your fabric clips, would they get tangled less? I guess moving the clips would be annoying though. Also, if you turned the little silver heart over and then topped it with a tiny pearl, would it look like angel wings? I love hearing about Lucy the dog! Pets are definitely no respecter of tidiness and organisation! 🤣
Love your ideas my friend and so many possibilities with this. I think the clips on the ends are a good idea. You’re definitely right about dogs 😂 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
A lil' tip? When trying to braid or macrame long strands, its helpful to wind up the ends in little bundles, and secure with rubber bands, and then pull them out as needed. Keeps all your strands out of your way.❤🎉
New subscriber. I love the little Christmas tree. It’s beautiful. I’m definitely going to give some of these a go, gorgeous ornaments for a tree or a card, they could be utilised in many different ways and I have lots and lots of material lying in my stash, another way to use some of it. Thanks for the inspiration and I’m looking forward to many more of your videos. I cant see well enough at the moment but I’m waiting for surgery and praying that I’ll be able to see well enough afterwards to do something like this. I used to do a lot of things that were small but it’s impossible for me to see to thread a needle or sew anything. I think I’m going to love your channel.
Welcome Pamela (or do you prefer Pam?) to my virtual craft room. I really hope your surgery goes well so you can again enjoy all your crafting. Cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
so pretty; just found your channel and loved this idea. From Saskatchewan Canada. My sister lived in Australia for 8 yrs and I loved everything about your country. Merry Christmas
Thanks so much, and it’s great to have you aboard Tracy! Merry Christmas to you too! It’s lovely how we are all connected - my best friend growing up lived around the corner from me and he family did a 1 year house exchange in Canada so I saw lots of photos and heard lots of stories. I would like to visit one day too as you have such wonderful scenery and friendly folks 🤗 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
Interesting project! It requires lots of dexterity. It's similar to other types of braiding as we call it in the U.S. I think I've seen 3 strips tied to the back of a chair with wood slats in the back. That way they would really be secured and easier to braid.
Thanks Kay! It’s definitely easier if you can secure the plait or braid to something and stand with the lengths a bit freer than it is possible on the craft desk under the camera. The things we do for our craft 😂 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
Hi Christine, thank you so much for this idea! It's fabulous. I'm going to get to work on a miniature for my tabletop tree. 🎄 I think every sewing list needs to have pliers on it, right by needles and thread. Every stitcher I know uses pliers. They come in quite handy. TFS 😊
Whoa! A true example of 100% upcycling, including the secondhand thread kit! I love it! This is how all crafts should be in this era of mass waste!
Thanks Terri - it sounds like you are a kindred spirit. Virtually everything in my craft room is second hand and reclaimed. I’m a big believer that crafting shouldn’t be expensive either to the pocket or the environment. I feel close to my nanna when crafting as she always made do with what she had 🤗 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
@@createandcraftwithchristinemakes me feel closer to my granny. I miss her so!!!
@@krystleburgess1052 I’m so sorry you miss your granny but happy that crafting helps you feel close to her too 💙🧵🪡
@@createandcraftwithchristine thank you. I am sure that's why l still craft to this day, bc of her. If she didn't have something, we made it. Really love your crafts.
@krystleburgess1052 I hope our grandparents are up there somewhere stitching or crafting together and looking down saying wow look who has met now because of us. The world is a beautiful place 💙🧵🪡
Adorable
Thank you Linda 🤗 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
loving your videos , new to this thanks for sharing
Welcome and thanks so much. Happy creating 🤗 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
I loved seeing all if your baubles & bits! Thank you so much for sharing this tree ornament idea. I WISH I knew how-to make these after my husband passed. I would have cut-up one if his shirts and made trees for the family as a memorial to him❤
I’m so sorry for the loss of your husband and hope you’re doing ok. What a lovely idea to use sentimental fabrics as little memory trees. 💙🧵🪡 Christine
Thanks. I'm going to try this. I think I'll use a pillow and long pin to hold the fabric strips as I braid.
Great idea! It’s so much easier than trying to hold it all with your hands! 😊 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
These are lovely, Christine! What a beautiful idea! Thank you ❤❤❤
You are so welcome Giusi 🤗 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
I Love these. Thankyou.
So lovely to hear you loved them! 💙🧵🪡 Very best wishes to you and yours this festive season. Cheers, Christine
@@createandcraftwithchristine Ahh, Thankyou for the warm message. You made life in Oklahoma a lot more fun with your 🌲 work. I wish the very same for you and yours. I love your accent. I was born in England, but sound very, ' y'all come on over', due to the fact I have lived in America since I was 6 wks old.Long boring story...
Enjoy the Holiday Season.
@@releasingendorphins232 you made be chuckle with your message so thank you and I really don’t think any story you would share would be boring! A lovely person I travelled through Turkey with many years ago was from Oklahoma so you brought me a sweet moment of memories there too. Cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
@@createandcraftwithchristine Thankyou. I am happy I can bring warm memories and a smile to you, who is touching the world with her beautiful humour, peaceful and uplifting soul, beautiful crafts...You should write a book about your life. I would buy it.
@ awww you made me smile again. I’m not sure my life is eventful enough for a book (for which I am actually eternally grateful)but I’m so pleased if my videos can send some peace and joy into the world year round as we all definitely need more of that 💙🧵🪡
They Look lovely, I’m not planning to make anymore Christmas bits this year but 🤔 I could change my mind . TFS Christine xxx
Haha always temptations to keep crafting 😂 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
Hi Christine, thanx for showing how to create this lovely tree, very effective xxx I'm loving all you crafters out there sharing all the different xmas decoration ideas 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
Thanks so much - I’m glad you like it, enjoy crafting! 🤗 And you’re right there are so many wonderful crafts being shared at this time of year 💙🧵🪡 cheers, Christine
This is amazing thanks
Thanks so much, I hope you have fun making some 😊💙🧵🪡 and a happy festive season to you and yours 🎄cheers, Christmas
Love these! What a beautiful quilt is laying on your table 😍
Thanks Tineke - it’s actually from an old quilted pillow sham 🤗 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
Hello from Chicago. This is a very upscale scrap project. It would make a pretty necklace or tacked onto a hat during Christmas season. SUBSCRIBED.
Hi, do you know how long the strips to be to make 1 tree?
So happy to hear you’re enjoying this and welcome to my virtual craft room and the channel 💙🧵🪡 cheers, Christine
This is a great idea Christine - so festive ❤️💚❤️💚
Thanks so much Sally 😊 I love how we can use scraps to make beautiful decorations 🤗 Loving all your decorations! Cheers, Christine
Ah they're so pretty Christine and I reckon you could even get kids involved with the plaiting part, love that you get to use up some hoarded beads as weell as the fabrics. I might just be able to squeeze a few more things on to my slow-stitched tree ... :)
Just love what you’ve been doing Annie 🤗 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
I just ‘had’ to make one immediately .. and I did and it is super cute, fun and easy to do. If I knew how to attach a pic I would 😂
That’s so great! I bet it’s fabulous. 🤗 unfortunately RUclips doesn’t allow sharing of photos but you can share them in our Facebook group: facebook.com/share/g/19VBS2CJLx/?mibextid=K35XfP cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
Wonderful project❤ Thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much - I hope you have fun creating your own tree decorations! 😊
What a fun project. Can't wait to make some.❤
I hope you really enjoy these Rhonda 🤗 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
I love your "bead container"! Oh yeah I love your trees too. Cute ❤
So much fun rifling around in beads! Very best wishes to you and yours this festive season. Cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
Fascinating! Thanks for the inspiration 👏👏👏
Thanks so much Deborah 🤗 Cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
I really love how you use fabric for the background on your studio desk. It really is very pleasing to watch compared to a plain desk or stark fabric cutting mat! Kudos for this. 🤍✌️
I'm glad it appeals to you! It’s nice to have a little bit of visual interest when I’m working too. 😊 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
What a lovely idea Christine thank you x
You are so welcome Gillian 🤗 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
Very cute little tree.
Thanks so much - I hope you give them a try! 😄 Cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
I think that I shall make some of these and use two or three small jingle bells at the bottom. Thanks for sharing.
That would be so lovely to hear the bells jingle - happy crafting! Cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
I love this idea and am going to have to make lots and lots! Thank you so much for this idea!🥰🤗
So glad you liked it - I hope you enjoy making lots! 😊 Cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
Very cute! Thank you
I’m so glad you like them - thanks for watching! 😊 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
Christine, greetings from Southern California, USA. We are in mid-winter here, but no snow on the ground. I live about 60 miles east of Los Angeles. Really loved listening to your commentary as I was fortunate to have a teaching job outside of Melbourne in a small city called Kingsbury. I was there for 18 months in 1975-1977...a long time ago to be sure when we did not have the internet and a lot of the modern technology we have today. Your tree decorations were adorable and really scrap-friendly! Bless you and thank you for sharing. 🙏💖💖
So lovely to hear from you and learn about your time near Melbourne - I think that is the area where Latrobe University is these days. We’ve had another very hot day here over 30 degrees Celsius so it is somewhat hard to imagine what it feels like for those of you in winter climes. Welcome to my virtual craft table and feel free to stop by for a chat anytime 🤗 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
Thank you, Christine for the Christmas crafts.
You're very welcome Lisa! Cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
These tree ornaments are super cute and very clever! Definitely want to make one! Thank you so much🥰.
I hope you enjoy making one - they’re fun to do! 😊 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
Just found your channel and I'm excited about what you make. I always close the knot into a drawer to braid my fabric. Or plat...I think you are saying. 😊
So lovely to have you here and I hope you enjoy making one of these! And yes, here in Australia we call it plaiting or a plait which is also known as a braid. 😊 cheers, Christine
FYI in the UK we spell it plait, but the I is silent so it’s pronounced plat.
plait
/plat/
noun
1.
a single length of hair, straw, rope, or other material made up of three or more interlaced strands:
British
"she wore her dark hair in plaits"
2.
archaic term for pleat
verb
1.
form (hair, straw, rope, or other material) into a plait or plaits:
"her hair had been plaited and coiled at the back of her head"
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Hi Christine .. fun to make and they look gorgeous .. thanks for sharing you lovely woman .. Joanne
Thanks Joanne - happy to share and I’m glad you like them! 🤗 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
Very cute shabby chic!❤❤❤
Glad you like them! 😊 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
This is a really super cute idea. You could make a set for your tree or a gift to someone. I think they would be cute with a little bell at the bottom and perhaps spray your strips with a little starch and press them before u braid them. It would give them a little structure. U could do a candy cane or a snowman. U could make little trees and then sew them together to make a 5 point star and in the center hang a little bell or a tear drop bobble like she had. Lots of possibilities.😉👍
You have so many great ideas! I love how you can take the basic tree idea and run with it! 🤗 cheers, Christine
@@createandcraftwithchristine Well as the old saying goes....the greatest creations were created by one basic idea, but someone has to be responsible for that basic idea. You!😉👍
Cute idea👍❤️
Thanks so much - I love finding new uses for scraps. 🥰 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
Love this idea so cute
Thank you! 😊 glad you like it 💙🧵🪡 cheers, Christine
What a lovely project! I will be making at least one of these ❤❤
I'm so glad you liked it - I hope you enjoy making yours! Cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
Hello Christine. I love love love your little trees. I am making them for my friends and a few other people. I would be interested on how you would use buttons in place of the beads. I love watchinhg your channel. I have oodles of fabric, thread and beads.
Thanks Brenda - for buttons you could just stitch through them like a bead but through both holes so they lay flat between the fabric layers. Alternatively you could stitch them spaced out on a thin piece of fabric that could run up the centre of the tree which you could then stitch the fabric plait onto wending it’s way between the buttons. Have fun creating. Cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
Lovely idea, you did well without having your regular set up. 🇨🇦
I’m glad you liked the idea and hope you have fun making one or some 😊 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
I love this! So pretty!
Thanks so much - I’m glad you like it and hope you enjoy making some 🤗 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
That’s a pretty design, and so effective! The red and green work really well together. Could you plait in stranded beads as well?
If you bundle up the tails and clip them with your fabric clips, would they get tangled less? I guess moving the clips would be annoying though. Also, if you turned the little silver heart over and then topped it with a tiny pearl, would it look like angel wings?
I love hearing about Lucy the dog! Pets are definitely no respecter of tidiness and organisation! 🤣
Love your ideas my friend and so many possibilities with this. I think the clips on the ends are a good idea. You’re definitely right about dogs 😂 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
Oh how sweet that is, I love it! 😍
Thanks so much - I hope you give it a try! 😄 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
Nice crafting using what we have thanks for sharing
You're welcome Debbie - I love finding new ways to use up scrap fabric! 🤗 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
I had a Christmas card with this wavy design it was just wool stuck down i can remember thinking how effective it was ❤
Thanks Snoppy K -it’s funny how something simple can be so effective 🤗 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
A lil' tip?
When trying to braid or macrame long strands, its helpful to wind up the ends in little bundles, and secure with rubber bands, and then pull them out as needed. Keeps all your strands out of your way.❤🎉
Oh my goodness what a wonderful tip! Thank you 🤗 cheers, Christine 💙🧵💛
Thank you! I am all over these types of projects! So cool and a great video!❤
Thanks so much, I am glad you enjoyed it and hope you have fun making some 🤗 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
Great ideas. Love the use of the chandelier beads. 😊
I’m glad you like it Martha and hope the recovery continues to progress well 💛
@ thanks Christine. It’s going well but will take sometime! Slow and steady wins the race. 😊❤️
@ Yes, follow Dr orders and slow and steady = good recovery 🤗
@ oh I am following orders and behaving, trust me! 😃
❤ nice one
Thanks so much - I’m glad you like them Dawn! 😊 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
If you feel the thread is breaking, put the thread in the freezer for a few days. It will put moisture back into the threads.
Thanks so much for this super tip. Cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
New subscriber. I love the little Christmas tree. It’s beautiful. I’m definitely going to give some of these a go, gorgeous ornaments for a tree or a card, they could be utilised in many different ways and I have lots and lots of material lying in my stash, another way to use some of it. Thanks for the inspiration and I’m looking forward to many more of your videos. I cant see well enough at the moment but I’m waiting for surgery and praying that I’ll be able to see well enough afterwards to do something like this. I used to do a lot of things that were small but it’s impossible for me to see to thread a needle or sew anything. I think I’m going to love your channel.
Welcome Pamela (or do you prefer Pam?) to my virtual craft room. I really hope your surgery goes well so you can again enjoy all your crafting. Cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
@ hi and thank you for the welcome. I prefer Pam but I answer to anything lol.
@ thanks for letting me know Pam. We have a saying around here “call me anything, just don’t call me late for dinner” 😆
Very beautiful your Christmas tree 😊 I will make same....thank you from the Dolomites in Italy ❤❤❤ and I wish you Merry Christmas
Hello Raffaella - you live in a beautiful part of the world. We have happy memories from our visits there. Cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
so pretty; just found your channel and loved this idea. From Saskatchewan Canada. My sister lived in Australia for 8 yrs and I loved everything about your country. Merry Christmas
Thanks so much, and it’s great to have you aboard Tracy! Merry Christmas to you too! It’s lovely how we are all connected - my best friend growing up lived around the corner from me and he family did a 1 year house exchange in Canada so I saw lots of photos and heard lots of stories. I would like to visit one day too as you have such wonderful scenery and friendly folks 🤗 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
Wow I just came across your channel and subscribed ! I love this! I will be trying this in my Journals! Thanks for sharing your talent with us!
So glad you found my channel and thanks for subscribing! Hope you enjoy making your own little fabric trees for your journals. 🤗 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
Interesting project! It requires lots of dexterity. It's similar to other types of braiding as we call it in the U.S. I think I've seen 3 strips tied to the back of a chair with wood slats in the back. That way they would really be secured and easier to braid.
Thanks Kay! It’s definitely easier if you can secure the plait or braid to something and stand with the lengths a bit freer than it is possible on the craft desk under the camera. The things we do for our craft 😂 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
Fun little decoration 🤩
Thanks for watching - I love using up scraps too! 🎄cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
So festive!!! Very nice! Thank you, Christine ❤
Thanks so much - I love the festive feel of these too! 😊 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
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Thanks for stopping by 🤗
I wonder if it might be better to start at the top and go for how large you want it?
@@kellyallen3798 great suggestion! Will give that a go too 🤗 cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
What was the length you started with? Width is 1.5” ??
@@linsfruit5240 hello - it was the width of the fabric so approximately 1m. Cheers, Christine
Hi Christine, thank you so much for this idea! It's fabulous. I'm going to get to work on a miniature for my tabletop tree. 🎄 I think every sewing list needs to have pliers on it, right by needles and thread. Every stitcher I know uses pliers. They come in quite handy. TFS 😊
I'm so glad you liked the idea Kim - have fun making your miniature Christmas tree 🎄 and I agree regarding the pliers 🤗 Cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
What kind of thread and the sewing needles are you using
I suggest a long needle (you can find these in multipurpose household sets) and a strong thread. Regards, Christine 💙🧵🪡
How long the strips to make 1 tree?
Hello - around 1 metres. Have fun crafting. Cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
@ thank you ❤️
Lovely 🩷
Thanks so much Isobel 🤗 Very best wishes to you and yours this festive season. Cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡
You Need a few more stitches to anchor the end. Lol.
😂😂😂 cheers, Christine 💙🧵