The way to Decorate Tree Branches for a Winter Wonderland-Themed Party
No matter where you live, you can transform your house into a winter wonderland with snow- and ice-covered tree branches in vases. Make your frosty divisions as easy or as decorative as you enjoy.
Let It Snow
Most any type of pure tree division works for this undertaking. If you gather the divisions from your yard or a nearby wooded area, then remove any remaining leaves or small branches near the bottom that will interfere with placing the branch at a vase. Lay the branches out on paper, a plastic tarp or a vintage sheet at a well-ventilated location. Spray paint the divisions white to give them a wintry, snow-covered look. Use spray primer before painting to get a completely opaque finish. For a little more shine, use silver paint. You can stop here and arrange the divisions in a wide-mouth glass vase, or continue to embellish the divisions using synthetic ice crystals.
Twice as N-ice
Add some sparkle into your painted branches using ice crystals made from Epsom salt or clear wool stitch stones, also referred to as cracked ice or ice diamond filler. Include glitter for additional glistening. Make sure to buy fresh Epsom salt, as the salt crystals may split down into powder as time passes. Begin by pouring a pile of salt crystals or diamond rubbed and glitter on a paper or big sheet of Kraft paper. Spray one side of a division with adhesive or smooth on some clear-drying craft glue. Fold the paper slightly and roll up the division into the glitter and seams. Fill in any bare spots by sprinkling more crystals by hand. Enable the glue to set for 45 minutes and then repeat the procedure for another side and the remaining branches. Arrange the divisions to your liking at a wide-mouth glass vase.
Light Them Up
If your winter wonderland-themed celebration is in the evening, light your frosty tree division displays with lights. These tiny, delicate LED lights, about the size of a dewdrop or a grain of rice, are affixed to a slim, bendable wire. You will discover floral fairy lights powered by a small battery pack, and a few even include timers. Carefully wrap the lights around and across the branches, starting at the top using the end opposite the battery pack. Continue down the bottom of the branches, so the battery pack ends up in the vase. Use clear glass vase filler jewels to conceal the battery pack. Otherwise, set the lights inside the vase and add the tree sections.
Add Some Ornaments
Dress up your winter division displays with little, homemade iced or glitter decorations. Make festive iced fruit using miniature faux apples and pears and 4mm glass pearl vase filler or destroyed glass glitter. Pour a pile of the synthetic ice on a paper. Working one part at a time, apply craft glue into the surface of the press and fruit that section into the vase filler beads or glass glitter. Repeat the procedure until the entire surface is covered, filling in any bare spots by hand. Use a drop of hot glue to attach a looped string into the stem and then hang the fruit in your divisions. Try this using dried citrus fruit juices also.