Last weekend, after serving up about a million Devonshire Teas, Hannah and I ducked into Aldi for a quick look. I rarely get to Aldi any more, but I love their Christmas treats, and the way I can get out door furniture, a large screen tv, and the groceries all in the one shop. Add to the fact that there is always a bit of a lucky dip factor going on, and it is one of my favourite shops.
We wandered the aisle whilst I weighed up whether to buy an additional Bob the Builder DVD (yes), or whether we had a flotation vest for Toby (we do). We perked up when we saw our favourite Christmas biscuits were back in stock, and I impulse bought a set of 25 Christmas Cookie cutters. When I saw them I immediately thought of a craft I had seen on the Internet (probably Pinterest).
We headed home tired but happy with our little haul, and I started planning my Christmas crafts for the year.
Country Boy has been making smirking remarks about how ‘amaaaazing’ my craft is, and how it will ‘go viral’ on Pinterest. I’ve threatened to hot glue his mouth shut.
Got any other great ideas for simple Christmas Crafts? Do you have to put up with a husband who doesn’t understand your creative genius? Do you love Aldi as much as me?
I also picked up that set of cookie cutters, but I'm not sure I could bear to part with them for a wreath (awesome though it is). I wonder if I have any old cookie cutters I could use instead…
You just have the best ideas! So unique and special every single time. Clever lady. x
I love this idea! I actually the cookie cutters at Aldi a couple of weeks ago and my first thought was " Í am so glad the kids are too old for cookie shapes now". You are a genius as this is creative and gorgeous, thank you for sharing 😀
Love this, will need to see if Aldi still have them 🙂
Where did you get the berries from???
Hugs
I got the from a dollar shop, but I'm sure that heaps of shops would have them at this time of year.
Are your favourite christmas biscuits from Aldi the Pfeffernüsse? Because that's what I hang out for every year at Xmas.
YES! They are the best.
That looks great, Jo. My only problem is that the red berries look like jaffas, and so I want to eat them. You will really need a supply of Christmas cookies and jaffas wherever you hang it.
And to the questions, No (though I made some of the snowflakes you have on your pinboard), No, and, probably not quite, though the combination of products is amusing, and the European Christmas goodies are pretty exciting.
Thanks my daughter has been looking for something different so I am going to pass your post onto her. Looks fantastic and it's so nice to see something different. xxx Rae
I love Aldi for the surprise factor sometimes. I think your wreath looks lovely. what a great idea.
What I great wreath idea. I confess I am not a craft person so I have no craft ideas, simple or otherwise, I just shamelessly plagiarise the stuff I find on the interwebs. My mother who has had a go at every craft known and then some that I am sure she made up, possibly scarred me. However after making my Derby Day hat I am feeling quietly confident with my hot glue gun skills that I believe I would be able to produce something that resembles a sort of facsimile of yours. Although it won't be on pinterest anytime soon…..
Hot glue guns are brilliant!!
Very creative! I never would have thought to do this with cookie cutters!