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5 ways to use paint cards HERO
Upcycle all your leftover paint swatches and make the most of those colourful cards.
If you've got a collection of paint swatch cards laying around the house from decorating past, don't throw them away just yet. We’ve gathered these simple DIY paint swatch ideas for creating something crafty and colourful for your home this Christmas.
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1. Ombre Wreath
Cut your cards into small leaf-like shapes to cover a hanger and turn it into all shades of green or pick colours from the same colour family that'll vary from light tones to dark shades and match your Christmas decor.
What you'll need:
Wire coat hanger
25 swatch cards of your colour choice (we've gone for traditional greens here!)
Double sided tape
Scissors
Paint (a tester pot size is plenty)
Paint brush
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2. Signed, sealed, delivered
The gift tag is the icing on the present-wrapping cake, the star on the top of the Christmas tree. So get crafty with your own Christmas-inspired tags. Either use a Christmas Tree, or snowflake-shaped hole puncher or freestyle it (triangle and square, we can do that) onto the swatch card, cut around the shape and stick onto the tag.
What you'll need:
Plain luggage tags
Swatch cards
String
Glue
Scissors
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3. Creatures of Comfort
Create your own nativity scene made of paint swatches. You can download animal templates from Handmade Charlotte
You'll need:
an assortment of colourful paint swatches
craft scissors
a pencil for tracing animal shapes
For a step-by-step guide head over to Handmade Charlotte
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4. Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow
A snowflake punch and swatch cards in shades of grey is all it takes to create perfectly icicle shaped confetti. Sprinkle around the house/ Along the Christmas table/ In your cards for the full winter wonderland effect.
You'll need:
Snowflake punch
Swatch cards
And voila. You'll be walking in a winter wonderland in record time.
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5. Swing from the Chandeliers
You've sorted garlands and wreaths so why not add pizzazz to your ceiling too?
What you'll need:
Wooden Knitting ring
Assorted paint swatch samples in your chosen Christmas colours
Spray adhesive
Circle punch
Sewing machine
Tape
For a step-by-step guide head over to [Kirtsy.com] (https://kirtsy.com/2011/07/25/paint-chip-mobile-how-to/?kp=YToxOntzOjE6Im...
Looking for more clever DIY ideas to do with things laying around the house? Read our [4 New Uses for Old Things] (/en/inspiration/4-new-uses-for-old-things)
