How do you make Polish Christmas Decorations?
Dec 17th, 2008 by admin
I want to know how to make some Polish Christmas Decorations…If anyone can help please let me know!!!!!
Polish ornaments use a lot of natural materials, like wood and real straw. The most popular are shaped like multi-pointed stars ( 6 points or more). They can also be made out of paper. Little baskets can also be made ; decorated eggs with folk-type paintings of flowers and roosters ( similar to Pennsylvanian Dutch, but more colorful) are also acceptable at Christmas. Wood shavings curled into angels' bodies ( with a bead for a head) are nice, also.
Polish ornaments use a lot of natural materials, like wood and real straw. The most popular are shaped like multi-pointed stars ( 6 points or more). They can also be made out of paper. Little baskets can also be made ; decorated eggs with folk-type paintings of flowers and roosters ( similar to Pennsylvanian Dutch, but more colorful) are also acceptable at Christmas. Wood shavings curled into angels' bodies ( with a bead for a head) are nice, also.
References :
Traditional decorations include the pajaki or spiders, which are handmade mobiles, stars and decorated eggshells. At http://jas.familyfun.go.com/crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=10472 you can find directions to make a traditional Polish decoration — also known as a porcupine ball for its spikiness. You can find other homemade Christmas ornaments at http://familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts/season/specialfeature/christmas-ornaments-ms/ Other traditional decoration ideas can be found at the links below:
References :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Christmas_traditions
http://www.msichicago.org/scrapbook/scrapbook_exhibits/catw2005/traditions/countries/poland.html
http://christmasdays.com/christmas-central-europe.html