Crafting a charming ivy berry hazelnut ornament for a sustainable holiday embellishment
In the spirit of the festive season, learn how to create your own Ivy Berry Decorated Hazel Balls for a touch of natural elegance in your Christmas decorations.
Forming the Hazel Ball Base
- Gather flexible hazel branches and soak them briefly in water to make them pliable.
- Weave or twist the hazel branches into a spherical shape, securing the ends by tucking or tying with natural twine.
Attaching Ivy and Berries
- Use fresh or dried ivy leaves and berry sprigs, such as holly berries or other safe, decorative berries.
- Attach the ivy and berries to the hazel ball by weaving the stems into the ball or securing with thin floral wire or natural twine.
- Arrange the ivy leaves to cover the hazel structure attractively and place the berries evenly spaced for visual interest.
Finishing Touches
- Optionally add pine cones, small cones, or other natural elements for added texture.
- Use a natural twine loop to hang the decorated hazel ball on a Christmas tree, wreath, or mantel.
The style of these decorations emphasizes the natural materials of hazel and ivy, often combined with red berries to embody classic Christmas colours. For detailed inspiration or similar natural Christmas decorating ideas, explore resources on using seed berry garlands and pinecone decorations, as these share similar natural and rustic themes.
Notable Features
- Each ivy berry globe requires approximately 100cm long, pliable hazel (or willow) branches with twiggy ends.
- The structure of the ivy berry globes is used to show off the mature ivy with clusters of architectural berries.
- Put the ninth ring horizontally around the ball and fix it to the vertical rings with florist's wire.
- Each ivy berry globe uses 20 or more ivy berry heads.
- Put eight rings together to form a segmented ball.
- Fix the top and bottom of the segmented ball with florist's wire.
- Wind a cut piece of florist's wire around the stem of each ivy berry head, leaving a 3cm end to fix to the hazel ball.
- Randomly attach the ivy berry heads to the hazel ball and pinch the wire tight with pliers.
- Overlap the ends of the rings and leave the twiggy ends sticking out.
- One ivy berry globe can also be hung to catch light from a window.
- Florist's stub wire is cut into 7-10cm lengths for the construction of the ivy berry globes.
- Form nine rings, each approximately 26cm in diameter, from the lengths of hazel.
- The ivy berry globes are light enough to hang from a pin or a loop made of natural twine.
- A collection of varying size ivy berry globes looks great hanging from the ceiling.
Enjoy the process of creating your own Ivy Berry Decorated Hazel Balls and add a touch of rustic charm to your Christmas decorations this season!
- Incorporate the Ivy Berry Decorated Hazel Balls into your home-and-garden and outdoor-living spaces, complementing the natural elements of your landscape and enhancing your lifestyle during the festive season.
- With the addition of Ivy Berry Decorated Hazel Balls to your gardens, you can create a harmonious blend of classic Christmas colors and natural materials, making your home-and-garden decorations more appealing and inviting.
