DIY Yule Decorations | Traditions of Yule🌲🌟
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
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YOU WILL NEED:
5 sticks of the same length (whatever size you'd like, mine will be medium thickness and length)
String or Twine (Wire will also work)
Scissors
Glue gun, If you don't have one, fast drying glue will work)
Small sticks you can easily snap (I'll be using mini fir sticks)
Fir cones (don't worry if you can't get any, walnuts/ acorns/ conkers can be used as a substile) I'll be using mini Fir cones)
Optional items:
Evergreens e.g. Holly, Holly berries, mistletoe Ivy, Fir etc... or anything growing in your area you can get your hands on!
Moss (craft moss works great too)
Spices e.g. Star anise, cinnamon sticks.
if you have any questions let me know, and I will get back to you ! 🌲🥰
Hello Enchanted ones!
I really truly hope you enjoy this Yule tree video, and find it to be informative and fun! it was amazing finding out the origins of Traditional decorations!
Salt dough:
1 cup plain flour
1/2 cup table salt (any salt will do as long as its ground)
1 cup water
Bake at very low temperature in oven or let air dry
Tip: keep checking on them and turning them okay to let them dry evenly
Spiced orange Decorations:
Thinly slice an orange
Sprinkle with cinnamon
Place in an oven on a low temperature (50 degrees)
Keep checking on them, turning them over, making sure they don't burn until they are dry.
You can eat them if you'd like to!
Blessed Yule, Enchanted ones
All my love,
Alwyn 🌳
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I enjoy the research to the old traditions, and finding out why Pagans have these traditions, so your channel is so right for me. Thank you for showing the tradition of crafting items. I know that crafted items hold so much more power within them, and it's fun for others to do with you.
What a magical Yule tree. You've convinced me that I should find space for a special Yule tree and mindfully decorate it with natures gifts. Thanks for a beautiful video. x
Thankyou Susan 🥰 yes there are so much more different types of decorations to make and find out about! It's just so interesting 🥰
What a great video. You warm my heart with your channel. Thank you a fan from Canada ❤🇨🇦
I was at a supermarket just today and saw a tree decorated with dried orange slices. What a great idea!
Oh that's so cool! It's amazing to know the origin of orange slice isn't it?! Plus they smell so good!
They still have a slight citrus scent when you bring out the same dried oranges every year from the loft too ☺️☺️☺️
Hi Alwyn, such lovely ideas and traditions, I never thought of the pine tree shape, pointing to the sun, love that! My mum told me her trees as a child had candles. And my Gran used to paint walnut shells gold and hang them on the tree. I've started that. I started the cranberry strands yesterday, going outside for the birds and bunnies. You are so right, it all matters. Thank you so much. 💝
Omg really that's amazing!!! I'm going to ask my grandma if she remembers what was hung on her tree too! Love the idea of painting walnut shells!! Enjoy your cranberry garland 🥰 have a lovely weekend 💚
How wonderful! My mother would paint walnut shells gold and hang them on our tree as well. I grew up (and still live) in Central Texas.
@@sondra919 I love that our families did the same things! Alwyn, you bring us all together! Love that so much!! Thank you! 💝
@@sondra919 forgot, I'm in western Pennsylvania! 💝
Lovely arwyn. You don't need to spend a bomb on decorations make them yourself, and eco friendly! And I like the jars from sainsbury also..blessings 🖤🍁🐈🧚♀️🌲
Ohh glad you recognised the little jar hehe! Sainsburys is good for decorations! I really think I spent under £10 on everything that was on this tree! Have a lovely Sunday, sandy 🥰❤🌲
You are such a sweet hearted young lady. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge of these ancient ways. I find them extremely interesting and your crafts are just so inspiring. Blessings to you Alwyn and thank you
This video cheered me up so much🥰 I am personally an atheist, but have recently been very involved in pagan culture an I'm thinking of adding some traditions in my new year/ birthday celebration since I was born on 21 december😂 thank you for this amazing vlog!
The snobby little sun was absolutely adorable!! I might just have to make them for yule this year. 🥺
😅🥰 Her personality shocked me!!! Have fun my love 😊💚
I love how you included the history background and the old traditions of Yule.
Thankyou Carlie 🥰 I love learning about it 🥰
I will never take the Christ out of Christmas, but Yule resonates so perfectly.
My favorite was the end about Evergreens. Your words and deeds always move me. Hail the 🌲
I believe this is the first video of your’s that I have ever watched….it was very calming and enchanting. Your Ode to the Fir Tree brought me to tears, such beautiful words and feelings of gratitude to put into your note. Thank you for sharing this wonderful Yule video, Blessed Be
Thankyou so much for your beautiful words! I'm so glad you enjoyed the ode - blessed be 🥰
I live in the tropics in Australia, but I still adore and understand all the beauty you experience in the northern hemisphere ❤❤❤❤
Love love love this video! So much enchantment to be had honouring our ancestors!
I really loved this video. The stories and the decorations, the grattitude. Me and my ADD watches everything and thats says something
My favourite was your letter to the evergreen tree and the heart shaped ornamental decoration... To top the tree off you should be seated as the Fairy Princess of your woodland realm blinding everything with your beams of light! Thanks for sharing all your beautiful handmade decorations Alwyn I loved you flour sun faces and also the orange rings with Star Anese stuck on their middles thank you for sharing Alwyn 💜❤️💜
Purr-fectly said! You’re brilliant with words and they way you gift us with your “storytelling”. Blessed “We” are to have “You” our lives. Happy Yule🧙🏻♀️
Ohh thankyou so much 🥰 have a blessed yule 😃🌲
Dearest Alwyn, your lovely video has lifted my spirit today, and I could truly feel the yuletide enchantment, even through the phone screen, lol. Thank you. Thank you for being unapologetically magical, and reminding me to be so, as well.
🌲🌙 ✨️ 🌛🌕🌜 🧙🧚♀️🧝♂️
Pro tip! If you melt your salt in the water over medium heat until it mostly dissolves first, you will have a much more refined and smooth dough!
The ode to the fir tree has me in tears. Thank you for rob's beautiful video and ALL your beautiful videos
💜💖💜. I store my salt dough ornaments in a ziplock. I have used the same salt dough stars and snowflakes for 17 years now!!! I did paint them. Love your tree!!!!
People need to make more trees like this. They're vastly more authentic. They're like writing a letter instead of buying a pre-written holiday card. So much more personal and meaningful.
This video is simply magical! Thank you for the beautiful video and the inspiration to make some decorations xxx
Thankyou so much Jenna 😄 honesty I didn't realise how fun and therapeutic making decorations would be as an adult!! My mum still has my tinsel angels from when I was younger, but these decorations have class 🤣😅🌲💚🤍
beautiful and touching video, the ode to the tree brought tears to my eyes, blessed be and merry yule .
9:36 I’m watching all of your Yule-related videos, and got so excited when I heard you playing “Walking in the Air” from The Snowman. I adore that song and animation. Really enjoying this video too, and can’t wait to do some of the crafts you shared. 🥰
My favorites are out of darkness and into light. The power of the pinetree. The spices included. I will cast into my fire pit.
We have a ball like this, we place our intentions for the coming year and something major we experienced the last year that would bring us joy next year.
I've been really getting in into seasonal decorating and love it so much. My husband was so sweet and surprised me with some Holly branches, with berries, from his dog walk. 😊 💖
That's so lovely of him! Enjoy your festive season my love 🥰
What a beautiful video! Now I want a tree that is dedicated to handmade ornaments for Yule. Maybe next year.
It has been so long since I have played with salt dough. So fun! A little tip for your craft knife cutting on paper... rotate the paper instead of the knife. If you keep the knife at the same angle and area and move the paper it will give you clean cuts and make for easier turns.
I like that your suns look like they are sleeping happily. It really symbolizes the sun waiting patiently to return.
Thank you for sharing! Looking forward to seeing that topper!
Oh thankyou very much for the tip - that is much appreciated!
Lots of love and have a lovely Sunday 🥰
I love the ornaments. Salt dough is great. Thank you for sharing and giving the knowledge about Yule. Happy Yule. 🌲🍃😊
A wonderful thought in your ode! Magnificent ornaments, n , reasons for being present on the yule tree!
Blessed be!
N many thanks!
I’m new to leaning things within pegan witchcraft! But iv always been drawn to nature and I find your videos so calming and relaxing! I grown my alter over the past year! And I love it.
This was a lovely relaxing video. Look my mind off my chronic pain. Gave me some idea’s that I will try and have a go at. Look forward to the live crafting.
Remember to take care of yourself. Angel blessings 💜🌈🦋❤️
This was amazing. Love the Yule tree and the info too. Yule blessings to you 🙏🏻
Thankyou so much sweetie glad you liked it! Blessed yule to you also 🌲😄
This is so beautiful, I literally got goosebumps at the end! Blessed Be.
I Love this special tree, the history lessons, the beauty and magic that you sprinkle throughout your home! Thank you so much for sharing!and for writing a thank you letter to Mother Nature!🎄🧚🇨🇽❤️🤗⭐️🌠
You give me so much inspiration. Thank you for all the beautiful things you do.
Thank you for sharing. My favorite...
The letter to the evergreen tree. I will definitely incorporate this.
Thank you for this beautiful sharing. I too have been making my Yule tree ornaments, and this just expanded on my ideas. In addition to learning new information. A Blessed Yule to you too❤
i love the dried out oranges, i know you can buy them, but i bet making them urself and the smell must be devine.
I have just found this video and your voice soothed my 3 months old
I'm doing this next year. I don't have room for both trees, and my Christmas tree's already up (covered with ornaments that were gifted to me this year by friends and family). My child and I do plan on doing salt dough ornaments, keeping a couple for ourselves, and gifting the rest to friends and family. I definitely want to do this next year, though. I might go ahead and make some of the orange ones to hang in the windows after the other decorations are down.
Oh my goodness, I haven't made salt dough since I was a little girl and I can't believe I didn't think of using it to make ornaments or altar items! It's so economical and versatile (and fun!). Loved this, thank you for the inspiration Alwyn 💛
I made a 3 stick incense burner out of it a few years ago. Sadly, the roof leaked directly above it during a storm once and it melted. :(
Thank you love the pagan traditions thanks for letting people know about it my fav was the oranges with anise on it
The suns on the tree are absolutely beautiful, I love them and to know the tree protects is amazing. Orb ball balls I never knew this. I'm looking at my tree differently now. Thank you for calm videos. 🎄❤️
This is the most beautiful, meaningful, story! I love listening to your music while experiencing the ambiance that you create while sharing history! Thank you for your enchanting videos!🎄❄️🌙🌞🧚
What a lovely video! I actually feel quite festive after watching this, thank you 🙏🏻
Thank ❤you!!! You are such a beautiful spirit ✨ Many Yule Blessings!!!
I have made a similar ornament dough that uses cinnamon and glue. I decorated them with puff paint as icing. I have had them for years and they smell fantastic! ❤
I so enjoy Yule and the traditions! Love your tribute my favorite was the shopping trip to the wood!! Thank you for sharing! 💜💜
Hehe thankyou!! A shopping trip like never before! 🥰
@@AlwynOak exactly and so peaceful no people or noise just nature! 🤗😍
Love love love this video and the crafts and your gentle soul!! The music is so gorgeous too I could listen to it all day!
Thankyou so much Michel you're so sweet 😊
Thank you for another video that makes everyone smile. Blessed be.
That's so kind 🥲 thankyou my love
Such a beautiful video with beautiful ideas. Your videos are so comforting. You are such a beautiful soul and I've learned so much from you. 💚
Hi Alwyn,not sure if your aware but the pine trees also have a natural antibacterial effect, it's been found in nests of big birds of pray as they bring carcass up for their young fledglings and as they don't take away any faecal sacks as smaller birds do, so they bring in time to time more pine branches.( my husband and son are Ornithologists also son now works for RARE BIRD ALERT in the UK). Love your Yule tree.xxx ps, not sure if I'll be able to join your live next Sunday,if not I'll catch you up later. Many blessing you'll have a lovely week.xxx
I noticed that the harp music as playing the theme song to the little lovely show the snowman and it’s my favorite little show.
Yesss! Glad you liked it! Such a beautiful song 🥰
Now THAT'S a tree! 🎄
I am so thrilled that I found you. Thank you.
Thank you 💖💖💖💖💖💖 this is the video that I expected the most 💖💖💖💖💖💖 lot of love 🖤🖤🖤💚💚💚💚
Awww thankyou my love!! I think this will turn into an annual tradition 🥰
Yay🖤🖤🖤
We love learning about this stuff... thank you 🎄
Me inspiras mucho,y agradezco todos tus vídeos. Un árbol realmente hermoso y mágico como tú! Eres un hada, gracias, gracias, gracias!!!💕💕💕💕💕🙏🙏🙏🙏
Hi Maria! Thankyou so much for your kind words! I always look foe your comments and appreciate you being here so much! Have a truly blessed yule to you and your loved ones 🥰
Stunning decorations, a truly beautiful tree. Thank you for sharing ⭐️
You're a bright diamond in this world Alwyn 🥰
Hi Alwyn💗🥰, I absolutely love what you wrote for gratitude, it was so beautiful. The salt ornaments brought me back to my childhood🥰I love history always, thank you some much as always for creating and sharing!! I’m going to do my best to make your live, crafting with you sounds Amazing and so much fun!!!😘💗💯i can never really pick a favorite, everything do is my favorite🥰🌞🌟
It took awhile, but I finally got to watch this.
Another beautiful video!
I love the honoring of the tree heart.
The craft along with me sounds delightful, but, I expect I will be busy then. If you post it, I hope to do it the following week
How beautiful and magical! I have a bag of oranges I think I will dry today.
Lovely video. Thank you for sharing this Yule history.
This is the most wonderful Yule video ever. Love your ode. Happy Yule Alwyn Love Marisa
So sad to learn that the darkest day in Dec is my bday 😔😔😭😭😭 I love the tree and I want to make the sun ornaments they're so cute and I'm thinking of making a ball covered in star Anise like ur grandmother's or was it great grandmother's I forget but it's beautiful... Thank u so much for ur videos watching ur videos calms me ans relaxes me ur videos are therapeutic.... 😁❤️
Another pre-viewing post
Thumbnail looks wonderful
Looking forward to viewing after today's chaos.
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Thankyou so much Cathetine! Hope you like it 🥰 have a lovely Sunday and craft fair 🥰
@@AlwynOak thank you so much.
I hope your afternoon & evening go well
Another lovely video. Thank you for sharing your talents and happy Yule 🎄
Thank you! All of this so inspiring and beautiful! I so loved the amazing suns!!! (And I think it a very good thing to make one's own decorations and to know why we decorate, the symbolism and traditions, and also what we celebrate being it a pagan Yule and Winter Solstice or a Christian celebration of the incarnation of a holy God Child. That is, I think, what makes it all meaningful and also something that can give us strength, healing guidance and light in the long dark winter)
Oh yes such beautiful words! Absolutely there is so much symbolism in both a Christmas tree and a yule tree 🥰
So pretty.. You are my crafting idol. I have followed and tried to duplicate most everything along the years. Nothing is quite as good but it's the intention and heart behind what we do that matters most. Your home looks quite beautiful and magickal as always. Winter Solstice Blessings my dear girl.💜🌲⭐🌲💜
Beautiful tree! Your videos are always so informative and relaxing.
Loved the sun faces. Even the little snobby one. Lol
😅😅 she was giving me serious side eye
Yes. I could see that too.
I love the cranberry garland idea :)
Beautiful! Last year I dried oranges and wrote a message for my favorite trees for protection and healing. I then slipped the “orange notes in a crevice in each tree. 🎄
Hi my love What a beautiful and lovely idea!! I'm inspired🥰
It surprised me that there is ivy out there in your woods! I am from Finland, and everything here is frozen or covered with snow and ice right now. Also, the holly branches look so cool! I have never seen them irl.
Simply Enchanting, loved this.
Thank you for the back story🌿
good vibes and Yule magick
Everything looks beautiful! I want to make one of those cranberry garlands & hang it on our blue spruce pine tree out back.
Hi Mary! Yes It was really therapeutic to make! Put on your favourite festive film or music and then thread away!
Love your TV fire! Cozy
So so beautiful! You’ve inspired me yet again! I plan on going into town tomorrow and getting a tree to decorate with many of your ideas! I made pomander balls last night which is a tradition with me. Thank you for your videos!!😊🌲🌞
What a beautiful video! I absolutely love this. Than yuo for sharing, xoxo
That is so cute. And I'm left handed, too! Blessings!
Aww *high fives with left hand!) 🥰
It was all so magical and breathtaking I can't pick one favorite 🌲
BlessedBe
Aww thankyou you are very kind! I feel the same, everything kind of contributed in their own way 🥰
So beautiful…thank you for sharing your wonderful ideas😊
This was all so beautiful and once again I’m inspired by you Alwyn! I love the sun ☀️ ornaments and last bauble best! Your videos are always so relaxing and thought provoking.
Love the judgy sun decoration 🌞🙌
Hehehee
Absolutely Magickally Stunning in EVERY WAY!!! ~🙏💙🙏Much Graditude🙏💙🙏~
Thankyou so much sweet 🥰
Loved this you made some things we made as children with salt dough and paper birds we still have this year we made a cone reef for our door
You’re such a gift. Beautiful music, crafts, and you being you. Blessed Yule❤️🎁✌️
loved the baubble story, tfs!
Those little sun ornaments are so cute. I want to make a couple on my day off since nothing has me in the spirit this year
They are very easy to make, just the thing if you want something stress free 🥰
@@AlwynOak I finally made some, along with a moon and they turned out SO pretty!!! Thank you!
What a lovely video, thank you so much.
I Love It! I always pay very close
attention when you go into your
Woods to collect your Flora and
Fauna for the Solstices!
Favorites to collect and use are
Oak and Cedar. I also like to collect
the gifts that they give out such
as Acorns and Cedar Berries.
Pine Cones are getting harder to
find because they aren't in my
area where I go to to forage. I have to go to an area out of town where there
are Pine Trees.
My favorite part of this video, is
the Crystal Heart with your letter.
What A Wonderful Thing To Do!
I hope your coming week is Happy!
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Great video ., Yule blessings💖🐩🐩💖🐾🐾🎄🌲🕊🌈
Thankyou my lovely, yule blessings to you also 😊
We're planning to put our tree up this evening. I love the salt dough ornaments! I'm definitely going to give those a try. :)
Awesome thank you for sharing.
Hi Alwyn, serenity is your beauty simply put.Your tree 🌲 is visible,that is in good taste.Some smother their trees so much,they may as well have a tall pile of ornaments, and too many strangling garlands.I think it’s cute to put little birds on the trees maybe a little bit of dusted powdered glitter ✨ like snow, and add your other natural elements,to keep it real,like a bouquet of flowers 💐,Not smothered with too many additional things.Yours let’s light through the branches w/your baubles 🌟👏✨❤️