DIY Jar Lantern & Gold/Silver Pomegranates

Yes, you can have a DIY Christmas in Podgorica!  We have been in a holiday"crafty" mood ever since the weather in Montenegro turned chilly.  A few weeks ago when we were searching for material for our advent calendar we also picked some extra supplies for some for home made Christmas decorations. These DIY crafts are extremely easy and quick to make. 

1.  Lantern:

YOU NEED

    glass jar    pliable wire     spray paint

We found the glass jars and pliable wire at and Spray paint at Kips. 

Spray paint the empty jars white  (you can, of course, experiment with different colours). 

Cut 2 pieces of wire the circumference of your jar.  

Twist them together and secure around the top of jar.  

Cut 2 more pieces for the handle (you decide on length).

Twist these pieces together and tie to the wire you first attached around the jar.  Our wire is quite thick but looks great with thinner wire as well.  

How easy and cute are these?

 

2. Painted Pomegranates:

YOU NEED

pomegranates  &  gold and silver spray paint

Pomegranates can be found at local grocery stores

Advent Calendar

What's Christmas without an advent calendar?  We have not been able to find a calendar in Podgorica so we decided to make one ourselves.  The problem being - there is not a single one-stop-shop to find craft materials...or at least we have not been able to locate one.  It took a long time to find supplies but here is our version of an advent calendar made in Podgorica and what you will need to make:

YOU NEED

string

clothes pegs

washi tape

paper

stamps

glue

Our journey in search of materials lead us to KIPS (clothes pegs), Kalija (string), Supermarket (washi tape), Pan Expert Bakery (brown paper bags; the bakery was very kind to support our DIY project), from Canada: stamps (ok, sorry we had to cheat a little bit....:-)).

Have you made your calendar yet? If not, remember to have fun, be creative and enjoy the season! Do you have other traditions for this holiday season?  We would love to hear.