Scraphappy Foil Scraps
Foil Scraps and Oat Stalks
A very old lady taught me this method of making pretty Christmas decorations using scraps of foil sweet wrappers, and oat straws with the oats still attached…
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Collection
Save different colours of foil, but not the kind that has plastic or paper adhered to it.
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about an inch square
Cut the foil into little pieces, around an inch square…
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carefully
…and carefully place a square of foil under an oat seed.
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Wrap
Wrap the foil around the top of the oat like a little shawl, and carefully pinch and wrap it around the rest of the oat. You can hold on to the top of the oat to keep it stationary while trying not to break it off the stalk as you twist and fold the foil around the bottom of the oat.
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colours!
We suggest starting at the bottom of the oat cluster and working up to the top…
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pretty!
…lots of bits fall off…but they are pretty too! Abigail saved them…
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bits
…and collected them in a dish.
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Droplets
We like how the little foil-covered oats shimmer – an effect you can’t see in a still photo…but believe me they do! My very old friend said that 100 years ago when they couldn’t afford any fancy decorations, her family used to collect their sweet wrappers all year, and fill their house with these little droplets of colour.
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Shimmer
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ScrapHappy is a group of bloggers using up scraps of anything – no new materials…Anything made of genuine scraps is eligible, and posts come out once a month on the 15th! If you like the idea and want to join the group, contact Kate or Gun who devised and run this group. Their blogs are the first two links below:
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Quimper Hittys 
How very pretty! Simple, effective and very charming, I can see how they would have cheered a home that needed a bit of Christmas brightness. The Hittys have done good work!
All those pretty pieces of foil, turned into memories of sweetness!
It’s wonderful, Kjerstin, that you’ve brought to life a creative, artistic touch of the past or even the present. You’ve presented it so thoughtfully, lovingly and with the Hitty dolls, cherished that memory.
I do cherish the memory of the “very old lady” and stories of her life…and the Hittys are always glad to discover a new fun Christmas activity!
what a charming decoration and story….they really are quite graceful!
Thanks, we thought so too! I wish we could show you the “shimmer”, but you will have to imagine it, or make some for the Country Christmas table!
the Hittys are full of surprises, very clever and pretty. The Hittys have enjoyed some chocolate over the year!
Oh yes, the Hittys never pass up an opportunity to be helpful, particularly when chocolate is involved!
so creative, I loved them all. Thank you, it is really great joy and fun to be here, Have a nice day and weekend, Love, nia
Thanks so much, Nia! We have great joy from your visits! We wish you a nice weekend too!
What a sweet tradition to carry on. Thank you for sharing it.
We used to do that when we were kids in the 1970s too! We saved all and any foil or cellophane (the occasional Lucozade cello and Ribena foil were especially prized) smooth them out and put them into a special tin for decorations.