Brussels sprouts are versatile little things. They even make great stamps. You’ll only need one (and a little know-how), to make easy Christmas cards at home.
How to make beautiful Christmas cards
You’ll need
A Brussels sprout • A pen • Some card • A sharp knife • A lick of paint. Are you a young 'un? If so, you’ll also need an adult (for their supervision and knife skills)
How to make Christmas cards step 1:
Cut your sprout in half. Use the tip of the knife to hollow out the very middle.
How to make Christmas cards step 2:
Loosen the leaves around the outside so your finished wreath has a foliagey look.
How to make Christmas cards step 3:
Take a piece of card and fold it firmly in half.
How to make Christmas cards step 4:
Dip your hollowed out sprout half in some green paint, and stamp it firmly on the front of the card.
How to make Christmas cards step 5:
Use red paint (or a red pen, or sequins, or whatever you like) to add some red berries and a bow to your wreath. You can add baubles with a gold pen, too.
Use a black pen to draw the string that hangs the wreath and a festive message (we felt wild and went with ‘Merry Christmas’).
Ta-dah!
One impressive, handmade Christmas card. You can use the same stamp technique to make a Christmas pudding card, a snowman or any other vaguely round Christmassy thing you can think of.
December 2019
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