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Hello, my name is Melanio Gomez, and Im a stylist at Pottery Barn Kids.
The joy for me, this time of year is decorating. It's the one time that you can go all out.
One of my favorite holiday handmade ornaments is a paper pinwheel.
And what you're going to need to make that is two rolls of paper that are different colors,
a pair of scissors, a hole punch, a stapler, some string, and a hot glue gun.
The first thing you would do is take your two different kinds of paper,
and cut them 2 inches by 20 inches.
The next step is to staple it together at the ends. After you've stapled them together,
fold them onto one another, alternating the colors, then once it's folded,
you open it up and fold it onto itself.
And it creates a pinwheel.
The glue gun holds the center of it together, and put a hole punch in between,
and then take your string, run it through that hole, and hang it on your tree.
Natural elements like pine cones and cinnamon sticks can enhance your holiday tree.
Gather some pine cones and then head to your local craft store,
and get ribbon, floral wire, and even cinnamon sticks.
You're also going to need scissors and wire cutters.
What you're going to do is you're going to take the floral wire, and wrap it around the base of the pine cone.
And then twisting it to the top, so it hangs vertically.
What I love about floral wire is that it's the same color as the tree,
and if you use it for your ornaments, they stay secure, especially if you have children and pets.
Take a bunch of cinnamon sticks, and take the floral wire, and wrap it around,
gathering it so it's tight, and then you twist the wire around the top.
Take the ribbon, and tie it around the bundle. You don't have to tie a bow, you can just tie a knot.
Then you can hang it directly on your tree.
The inspiration for the gift-wrapping comes from the tree, and all the ornaments.
For example, the plaid from the stars, the Santa, and the tree skirt, and the red velvet garland.
There's so many fun ways for you and your family to wrap presents.
I've taken five different ribbons, and mix-and-matched them.
I've layered them, I've just used simple twine,
I did a simple knot, and I combined two without a bow, which makes it perfect for stacking.
A great way to display your gifts is with these galvanized buckets which we bought at a local hardware store.
We decorated them with tape, and since you're going to be separating your gifts anyway,
each bucket can be for each member of the family.
Arrange your gifts in the bucket, then place it around your tree skirt.