Craft instructions Beautiful Christmas traditions Potted treats You need: 24 small- and medium-sized jam jars with lid • numbers (using template) • matt white and red spray paint • black marker • white tray • Raffaello How to make it: Paint the outside of the jars and lids in red and white and leave to dry thoroughly. Use the template to cut out the number labels and colour in. Fill the jars with Raffaello and screw the lids on. Stick the numbers from 1 to 24 onto the lids and arrange the jars on the tray. ‘Potted treats’ template to download at please add desired link Press contact: Nikol Černá Telephone number: +420 724 724 293 E-Mail address: ncerna@webershandwick.cz Craft instructions Beautiful Christmas traditions Lady Nicholas You need: Red ladies’ or decorative boots • white branches and pine cones (decoration store) • coral-coloured and white craft cardboard • scissors • hole punch • thin pink or white ribbon • double-sided sticky tape • red baubles • Mon Chéri How to make it: Place the boots out on St. Nicholas’ Day (6 December) and fill with decorative branches and twigs. Use the template to cut out round labels from the cardboard and punch a hole in them. Use double-sided sticky tape to attach a praline to each label and thread some ribbon through the hole. Hang the labels, baubles and pine cones on the branches. ‘Label’ template can be downloaded at please add desired link Press contact: Nikol Černá Telephone number: +420 724 724 293 E-Mail address: ncerna@webershandwick.cz Craft instructions Beautiful Christmas traditions Fairytale forest You need: Gold, white and black craft cardboard • numbers 1 to 24 from film to stick on or black and white spray paint • scissors • ruler • tray • decorative snow • Ferrero Rocher How to make it: Using the template, cut out Christmas trees of various sizes from the craft cardboard, stick or write on the numbers and fold the trunks backwards to make the trees stand up. Arrange the trees into a forest on the tray and sprinkle over some decorative snow. Hide a Ferrero Rocher behind every tree as a sweet Advent surprise for each day. ‘Fairytale forest’ template can be downloaded at please add desired link Press contact: Nikol Černá Telephone number: +420 724 724 293 E-Mail address: ncerna@webershandwick.cz Craft instructions Beautiful Christmas traditions Scandinavian Advent You need: Silver taper candles • candleholders of various heights • a glass vase • olive branches • small porcelain dishes • white or silver baubles (e.g. odd ones from the Christmas decorations box) • white craft cardboard • red acrylic paint and a small brush or red felt-tip pen • hole punch • red wire (craft store) • Raffaello How to make it: Use the template to cut four labels from the white cardboard. Write the numbers 1 to 4 on them, punch a hole and use the wire to tie them round the candles. Place the candles in the holders and arrange them on a shelf or dresser together with the decorative items and a dish filled with Raffaello. ‘Scandinavian Advent’ template can be downloaded at please add desired link Suggestion: candleholders and dishes with modern, geometric shapes lend the arrangement a particularly Nordic look. Press contact: Nikol Černá Telephone number: +420 724 724 293 E-Mail address: ncerna@webershandwick.cz Craft instructions Beautiful Christmas traditions Xmas in red You need: A large, round tray • small glass plate with glass lid • glass vase • decorative branches • paper decorations (e.g. fans) • large and medium-sized red baubles • red honeycomb baubles • red sewing thread • 4 red pillar candles • Mon Chéri How to make it: Place the tray on a table or dresser. Fill the vase with branches and position on the tray. Adorn the branches with the paper decorations. Scatter some Mon Chéri on the glass plate and place the glass lid on top. Arrange the plate and glass lid, pillar candles and baubles on the tray. Make sure that you have left enough space between the decorations and the candles. Press contact: Nikol Černá Telephone number: +420 724 724 293 E-Mail address: ncerna@webershandwick.cz Craft instructions Festive table decorations Cutlery tree You need: Gold-coloured craft cardboard in a range of tones and patterns • pencil • cutter and cutting mat or sharp scissors • ruler • Ferrero Rocher How to make it: Use the template to draw Christmas trees on the cardboard and cut them out. Use the template to cut two small slits in the tree. Place a tree at every guest’s place and carefully insert the cutlery through the slits. Top each tree with a Ferrero Rocher to give your guests an especially sweet welcome. ‘Cutlery tree’ template can be downloaded at please add desired link Press contact: Nikol Černá Telephone number: +420 724 724 293 E-Mail address: ncerna@webershandwick.cz Craft instructions Festive table decorations Framed menu Northern Lights You need: One large pine cone • white spray paint • round tray • white porcelain vase • olive or eucalyptus branches • small and medium-sized silver baubles • 2 white pillar candles • small dishes e.g. with foot • Raffaello in paper cases (in pack of 4) How to make it: Paint the pine cones white and leave to dry thoroughly. Place the tray on the middle of the table and put the vase with the branches on it. Fill small dishes with the Raffaello and arrange on the tray with the baubles, pine cones and candles. Press contact: Nikol Černá Telephone number: +420 724 724 293 E-Mail address: ncerna@webershandwick.cz Craft instructions Festive table decorations Nostalgic place cards You need: White craft cardboard • hole punch • pen or gel pen • white linen or batiste napkins (your own, or from a flea market or department store) • thin red ribbon • small golden baubles • double-sided sticky tape • Mon Chéri How to make it: Fold the napkins into triangles. Position with the tip facing upwards and roll the left and right corners into the middle. Tie a piece of ribbon round the napkin towers. Use the template to cut a label for each guest from the white cardboard, punch a hole and write your guests’ names on them. Thread a small bauble and the label onto the ribbon and tie onto the napkin with a bow. Finally, use the double-sided sticky tape to attach a Mon Chéri to each label as a sweet surprise. ‘Label’ template can be downloaded at please add desired link Suggestion: to add more colourful touches, spray the labels with paint at a distance of approx. 30 cm. Leave to dry thoroughly. Then write the names on them and attach the sweets. Press contact: Nikol Černá Telephone number: +420 724 724 293 E-Mail address: ncerna@webershandwick.cz Craft instructions Festive table decorations Sweet angel You need: Gold-coloured or gold-patterned craft cardboard • pencil • cutter and cutting mat or scissors • hole punch • thin golden ribbon • small, bulbous glasses and vases with funnel neck • Ferrero Rocher How to make it: Use the template to cut wings out of the cardboard, punch a hole and tie around the necks of the glasses with the ribbon. Fill the angels with Ferrero Rocher and arrange on the table as desired. ‘Sweet angel’ template can be downloaded at please add desired link Press contact: Nikol Černá Telephone number: +420 724 724 293 E-Mail address: ncerna@webershandwick.cz Craft instructions Loving gift packaging You and me tree You need: Red felt ribbon (from the haberdashery or craft store, approx, 35-70 cm long per tree) • strong thread and a thick needle with sharp tip (or mediumstrength wire) • golden beads • satin ribbon • double-sided sticky tape • gift wrapped in white packaging • Mon Chéri How to make it: Thread the needle and add a bead, then make the first loop with the felt and pull the thread through. Repeat this procedure step by step and reduce the size of the loop each time. To make sure the tree is stable, the loops need to lie closely on top of each other and tightened with the thread. Use the doublesided stick tape to attach a Mon Chéri to the thread at the bottom and decorate the gift with the tree. Press contact: Nikol Černá Telephone number: +420 724 724 293 E-Mail address: ncerna@webershandwick.cz Craft instructions Loving gift packaging Gift treetree house Cut-out St. Nicholas’ You need: Gold and cream-coloured gift wrap • double-sided sticky tape • pencil • cutter and cutting mat or sharp scissors • Ferrero Rocher How to make it: Wrap the gift in the gold paper. Use the template to carefully cut one large half tree or lots of small half trees into the cream-coloured paper. Wrap the cream-coloured paper around the gold gift paper and fold the tree(s) over. Attach a Ferrero Rocher to the gift or label using the double-sided sticky tape. Suggestion: you can also wrap the gift in the creamcoloured paper first and cut the half trees in the gold paper, then wrap the gift in it. A mixture of both versions creates a beautifully festive gift arrangement.. ‘Cut-out tree’ template can be downloaded at please add desired link Press contact: Nikol Černá Telephone number: +420 724 724 293 E-Mail address: ncerna@webershandwick.cz Craft instructions Loving gift packaging Gift with Sweet Xmas a message label You need: White box (craft store) • thin red and patterned ribbon • letter beads • double-sided sticky tape • Raffaello How to make it: Pack the gifts in the white boxes. Use the letter beads to thread the recipient’s name or little messages like ‘Xmas’ or ‘For you’ onto the thin ribbon. Tie onto the gifts. Make a bow with the patterned ribbon and tie onto the gift. Attach a Raffaello using the double-sided sticky tape. Press contact: Nikol Černá Telephone number: +420 724 724 293 E-Mail address: ncerna@webershandwick.cz Craft instructions Loving gift Original Advent packaging decorations Delicatewreath Festive Greetings flakes from with the winter decorative woodland ribbons You need: Air-drying modelling clay • snowflake cutters • long wooden skewers • lace doilies or lace fabric cut-offs • white wrapping paper (plain and patterned) • thin red ribbon • red feathers (craft store) • double-sided sticky tape • Raffaello How to make it: Roll out the modelling clay and cut out snowflake shapes. Use the lace fabric to press patterns into the tips of the wet snowflakes, make a small hole and leave to dry as instructed on the packet. Wrap the gifts in the white paper and tie the ribbon around them. Attach a home-made label, feathers and a Raffaello to each gift. Press contact: Nikol Černá Telephone number: +420 724 724 293 E-Mail address: ncerna@webershandwick.cz Craft instructions Original Advent decorations Snow flurries You need: 12-16 doilies (own stock or from a flea market) • fabric stiffener • double-sided sticky tape • porcelain bowl • silver and white baubles (e.g. odd ones from the Christmas decorations box) • light-coloured festive decorative accessories as desired • Raffaello in paper cases (in pack of 4) How to make it: Apply the fabric stiffener to the doilies as instructed on the packet and leave to dry thoroughly. Make four small adhesive points on each doily using the double-sided sticky tape and attach to the window pane like snowflakes. Arrange a bowl with Raffaello on the window sill, alongside baubles and decorative accessories. Suggestion: for coloured doilies or those with shelfwear, simply spray them with white spray paint after treating with the fabric stiffener. Alternatively, you can also use paper doilies (available from supermarkets). Press contact: Nikol Černá Telephone number: +420 724 724 293 E-Mail address: ncerna@webershandwick.cz Craft instructions Original Advent decorations Festive post office Oh Christmas Tree Oh Tannenbaum You need: Gold picture frame • thin ribbon • drawing pins • Christmas cards • decorative clips • tree decorations (e.g. odd ones from the Christmas decorations box) • double-sided sticky tape • small glass bowl • Mon Chéri How to make it: Span two or three ‘lines’ of ribbon in the frame and fix at the back with drawing pins. Use the doublesided sticky tape to decorate the Christmas post with pralines and clip to the ribbon lines together with the tree decorations. Place the frame against the wall on a ledge or dresser. A bowl of Mon Chéri offers a tasty treat while admiring the cards. Press contact: Nikol Černá Telephone number: +420 724 724 293 E-Mail address: ncerna@webershandwick.cz Craft instructions Beautiful Christmas traditions St Barbara’s Day good luck charms You need: Cherry branches • vase • red, pink or coral-coloured craft cardboard • pencil • ruler • scissors • hole punch • thin red satin ribbon • white permanent marker • double-sided sticky tape • Mon Chéri How to make it: Arrange the branches in a vase filled with water and place it on a dresser or table. Use the template to cut labels from the craft cardboard and punch a hole in each. Thread a satin ribbon through each label and write ‘Fortune’ on it. Use double-sided sticky tape to attach a Mon Chéri under the word. Decorate the branches with the labels. Suggestion: bring a touch of international flair to the Advent tradition by using different languages – ‘fortune’ in English is ‘Bonheur’ in French, ‘Glück’ in German and ‘Fortuna’ in Italian. ‘Label’ template can be downloaded at please add desired link Press contact: Nikol Černá Telephone number: +420 724 724 293 E-Mail address: ncerna@webershandwick.cz