These Sycamore Seed Angels are so simple to make, & look beautiful on a Christmas tree. What's more, after you've finished with them, the seed head can be planted, & you can grow your own sycamore sapling!
We love crafting at this time of year, but especially love crafting with natural items. Nature crafts are a great opportunity to head outside & appreciate all that this season has to offer.
We're lucky enough to have an old sycamore tree near us, & a couple of weeks ago it started shedding it's 'helicopter' seeds, so we collected a few ready to make these Christmas angels.
How to make the Sycamore Seed Angels
You'll need: 3 sycamore seeds, a glue gun, length of cotton thread, white paint & paintbrush.
Start by gluing two of the sycamore seeds together to create the angel's wings.
Then glue the other seed over the top to create the angel's body.
Make a loop with the cotton thread, & then attach it to the back of the angel's head with a drop of glue.
You could leave your Sycamore Seed Angel natural as in the photo above, or add colour by brushing over a little paint & then decorating as you wish.
After Christmas when the decorations come down, the unpainted sycamore seed can be removed & planted in a small pot of peat free compost. (Just make sure you remove any glue or paint before planting the seed.)
Keep an eye on the seed & hopefully next year a new sycamore seedling will appear & grow into a new Sycamore tree!