{"id":6670,"date":"2017-12-07T11:13:25","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T11:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/?p=6670"},"modified":"2017-12-07T12:18:12","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T12:18:12","slug":"christmas-pasta-decorations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/?p=6670","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Pasta Decorations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that you can make beautiful Christmas decoration with pasta?<\/p>\n<p>You can give your Christmas tree a heartfelt touch of homemade with this easy pasta ornament craft ideas! Create amazing snowflakes, stars, and every shape you want with different kinds of pasta.<\/p>\n<p>There are so many different pasta types that you can use, use your imagination and create new forms and designs. Glue them together by using a hot glue gun, colour the ornaments with golden spray colour ( or you can use any paint colours that you like better!) and decorate with other embellishments as well. So pasta is not only delicious, but also a fun and creative tool to\u00a0do some craft with your\u00a0friends and kinds!<\/p>\n<p>So are you ready?&#8230;&#8230; Let your imagination flow and make\u00a0your own pasta decorations!<\/p>\n<h1>Christmas Tree Pasta Decorations<\/h1>\n<h2>What do you need?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tastewithgusto.ie\/shop\/1-pasta\/\">Pasta <\/a>shapes<\/li>\n<li>Hot Glue<\/li>\n<li>Spray Colour<\/li>\n<li>Ribbons<\/li>\n<li>Cartons<\/li>\n<li>Your imaginations!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6687\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6687\" style=\"width: 295px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/deco1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6687 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/deco1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Materials<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I&#8217;ll show you first, how to make some easy snowflakes using <a href=\"https:\/\/tastewithgusto.ie\/shop\/penne-rigate\/\">Penne<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tastewithgusto.ie\/shop\/fusilloni\/\">Fusilli<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tastewithgusto.ie\/shop\/farfalle-allegre\/\">Farfalle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Pasta Snowflakes<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Stitch together two pieces of Penne. Then, glue five doubled-penne, so as to create a star. Decorate the centre with a piece of Farfalle<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/deco5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6690\" src=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/deco5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or with 5 Fusilli!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/deco4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6691\" src=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/deco4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The Giant Star<\/h3>\n<p>Stitch two pieces of penne from their tips. Then, create a star, glueing together 6 Penne-triangles. Finally, add a fancy piece of Farfalle in the centre<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/deco8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6694\" src=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/deco8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Funny Decoration<\/h3>\n<p>Stick together two pieces of Farfalle. In the empty space, glue different pieces of pasta, to emulate an explosion of ribbons!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/deco10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6696\" src=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/deco10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Farfalle Crown<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/deco11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6697\" src=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/deco11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, use the spray colour to make both sides gold. Stitch together a piece of ribbon on the back side with hot glue :<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/deco13.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6698\" src=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/deco13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ready! They look wonderful!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/deco14.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6699\" src=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/deco14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Advent Wreath<\/h1>\n<ol>\n<li>Cut a carton like a wreath, and glue on it three circles of Farfalle pasta.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/deco15.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6700\" src=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/deco15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2) Spray with the golden colour and add decorated ribbons on the inner and the external borders<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/deco16.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6701\" src=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/deco16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3) Hang the Avent Wreath on your door, to make your home look amazing this Christmas!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/deco17.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6702\" src=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/deco17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"166\" height=\"295\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I hope that your home will shine with our pasta decorations. This is a great way to spend some time with your kids creating faboulous things!<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy and&#8230;.\u00a0Buon Divertimento! (<em>Have Fun<\/em>!)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that you can make beautiful Christmas decoration with pasta? You can give your Christmas tree a heartfelt touch of homemade with this easy pasta ornament craft ideas! Create amazing snowflakes, stars, and every shape you want with different kinds of pasta. There are so many different pasta types that you can use, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":6705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6670"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6670\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6714,"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6670\/revisions\/6714"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}