Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

DECK THE HALLS THIS CHRISTMAS WITH THESE CREATIVE AND COLOURFUL HANDMADE DÉCOR!

- BY PANCHALI ILLANKOON PHOTOS BY Theja Senanayake

hobby to a small business where I can offer something beautiful and handmade to the people.” Eventually, Dulanjalee started to offer her individual­ized crafts, wall decors and intricatel­y pieced together dreamcatch­ers on sale for special occasions such as birthdays and anniversar­ies and also began to cater to the festive seasons with curated seasonal decoration­s.

This year, she is crafting Christmas themed dreamcatch­ers, wall and window hangings made with yarn and Christmas ornaments made with glitter foam sheets that truly brings out the festive cheer. Each item is handmade and made to order, intricatel­y worked and seamlessly put together to be the perfect addition for your Christmas look this December.

There is something so lovely about knowing that your home is decorated with items that are made with love, talent and hard work. Those with a strong Christmas spirit will love these handmade ornaments! Dulanjalee does a range of Christmas ornaments by getting creative with glitter foam and offers Christmas wreaths, stars, minichrist­mas trees, bells and trinkets and many more. These handcrafte­d items add a touch of sparkle wherever it is hung – up on the Christmas tree or as a standalone decorative item.

“I love Christmas and I started making these decoration­s just for fun.

But people saw my work and really liked it – they immediatel­y wanted to place their Dulanjalee orders for their own trees and office decoration­s” shares Dulanjalee. “Each item is made to order and carefully crafted together for the perfect finish. I hope that my small crafts and decoration­s will bring a little joy and festive spirit to your home this year!” Dulanjalee can personaliz­e the decoration­s to meet the clients' styles and preference­s and is happy to cater to all colour themes and special requests.

With Christmas just around the corner, we are excited to see the festive cheer beginning to make its rounds. Christmas trees are coming out of storage, every radio station is playing our favourite Christmas tunes and homes, offices and outdoor spaces are being decked up in bright lights, colourful trinkets and knick-knacks to celebrate the final big event of the year.

Making this year’s Christmas all the more colourful is Dulanjalee Tharushika, a young craftspers­on whose festive Christmas décor is everything you need for a vibrantly colourful December. Dulanjalee, who has always had a keen eye for creative crafts from a young age used to gift her own handmade, personaliz­ed decoration­s and crafted items to her family and friends. “They used to always give me a lot of positive feedback and everyone seemed to love what I made and was always impressed by the little crafts. All of this made me want to take my crafts from a

To place your order for these handmade Christmas décor and other special occasion crafts, contact Dulanjalee through Instagram (@dulanjitha­ru)

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