5 Best Eco-Friendly Decorations For This Christmas
Let's make this year's Christmas the most environmentally friendly and sustainable one we've ever had by choosing eco-friendly Christmas decorations, trees, and presents.
As a result of the COP26 conference that took place this year, we are all aware of how essential it is to make every effort to be more sustainable. And for many of us, that effort begins at home.
During the holiday season, when the potential for waste, overconsumption, and mass buying is high, making some minor adjustments can make all the difference in minimizing our overall impact on the environment.
It is now possible to hire Christmas trees, a pretty excellent way to liven up your home and save you from having to cope with a fake one taking up space in the spare room for eleven months.
And if you don't like mince pies or other holiday meals that come in a lot of packaging, don't give in to the pressure of your friends to eat them; don't buy them.
Here we have brought the 5 best Eco-friendly decoration ideas for you this Christmas.
5 Best EcoFriendly Decoration Ideas For Christmas
Here we have gathered the 5 best Eco-friendly decoration ideas for you. It will save a lot of your money and, on the other hand, look tremendously beautiful while saving the environment.
Create A Beautiful Hanging Decoration With Dried Lemons
When lemon, lime, or orange slices are dried in the oven, their colors deepen and take on a "stained glass" look. You can string them together in a garland or tie loops of twine to them and hang them on the tree.
They will add color and a lovely scent. Cinnamon quills can be added to the garland or other decorations to make the tree smell better. Cut the citrus you want into thin, even slices and spread them out on a baking sheet covered with baking paper.
Put the slices in an oven set to 100 degrees Celcius for two hours, take them out, flip them over, and put them again in the oven for another two hours or until they are scorched. Cool them before you use them as decoration, and take them out of the oven.
Get Your Ornaments From The Beach
Embark on a treasure search at the local beach. Nautical-themed holiday decorations can be made by painting, gluing, and arranging found objects like shells, feathers, and fragments of driftwood.
Use hot glue to form driftwood into a star shape for ornamentation. Make them stand out on the tree by painting them white or gold (maybe even adding some glitter) using whatever supplies you have lying around the house.
Using a twine loop and hot glue, you can transform a shell into a pretty ornament for the tree. Or, you could make a shell garland by drilling a tiny hole in each shell and stringing them together with rope (sure to secure each shell with a knot on either end).
Like shells, feathers and pinecones can be beautiful when used alone as ornaments. Alternatively, you might incorporate them into a shell garland. Dab the pinecone's tip with white or gold paint, to add a touch of holiday cheer.
Paper Decorations
Save paper and newsprint to make Christmas ornaments. Fold the paper into zigzags to make stars. Fan out the paper and staple the ends. Hot glue twine to the star's back and hang it on the tree. Hot glue the stars to thread to construct a garland.
Snowflakes are great for a 'Winter Wonderland tree. Fold your square paper diagonally into a triangle. Fold the triangle again so pointed corners meet (you should now have a thinner triangle).
Fold it again and cut a curved line across the bottom—cut triangles and curves along all three sides of the folded triangle. Attach thread to the snowflake to make a decoration.
These elaborate decorations can bring whimsy and excitement to your tree if you have the time to fold paper into swans, butterflies, fish, or even a dinosaur. After folding them, add details by painting them.
Paper chains: Instead of cut-out doll-shaped paper chains (although painting each one as a Christmas elf could be lovely), fold a piece of paper in a tight fan and cut a shape out to create a Christmas-themed paper chain. Gingerbread guys, stars, angels.
Your Favorite Flowers
If you have a yard full of colorful flowers blooming, these will make the most beautiful decorations for your tree. Make sure that you have little water vials in which you can set the flower stems so that they remain alive for as long as possible, and then use florist wire to tie them to the tree.
Make your Own Christmas Card
Make your own Christmas cards out of recycled paper. You can even get creative and use old magazines or wrapping paper to add a personal touch.
Final Thoughts
Making eco-friendly choices doesn't have to be complicated; it can even be fun! Now, there are a lot of simple actions that you can do to lessen the impact that you have on the environment while still having a good time.
Additionally, adorning your house in a friendly way to the environment is much simpler than it was even a decade ago (and we promise no one will notice).
With some creativity, you can easily find ways to reduce your impact on the environment this holiday season. So get started today and see how easy it is to go green this Christmas!