Christmas decorations should be beautiful and festive, but also sustainable. And if you can do it yourself, you'll start the new year with a few extra karma points. Good, isn't it?
But what actually is sustainable Christmas decoration? We have defined it for us as follows: sustainable Christmas decoration is best when...
- ... can also be used again after the festive season
- ... is made from resources that you already have at home or find in nature
- ... best made from more ecological materials such as glass, wood and compostable food
1. "Darling, where do you have your most beautiful hanger?"
This sustainable Christmas decoration convinces with its simplicity. The most beautiful hanger in the house, string and paper. It's best to use tree-free paper. With a little dexterity, the fir trees also come out quite well. If the 3D Christmas trees are too heavy for you, we recommend switching to 2D.
2. The fir tree takes centre stage in this sustainable Christmas decoration
All you need for this sustainable Christmas decoration are glass bottles, long candles and some fir branches. The latter is best picked up directly from the forest floor. You don't have to buy the glass bottles either. At best, wine or fruit juice bottles can be recycled this way!
3. S new robe for your candles
You probably already have candles at home. To give them a suitable Christmas decoration, go to the grocery store and buy a bunch of cinnamon sticks. These can be tied around the candle with a nice ribbon.
4. Homemade candles in 10 minutes
This sustainable Christmas decoration works either with beeswax or with normal wax if you want the candle to be vegan. Simply dissolve the wax in a glass of your choice using a water bath. It's worth making sure the wick stays nicely centred. Alternatively, there is also wax to roll, for example here.
Maybe you have more ideas for decorations or you can implement ours right away? Send us a photo of your creation via social media and we will add it to this blog. Happy crafting!
