There are thousands of alternative Christmas trees in case you don’t have much space, money or time to decorate a classical tree. Let’s make a recycled Christmas tree of bottle caps. The supplies are bottle caps in all sizes, paint, rhinestones, ribbon, marker, hot glue gun, white card stock. Collect your bottle caps and... More

Origami is an ancient art type from Japan, the art of folding paper. Let’s make some origami stars to decorate our houses for Christmas as a star is a traditional symbol of Christmas but in an origami variant it’s very original. You’ll need origami paper (10×10 cm / 4 inches) and crafty hands. Fold the paper in half... More

Christmas tree alternatives are endless, and here’s one more idea for book lovers, for those who are obsessed with books and old book stores.  You’ll need about 80 or more books – depending on the tree size that you want – and LED lights. All you need to do is just to arrange them in the shape of a tree; put big and... More

There are many Christmas tree alternatives in case you don’t have enough space, time for a traditional one, or just in case you want something more original than a usual tree. You can make one of paper, of cardboard, of wood and even drums! For this tree alternative you won’t need much:  some washitape and that’s it!... More

If you have a usual artificial Christmas tree and want to give it a cool winter look, icy and snowy, here’s an idea.  You’ll need some glitter, some white paint – even your usual paint that remained after painting your walls and brushes. Brush on the white paint lightly by bouncing the paintbrush vertically on the tree.... More

There are many alternatives to a usual Christmas tree, and this is one more great and simple idea. The supplies are 3 yards of each pom pom trim in red, aqua, and apple green – all in 10 mm, a piece of white 12×12″ card stock, a glue gun. Take your 12×12 card stock and make a cone. Tie a string around a pencil, hold the... More

A month and a half is left before Christmas and it’s high time to think over your home décor, table design and Christmas tree decorations, of course. Christmas tree is one of the main pieces in your home, your closest people and the guests will pay much attention to it, so you need to make it unique, attracting attention and... More

Light bulbs is an awesome thing to make Christmas tree ornaments from. They come in different shapes which mostly works quite well as ornaments. You can also make ornaments from used light bulbs so they won’t cost you anything. To make them shiny you can apply glitter on them. To make them really cozy you can embellish... More

A snowman is a cute snow sculpture that usually symbolize Winter. That’s why it’s a good idea to make snowman ornaments for your Christmas tree. A Christmas season is probably the coolest part of Winter, right? You can make snowman ornaments from a lot of things, including buttons, white pom-poms, felt, standard... More

Natural Christmas ornaments not only make your Christmas decor more alive but also are usually quite easy and cheap to make. Most of materials could be found outdoors during Fall or even be stashed from the latest beer party. I’ve found 12 tutorials that in my opinion worth to check out. Your Christmas tree would... More