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Tips for making your own Christmas decorations

Deck the halls in style this year with your own Christmas decorations. Rather than spend money on expensive Christmas decorations, add a bit of uniqueness to your home with handmade, one-of-kind decorations.

Not only does this help to save you money during the festive period, but you can add your own unique personalised touches, making your Christmas experience truly your own.

Our team and service users share their ideas for creating your own Christmas decorations through repurposing and recycling everyday objects. Add your own creative flare with our ideas for creating homemade decorations.

 

You can repurpose ordinary glass bottles and jars for touches of festive magic using our  décor ideas. Using old bottles and jars you can:

  • Use as candle holders.
  • Paint your favorite Christmas character such as Santa, Rudolph or a winter scenery.
  • Cover bottles with twine or burlap for a rustic vibe, they can also be wrapped in old Christmas ribbon.
  • Thread small lights inside them – can be used as a centerpiece with purchased from pound shops.

Use them as vases for flowers and greenery.

Why splurge on a tree skirt when it’s barely noticeable to see? Use unneeded sheets, tablecloth, an old Christmas jumper, old blanket etc. as a tree skirt.

  • Repurpose shipping boxes for gift wrapping or as decorations. Watch this video to learn money .
  • You can create reindeer using unwanted shipping boxes. These can be as small or as large as you like – depending on the box sizes you have available. These can be stored away and used again for a couple of years and placed into the recycle bin after use. Watch this video to learn more

Reclaimed wood crafts add rustic charm to your Christmas décor. From clothespin snowman ornaments to wood pallet Christmas trees. Reclaimed wood ideas:

  • Wood pallet Christmas sign
  • Craft antique-style Christmas ornaments from broken furniture.
  • Drill small holes into logs for tea lights.

Go foraging in the great outdoors for fresh clippings and branches to make natural Christmas decorations that don’t cost a penny. Pine trees, evergreens and holly are common garden and park finds. Decorating ideas with garden clippings*:

  • Put clippings in a vase for a simple yet chic arrangement.
  • Fluff worn-out garland or add depth to artificial trees with clippings from the outside
  • Tuck your clipping into Christmas ribbon for an instantly elegant DIY napkin ring.
  • Tie clippings with twine to plain pillar candles (do not light the candles).

 

* Just make sure you have permission to take the clippings.

Purchase some inexpensive ones from a Poundland store and let your imagination run wild.

  • Make ornament topiaries.
  • Tuck into greenery on the mantle and around the house.
  • Collect some in jars or decorative bowls for low-cost décor.
  • String from curtain rods with clear fishing line.
  • Tuck them into lanterns.
  • Tie to a nametag with a piece of pretty ribbon to create a DIY placeholder.

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