The ideas of Christmas decorations and holiday crafts are truly inexhaustible. Today’s selection is addressed to fans of natural materials and adherents of eco-style. These decorations are the best suited for the design of the cottage, if you decide to meet the coming year closer to nature.
Eco-tree
Why is the New year? Of course, without a Christmas tree! Artificial synthetic coniferous tree clearly does not fit into our ecological concept. Cut down-even more so. Those who live and real tree grows right in the yard, lucky. What about those who don’t have it? Tinkering with your hands!
In the course will go all: bark, twigs, wood – any materials at hand. Out of competition-cones: they make Christmas trees of any size and configuration:
If you are friends with a jigsaw and know how to work on wood, you have great prospects: from boards or plywood, you can cut the tree (and not even one!) and then decorate to your liking:
If this option is not for you, it does not matter! There are ideas that even a child can realize. All, that will require to create such a tree of — – cardboard (for the cone-foundations) and any materials for decoration (linen twine, woolen example, line, line, fabric — – continue list to its liking):
By the way, the tree does not have to be voluminous. To make a wall panel from scraps of branches is also not difficult. For example, like this:
Eco-toy for eco-friendly Christmas tree
Christmas tree is good. However, the new year’s beauty can not” go to the ball ” without jewelry. Which we, of course, will also be made from natural materials, since we decided to stick to eco-style.
Fir and pine cones, twigs and sawn wood, cork and twine, trimming of natural fabrics and dried fruits or berries — the necessary materials for the manufacture of toys will be found in any country.
Christmas wreaths and other decorative elements in Eco-style
Christmas wreath – decor borrowed. But in many homes it took root, became “native”, and to bypass this traditional for European countries holiday attribute would be wrong. All the more, from natural, natural materials have yielded very cute decoration:
You don’t like the word “wreath”? What’s the problem-replace it with the word “star”, for example! And give the decoration the appropriate shape, of course-let your home decorate the Christmas stars:
Christmas wreaths are traditionally hung on the front door. And we also need to decorate the Windows, and add a festive note to the interior. So we need more ideas!
In General, the Christmas songs you can do what you want and what you want. It could be story sketches, and abstraction; three-dimensional installations and wall panels; concise or a lot of detail, deliberately simple, even careless or impeccably perfect — it doesn’t matter. The main thing-that you have fun in the process of their creation and enjoy the results of his work.
New years candlesticks in Eco-style
Another indispensable attribute of the New year and Christmas — candles. Where are the candles — candlesticks, without them, no way.
If we take a log or a snag as a basis for the future candlestick, add cones, twigs, moss and other natural materials, we will get an original and stylish decoration for the festive interior. The main thing-do not forget about fire safety: wood, of course, perfectly environmentally friendly, but it is very easy to ignite.
If you do not want to risk, take the usual glass jar and decorate to your taste-get a beautiful and safe candlestick:
And you can take to the Bank, and a wide glass or a tall glass. And decor of the place not outside, but inside. Or make a “scented candle” by using orange, lemon, tangerine or lime as a candle holder, they will spread a citrus aroma.
Festive mood and good weather!
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