If this year you want to focus on sustainability and the virtuous practice of non-waste, we suggest you create i Christmas giftsat least some, with recycled materials. The DIY ideas we have selected are each more beautiful than the other and do not require great creative skills, but just a minimum of effort. How about we try it?
Snowball with old cans
They are one of the most famous souvenirs in the world and also one of the symbols of Christmas: they can be purchased or made by recycling jars with lids, miniature Christmas elements such as small trees, reindeer, deer, and distilled water. Here we explain how to do it.
(fake) gingerbread village
Gingerbread houses give off a unique charm, but if you want to make them with recycled materials, cardboard is ideal. Since this is a gift, we suggest you create a small village made up of several houses: to make them all you need is some cardboard boxes, scissors or cutter, and a white permanent marker.
All you have to do is trace the house shapes onto the cardboard, cut them out and add the details with the marker. To make them stand upright, attach a strip of stiff cardboard folded at the end to the back of each. Then glue all the houses and any trees onto a cardboard base covered with white cotton.
Candle with cinnamon sticks
Do you have any cinnamon sticks left over? Use them to give a touch of personality to any candle. Simply attach the sticks around the candle with hot glue, add a piece of string around and some decorative elements, such as small pine cones, acorns or star anise. You can also add a piece of trimmings to make the decorations stand out more.
Snowflakes with paper doilies
If you have someone among your friends or relatives who is crazy about Christmas decorations, make them happy by giving them some paper snowflakes three-dimensional. Here we explain how easy it is to make them using paper doilies for cakes.
Lanterns with glass jars
How cute are glass jar lanterns? Recover one or two, remove the lid, insert an electric candle and decorate the glass with the white liquid chalk marker. You can draw snowflakes, little houses, forest animals or whatever your imagination suggests. Add a matching ribbon around the jar and the lantern is ready to be given as a gift.
Garland with cardboard leaves
If you have some sheets of green cardboard left over in various shades, draw holly leaves on them, cut them out and use them to cover a circular cardboard wreath, which you can make with a box. Add ribbon to the top of the wreath for hanging. What an amazing gift!
