Christmas is just around the corner and decorating our home should not be a headache. Surely a situation sounds familiar to you: you take the boxes out of the storage room and they are the same decorations from every year. But with the amount of expenses that are coming up, it is not a plan to spend a fortune redecorating the house for Christmas. Don’t worry; you don’t have to spend money for party decorations you can decorate your Christmas tree with easy decorations to make yourself.
Easy and cheap decorations to decorate your Christmas tree
Redecorating your will no longer involve an extra outlay. It does not matter if you are not a ‘handyman’ or if you are somewhat clumsy when it comes to DIY because we are going to give you the keys to make the coolest, original, cheap and easy-to-make tree decorations. Take note, choose the one(s) that you most want and go for it.
Cork decorations for your Christmas tree
Do not throw away the corks from wine bottles and start recycling them, as they can be very useful for decorating you. Yes, yes, you read correctly. You can make very fun and original Christmas decorations with corks in a simple way. Well you can make Christmas candles, small reindeer, original trees… and much more! You just have to pass a wire through the cork and decorate it to your liking.
Pomp poems with paper napkins
Take paper napkins (of the rigid ones they put to dry your hands in the vending machines) or sheets of paper. Put four or five together and fold them into a fan shape. Next tie a thread in the center. Cut the tips of the leaves in the shape of a beak or spear and thread a ribbon through the thread. Unfold the leaves little by little, opening them until they form a flower-like pompom. Perfect even to decorate.
Don’t miss the pineapples on your Christmas tree
Surely there is a pine forest near your house. You just have to pick some cones and tie a string to them to hang. You can also spray paint them gold, white, silver… And even with glitter. There is no easier decoration to make and more result.
Miniature Gift Packages
Surely you have seen them many times in Christmas decoration stores. They are so beautiful… and also very easy to make. You just have to get a cardboard box and cut squares the size you want to make the package. Cut several and glue them one on top of the other. Then wrap them in you want or that best matches the decoration of your tree. For example, if the balls or tinsel are blue, the packaging paper should ideally be printed with blue details. Then add a bow and string to hang it.
Christmas silhouettes with CD, perfect for your Christmas tree
Surely you have the odd cd at home that you don’t use and you don’t even know what’s on it. Make a drawing of a Christmas silhouette on it, for example a fir tree, a snowman, a candy cane.. And cut it out with scissors, being very careful not to cut yourself. Then make a little hole and put the string to hang. There will be some modern, bright and original ornaments.
DIY Christmas balls for your tree
The most traditional ornament is balls, but if you are tired of the same old ones, you can also make them yourself with light bulbs, fabric, pore pan… The important thing is that you unleash your imagination and manage to create original and unique balls to decorate your home.
Christmas bows for your fir tree
Next to balls and tinsel, there is nothing more typical of Christmas than bows. Buy the fabric that you like the most: Printed gold, silver, velvet… and make bows of the size you want for your tree. It will give a sweet and romantic, as well as elegant.
Decorations made with light bulbs for your Christmas pine
Let’s see what you think of this idea. It is about recycling the light bulbs that will no longer serve you at home and that you were going to throw away sooner or later. You can paint the light bulb as you like, for example to make a snowman the ideal is to paint it white and glue some buttons on it. It is about making original, beautiful and, above all, cheap decorations.
Christmas decorations with fabric or felt for the tree
Surely you have some fabric or tissue that you don’t like in your house, right? Now you can use it by making decorative objects for Christmas that will surely surprise everyone. Choose a fabric, preferably, and cut out the shape that you like best. You can opt for stars, snowmen and an endless number of beautiful drawings. Fill the figures with a little bit of cotton to give them shape.
Christmas silhouettes and figures with cardboard for your pine tree
Surely you have some cardboard at home that you have not yet thrown into the container… Now you can give it a new life! Take that cardboard, cut it out in the shape you like best and paint it with the typical colors of Christmas. Este Christmas will be very original and practical that you can also make with rolls of toilet paper.
Bottle caps, ideal for making Christmas decorations
Just as the cork from wine bottles can be used to make a candle, soda caps will help you make fun pieces. Get several plates, stick them on a thread one on top of the other and make original snowmen or shapes that you can think of. Give it a more fun touch with a piece of red wool that simulates your doll’s scarf, and add eyes, nose, mouth and buttons in black with a marker.
Christmas decorations with coffee capsules
If you have a coffee machine that works with capsules, don’t throw them away! You can recycle them into Christmas to hang on your tree. Well, you can make very pretty colored bells that can also be used to decorate other rooms in your house, such as the Christmas table or your door.
Eva rubber decorations for your Christmas tree
Ornaments made from Eva rubber or foam is, without a doubt, the easiest to make. In addition, they are a great idea to do with children at home and have a fun and entertaining time. You can make everything from stars to Christmas balls, including funny Santa and reindeers. Let’s do it!
Paper decorations for the Christmas tree
We end with another very simple idea to make and, also, very economical. It is about making Christmas decorations with paper or cardboard that you can decorate yourself, you can even add photographs to your decorations to personalize the Christmas tree, or the names of your family members.
