The fewer days there are until Christmas, the more excitement increases. To make time go by faster, you can use the weeks before Christmas to make some festive Christmas decorations yourself. And who doesn't like it?a nice upcycling project? In today's article we'll show you how you can make an atmospheric Christmas decoration using the tomato trellises that helped grow tomatoes in the summer. Let's go!
The tomato climbing tower – a great base for making Christmas decorations
Remember oursoriginal Halloween decoration ideas made from tomato trellises? We recently showed you how you can transform the wire constructions into spooky ghosts, witches and dwarves. If you still have some trellises available, you can also use them to make Christmas decorations. They are the perfect basis tocheap decorationlike making Christmas trees, snowmen or elves. Now we'll show you how it works!
Make a Christmas tree out of a tomato trellis
Christmas decorations without a Christmas tree are simply unthinkable. But why buy a new Christmas tree when you can upcycle your unnecessary tomato trellises and make your own Christmas tree? You can use both artificial and real greenery and decorate the tree however you like. There are also many unusual ideas for Christmas trees that use the tomato vine support as a base. We have collected the most beautiful of them for you.
Make an artificial Christmas tree for Christmas decorations
Making a simple Christmas tree out of trellises is actually not rocket science. This project only requires a few materials and tools and you will surely love the result.
What you need:
- Wire tomato climbing tower
- tape
- some flexible fir garlands
- Christmas tree decorations of your choice
Start with the trellis upside down on the ground with the largest ring serving as the base. Gather the ends of the wire rods together and secure them with some tape. Then the construction for the Christmas tree is finished.
Now start wrapping the base with the green garlands from the tip down. Also wrap individual pieces around the horizontal support rings to prevent the garland from sliding down.
Gradually fluff the garland to form a tree. You can bend the branches a little to hide bare spots.
Once the Christmas tree is finished, add the tree decorations, garlands and possibly a string of lights.
Christmas tree in a bucket for outside
Now that you know how to make a simple Christmas tree from the tomato trellis tower, you can let your imagination run wild and complement your 2021 Christmas decorations with beautiful homemade Christmas trees. They are suitable for both indoors and outdoors and can be designed and decorated as desired.
How about some natural-looking Christmas trees, for example? To do this, wrap the wire construction again with artificial pine garlands, but instead of Christmas balls and garlands, use some pine cones as tree decorations. You can place the trees in suitable pots and thusDecorate your house entrance in winter. If the pots are filled with soil, you should remove the bottom ring of the trellis tower to insert the stakes directly into the soil.
DIY minimalist wire Christmas tree
But you don't necessarily have to decorate the tomato climbing tower with garlands to make a beautiful Christmas tree. It's even easier if you dye the wire (or use a colored climbing tower) and hang the tree decorations directly on the wire rings. To do this, place the trellis upside down and tie the rods together with adhesive tape or a cable tie.
As a tree topper, you can either use a classic poinsettia or simply tie a pretty fabric bow. This decoration also serves to hide the cable tie or adhesive tape.
To attach the Christmas balls to the tree, paper clips are perfect as hangers. Simply bend the middle part of the bracket downwards, hang the ball on the shorter end and hang the longer end on the wire ring.
Make your own wire Christmas tree for outside
Such a minimalist Christmas tree also fits well outdoors. For a nice effect you can place it in an empty bucket. To anchor the trellis in the pot, attach a bungee cord to the bottom support ring and weigh it down with a rock, as shown in the picture above.
Make Christmas decorations: Illuminated Christmas tree for outside
Of course, the atmospheric lights should not be missing from the Christmas decorations. To make your Christmas tree made of tomato trellis shine, attach a matching string of lights. Another great idea would be to make the Christmas tree entirely out of lights. This is how it works:
Get two 100-light expandable string lights or one longer string light. Untangle the cord and tie the end without the connector together with the rods of the wire structure with a cable tie. If the string of lights has an open end, place a piece of fabric tape on it to protect it from the elements.
Then wrap the string lights around the tree, leaving enough wire free at the bottom to connect the string lights. This outdoor Christmas tree may not look very attractive during the day, but it provides beautiful lighting accents in the garden in the evening.
A combined DIY Christmas tree made of fir garland and fairy lights looks just as great
Make Christmas elves out of tomato trellises
Christmas elves are one of the most popular decorations in recent years. For Christmas 2021 you can get some cute onesMake gnomes for the gardenby upcycling the tomato trellises.
Gnomes made from real green
Have you ever had these sweet Christmas ones?Gnome made of fir greenseen? They decorate gardens and terraces in winter and add a Christmas atmosphere. Want to try this fun DIY project this Christmas? Here's everything you need:
- Tomato vine tower
- Wire cutters
- evergreen branches
- Hedge trimmer
- Cable ties
- red faux leather or other water-resistant fabric
- golden Christmas ball
- red children's gloves
- Tacker
The first thing you need to do is make the base for the gnome. To do this, place the climbing tower upside down and tie the loose ends with a cable tie. If your structure is too tall for a gnome, cut the bottom part down to the middle wire ring with wire pliers.
Then begin to gradually tie the evergreen branches upside down to the wire rods. Again, use cable ties for this. Work around the structure until it is completely covered.
Then make a pointed hat out of faux leather and put it on the gnome. Add the gold Christmas ball just below the hem of the hat and attach two gloves for arms.
If you wish, you can also make the Christmas elves with artificial pine greenery.
DIY Christmas elves made of fabric
If you are looking for an easier DIY project for Christmas elves, you can simply wrap the climbing towers with fabric and make clothes for the elves.
Make angels for Christmas decorations
With a little creativity, you can transform the tomato climbing aids into almost any shape you want. How about, for example, decorating your home or garden with beautiful Christmas angels? For this you can use the trellis towers and make a wonderful Christmas decoration out of them.
All you need to do to make a beautiful angel is shape the tomato vine support into a cone and then dress it up to fit. Here are some ideas:
- For the angel's head, you can use a Styrofoam ball that you stick directly onto the wire.
- Also make a halo out of garland to place on your head.
- Wire clothes hangers are perfect for the angel wings; you first attach them to the wire structure with craft wire or cable ties and then cover them with fabric. Alternatively, you can also make the wings out of garlands.
- Finally, make a dress out of fabric by simply covering the climbing tower with tulle or other white fabric. Another idea would be to use scraps of fabric and tie them directly to the ribbon.
Make your own snowman as a Christmas decoration for outside
Families with children will surely love this idea. No snow is needed for this snowman, just a tomato climbing tower, a Styrofoam ball and lots of decorative ribbon. If you wish, you can equip the snowman with a chain of lights inside so that he can illuminate the entrance to the house in the eveningdecorates the garden.
To make the snowman, build a conical wire construction from the tomato vine tower by tying the loose wire rods together. Then put the Styrofoam ball on top and add eyes, a nose and a hat.
For the snowman's body, you can use wide white or blue decorative ribbon (preferably made of mesh) by tying individual pieces to the wire. This step requires some skill, but even beginners can do it. There should be no bare spots left. Once the entire trellis tower is covered in ribbon, complete the snowman by attaching three Christmas balls as buttons and tucking two stick arms into the sides.
Such a cute snowman will ensure a happy atmosphere in the garden until the end of winter.
Christmas tree inspired by “The Grinch”
Nobody loves Christmas more than the people of Whoville. Join your Christmas party and create a Christmas tree designed by Dr. Seuss' classic story about the Grinch.
You can really easily make this unusual Christmas tree yourself. First, make the shape using a tomato vine tower and some chicken wire. Wrap the finished shape with green boas, add Christmas balls and a garland and you're done.
Tip: You can also use the same construction to make a Christmas hat yourself as a Christmas decoration for your home. Use red and white feather boas to wrap the shape and add a large white Christmas ball to the end. Use a thin chain of lights around the Santa hat to make the decoration shine.
