Who says Christmas means choppy Christmas trees and lots of tinsel? Especially at Christmas time we should try to be better people, less selfish and not only ensure our good mood, but also contribute something to the good in the world. While for some people Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year and they have been waiting impatiently for months, for many fir trees, spruces, pine trees etc. it means mass extinction. It takes about eight to 12 years for a conifer to grow large enough to please the human eye. So his life as a Christmas decoration ends for less than two weeks. There are now many imaginative ideas for Christmas decorations that protect the environment. Branches decoration for Christmas is an original alternative.
Decoration with branches: multi-faceted and environmentally friendly
Twigs and branches can be found in nature for free. Of course you can't unhook them directly from the tree. There are certainly many beautiful specimens on the ground in the forest or in the city park, which with a little creativity and imagination can quickly be founda beautiful Christmas decorationcan be converted. Depending on their size, they find an impressive place on the table, in the hallway or hanging on the ceiling in our home. We present 15 original examples of Christmas decorations that anyone can make themselves.
birch
Looks particularly chic as a decoration for Christmasthe birch. If you can buy a few birch branches, you don't need to bother with any further treatment of the wood. The birch bowl itself looks very elegant and decorative, so you just have to clean the selected branches thoroughly. This can easily be done with an old toothbrush and soap. Then you just have to let them dry and you can use them for decoration.
Even if you can't find birch branches, the ordinary ones can be beautifully decorated. There are several options for decorating with branches when it comes to color design. If you want a Christmas decoration that is as natural as possible, you first have to clean the branches you have purchased and then sand them down a bit with sandpaperdie Patina, moss and verdigris must be removed.
Branches decoration in white for Christmas
If you like minimalist or Scandinavian style, you can color the branches white for decoration. The branches should be cleaned and sanded beforehand. It is best to use acrylic paint or water-based spray paint for the color design.
Hanging decorations for Christmas
Once you have got a nice, large branch, you should put it in the spotlight. The best way to do this is to leave it hanging from the ceiling. Depending on how big and heavy it is, appropriate assembly must be provided. There are special hooks with screw threads with eyelets for ceilings that are easy to install. To hang the branch aesthetically, it is best to use solid onestransparent fishing lineor another one that is stable enough.
Depending on how big the branches are, they can be arranged in different decorative ways. The slightly larger ones are a wonderful, environmentally friendly alternative to the real Christmas tree. A large branch can be decorated atmospherically with Christmas tree decorations, just like a Christmas tree.
When it comes to a large, massive branch, you definitely need to consider where you want to place it. Even if you beautifully arrange several smaller branches spreading in all directions, there should be enough space around so that the beautiful decoration is not damaged when passing by. Once the branch arrangement has been designed, some annoying sprouts can be removed later.
When arranging the branches decorations for Christmas, you should also choose a suitable container for them. This must be stable enough and of course look attractive. Beautiful large glass vases are particularly suitable for arrangements that consist primarily of thin branches. The transparent vessel really highlights the natural beauty of the decoration. But versions made of ceramic or metal in the right size are also a good choice. We recommend choosing a vessel in a neutral color such as white, gray or black or in one of the Christmas colors.
For additional stability, you can fill the selected container with fine sand or decorative stones. This makes it easier to attach the individual branches to the desired position. If the container is transparent, the selected filling material plays an important role in the overall appearance of the Christmas decoration.
A decoration that is designed in the typical Christmas colors: red, green and white is particularly visually appealing and also suitable for the Christmas season. You don't necessarily have to combine all three with each other, but perhaps incorporate one of them into the arrangement.
Even if you generally want to keep your Christmas decorations simple and elegant, fresh greenery will create a good atmosphere. The white colored branches can be decorated with both plain and colorful Christmas decorations. The combination of white, silver and/or gold looks chic and elegant and always works.
A branch that is pleasing to the eye with its natural appearance harmonizes above all with other natural decorative elements. Cones, small fir branches, wooden Christmas decorations and others are particularly suitable for this.
DIY idea for natural Christmas decorations
You can decorate for Christmas in a very imaginative way and there are no limits to your creativity. The leftover sticks from the twig arrangement also find great use and are quickly converted into small decorative elements. Here we provide an excellent example.
For this Christmas decorative element made from natural materials, all you need is a long string and a few sticks. You have to cut these first so that each stick is slightly larger than the other. Now start with the longest stick and tie them all together in the middle using the string. Finally, tie a loop for hanging.
An environmentally friendly alternative to the real Christmas tree
You can even create an environmentally friendly Christmas tree yourself from several branches as an imaginative alternative to the real one. For this you primarily need several relatively straight branches and some tools such as cordless screwdrivers and cable ties. You can experiment a lot with the design. Here we present two variants.
The “environmentally friendly” Christmas tree made of branches and twigs can be decorated in the same way as the traditional one and looks very original and imaginative.
