Eco-Friendly Christmas Wreaths

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Cork Wreath

If you have a stash of wine cork that you have been saving up for a great DIY idea, then it is time to put them into use. Create a Christmas wreath out of your collection of corks. The organic grain and natural texture bring out the beauty of the cork in a wreath that is handmade at home. Corks will add a touch of nature to your entryway décor. Creating a cork wreath is quite simple. Use a foam wreath base and hot glue your corks all around. Decorate with a sparkly ribbon or stick some dry flowers and berries.

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Paper Wreath

As a child I could spend hours absorbed in the wonderful art of paper folding. It is easy and often a stress relieving activity. Put your old newspapers, craft papers and pages from old books to use and create a Christmas wreath out of paper. You will need four strips of paper approximately 24 cms in length and 1 cm in width to create 16 point German paper stars. Join these stars together to create a circular wreath and decorate with a broad ribbon.

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Watch this video to learn how to make German paper stars

Link to video: Origami German Paper Stars

Wreath made from cans

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We have a new wreath tutorial site – How to Make a Burlap Wreath.com

Pine cone wreaths

A wreath made with pinecones is another great eco- friendly option to explore. Collecting pinecones is a fun activity for the kids and they will enjoy putting them together into a beautiful wreath. Use your creativity and inspiration from the internet to put together a beautiful piece. Spray paint the pinecones with gold or silver or sprinkle some glitter. You can also add twigs and acorns in the middle to give it a different texture and color variation.

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With so many eco-friendly options to explore, you can create a new wreath every day for the 12 days of Christmas or pair up with your kids, neighbors or family member and each of you make a beautiful wreath. There is no limit to the creativity!

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How to Make Cork Wreaths and Christmas Decor

How to Make A Cork Christmas Wreath

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Creative Cork Christmas Crafts

It is worth recycling corks all year just to get to enjoy their versatility as a building material in December. Using wine corks as creative outlets, you children will grow with a healthy idea on how to recycle and reuse objects around them. Valuable not only as a fun material, but as a set of building blocks – I have seen amazing bathroom mats made from cork – cork has also inspired designers to use it for building modern furniture, like the Pushpin by Kenyon Yeh.

Miniature Cork Christmas Trees

Cork Christmas trees are a joy to look at – their simplicity adorns any corner of the house and choosing differently colored corks (or paint them yourself), the mini Christmas trees will look like adorned with Christmas tree globes. A small branch at the base will give your miniature trees that earthy edge and the perfect excuse to go look for the branch in the nearest park or forest. Scavenger hunts with your children will be greatly appreciated before the start of the holiday season.

Cork Christmas Wreath for a Welcoming Home

Instead of buying more and more decorations that follow each year’s Christmas trend, mind as well create our own Christmas decorations. This activity saves money, encourages creativity and co-work, not to mention it’s an eco-friendly way of decorating the home this holiday. Cork Christmas decorations can be enjoyed especially by children – this is how they learn that our endangered planet is theirs to save for their own children.

Miniature Reindeer in Herds

A small wine cork reindeer herd can decorate your mantel, the stairs or a strategically placed side table. Cork craft is easy and fun and can successfully be the original elements you change each year for the holidays. These wine cork ornaments can be displayed alongside treasured inherited ornaments – they are be as artistic as you are.

Corks and family

Around Christmas, the home becomes a playground for the whole family, regardless of age. Wine cork Christmas crafts can be introduced as part of a special social time among family members. Use recycled corks to write a welcoming message in tone with the holidays. “Merry Christmas” sounds like a good start. Each letter will be worth the patience and you will definitely want to teach someone how to work their way around cork lettering after you’ve done this project. The impermeable letters can be used to decorate the outdoors, too – imagine a special message for the whole neighborhood to see.

A small army of wine cork snowmen

Chances are your kids will fall in love with this easy to make Christmas project. Painted corks can become a small snowmen army – use your imagination and stuff you have around the house to compose your own snowman design and multiply it in assorted details.  This will keep you entertained and spark up a conversation with every visit. Have fun and enjoy the holidays!