The Eco Christmas Craft Book

If you love Christmas, you'll love this book! It's the perfect antidote to the traditional tinsel and glitter that shed harmful microplastics, polluting our oceans and waterways. The Eco-Christmas Craft Book is filled with lots of ideas to create your own stylishly beautiful, eco-friendly Christmas. All you need to do is save up some recyclable or foraged items such as cardboard, newspaper, wine bottle corks, twigs and pine cones. You can choose your own colour scheme to match your home and, because the materials are recyclable, you could make new ones every year! Including all the things that make Christmas special, such as tree decorations, advent items, Christmas cards, table decorations, wreaths and many more, there are 30 fabulous projects to make, and ideas for many more. So start collecting and learn how to make gorgeous, professional-looking decorations cheaply, without harming the planet. Table of Contents Introduction 6 Materials 8 Tools 10 Techniques 12 Making an origami star 12 Making a tassel 16 Making a bow 17 The Projects 18 Christmas Crackers 18 Ribbon Tree 22 Felt Bauble 26 Milk Bottle Fairy 30 Yarn-wrapped Cardboard Tree 34 Foliage-filled Bottle 38 Cork and Rosemary Place Cards 42 Cardboard Star Garland 46 Cardboard Tube Snowflake 50 Cardboard Angel 54 Christmas Cards 58 Napkin Rings 62 Origami Star Wall Hanging 66 Paper Strip Bauble 70 Cork Christmas Tree 74 Cork Rudolph the Reindeer 78 Cotton Twine Tied Wreath 82 Hessian Ruffle Wreath 86 Branch Christmas Tree 90 Mini Envelope Advent 94 Cardboard Tube Advent 98 Decorated Jars and Tins 102 Santa Sack Fabric Advent 106 Gift Wrapping 110 Hanging Twig Star 118 Folded Book Tree 122 Pine Cone Tree 126 Cork Wreath 130 Concertina Christmas Tree 134 Dried Orange Slice Decorations 138 Templates 142 Index 144