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Green Life - Eco-friendly Ornaments

I have 6 boxes of Christmas "stuff"...6 boxes. Now, admittedly I inherited 1 box from my mom, but 5 boxes is still a lot of "stuff." As I poke my way through the bins I find garland and ornaments that have been in my family for many years. My great-grandmother's Santa, my husband's grandmother's felt animals, and the felt Santa I made 15 years ago. These are as eco-friendly as things can be. They will be passed down through generations, never meeting their end in a landfill. Every year I buy my daughters a new ornament...a keepsake. While I dream of having a fancy designer mono-color tree...I know in my heart that my hodge-podge tree is truly what I love.

The other thing we do every year is make new ornaments. We give these ornaments as gifts or we add them to our tree. I usually make an ornament for all the children in my family and my friends' children. Last year I made funny felted snowmen.

This year I'm looking for a fun and creative way to re-use and recycle. Reinvention. This is the key when it comes to eco-friendly ornaments. How can we reinvent something and give it a new life as an ornament on the tree? I found these impressive ideas and wanted to share them with you. An eco-friendly ornament round-up!

newspaper covered christmas ornaments with animal faces drawn on

Newspaper and ornament forms

voyagesofthecreativevariety.blogspot.com

 

toilet paper rolls

www.makingthishome.com

cereal boxes and scrap paper

mamasmiles.com

old Christmas cards

www.marthastewart.com

cereal box and old Christmas bauble

sunhatswellieboots.blogspot.com

fabric scrap angel

fabric scrap angel

redtedart.com

magazine scraps and ornament forms

paintcutpaste.com

Time to collect up our fabric scraps, magazines, and glue...we've got some creating to do! What ornaments are you making today?

And don't forget, today is Day 7 in the Creative Christmas Countdown...why not enjoy a little hot cocoa while making ornaments with your family!


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Jen Farr is a mother living in Toronto, Canada. She has been sharing her DIY crafts, recipes, activities and parenting advice for over 15 years on her blog Kitchen Counter Chronicle. Jen is the mom of 2 lovely daughters. She believes in the power of taking small steps that can make big impacts on the world.

Comments

  1. maryanne @ mama smiles says

    December 07, 2011 at 11:12 am

    What a lovely collection of ornaments! Thanks for including mine in your round-up!

  2. Brooke @ Let Kids Create says

    December 07, 2011 at 11:57 am

    These are great! So many things you can do with what you already have.

  3. KitchenCounterChronicles says

    December 07, 2011 at 12:04 pm

    thanks ladies! Any chance I get to use up those toilet paper rolls 🙂

  4. The Iowa Farmer's Wife says

    December 08, 2011 at 12:12 am

    I love that felted snowman! What a great collection of ornaments! I sure do love toilet paper rolls! 🙂 We are making ornaments for the grandmas next week so I'll gave to pin this!

  5. Melissa @ The Chocolate Muffin Tree says

    December 08, 2011 at 12:24 am

    What a wonderful collection!

  6. catherine @ sun hats & wellie boots says

    December 08, 2011 at 6:23 am

    What a lovely selection of 'green' decs! I love your felted snowman, so cute! Thanks for sharing our little eco angel 🙂

  7. KitchenCounterChronicles says

    December 08, 2011 at 10:18 am

    Thanks everyone...bring on the toilet paper rolls!

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