Monday 3 December 2012

rustic recycled christmas




With so much waste in the world, especially at Christmas time, we enjoyed making our Christmas tree from scraps of old wood & driftwood. 
I seem to like unconventional Christmas trees and now my kids are grown up there hasn't been too much protesting about not having a traditional green tree with red decorations.



Every year I buy a few new decorations. I couldn't resist these with the rope hangers!



I glued tiny pieces of driftwood to make a star.


Simple wrapping using mostly recycled paper.


pages from an old book



to make your own tree
you will need:


I painted some of the wood pieces white and sanded the edges. I'd like to say I made it all myself but Steve did the hard work, sawing and nailing. We nailed a few small flat head nails to hang decorations & wrapped Christmas lights around the branches.


What kind of Christmas tree are you having this year?

joining
scandi coast home
between naps on the porch
savvy southern style
romantic home





40 comments:

  1. We've got the whole natural, twigs, shells and pinecones thing going on this year at our place. I absolutely love all of your recycled and upcycled ideas!
    Cas x

    ReplyDelete
  2. c'est super beau j'adore cette idée de faire le sapin
    avec de la récupération , bravo !!!!

    ReplyDelete
  3. It looks fabulous! I never find driftwood at the beach! I love that these trees look great but don't take up too much room either. Great for apartments x

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. maybe that's one reason i'm liking it too penny! x

      Delete
  4. Love your tree, we made some like this from scrap wood to sell.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. thanks deanne, thought we might do that next year.

      Delete
  5. this is great cheryl..must get my fella to help me whip up one for up the coast, how long is your bottom piece of timber and how high is the stem??? ....not that I want to copy or anything..lol ;)
    Bec x

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. it's 85cm high bottom branch 73cm. glad you like it! x

      Delete
  6. Oh I love your random rustic tree. My main aim this year is to have a relaxing Christmas. Kylie x

    ReplyDelete
  7. it's so magical. i have this project on my list and can't wait to return home from arizona and begin executing all the diys!

    smiles and sunshine to you.

    michele

    ReplyDelete
  8. i love the different shades of wood and white!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. thanks sarah! white and driftwood are nice together :)

      Delete
  9. Hi Michele. You are such a good sharer!! :) Once again you've woven your magic wand with this little tree, and I heart it. Where did you get the baubles from? They're uber cute! Hx

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. thank heather.. they're from a shop called papaya in bondi junction. they're probably in other shops as well. :)

      Delete
    2. Damn!! ;-) Bondi's just a beach too far....from Brissy! {hee hee} Hoo-evuh, I shall keep an eye open for similar up here. Hope you're surviving your heatwave?! Nudging into the 40s up here tomorrow...yuck, yuck! Hx

      Delete
    3. we've had a cooler change here thank goodness! 40's sounds terrible. x

      Delete
    4. Just another quickie question....is your tree standing on a base or is it propped up against the wall? It looks like it's happy either way! :) Hx

      Delete
  10. Looks lovely! Love that you used recycled pices to make your tree. My tree is the complete opposite though - black, fake and overloaded with colour ;)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. it sounds amazing! look forward to seeing it :)

      Delete
  11. You are soooooooooooo clever Cheryl......
    I am about to paint a similar one white but I think yours looks nicer ;O)
    Tania xx

    ReplyDelete
  12. I waited to long. I wanted the wrist braclet in navy with the silver clasp and it's sold out.
    oh well. The tree turned out great. And you know I love the wrapping on the package.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. i'll try and find the time to make you one! x

      Delete
  13. I love your tree made from scraps! Such a clever idea and it looks great!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Fabulous Cheryl, I love the idea of recycling scraps and making something wonderful, this is magnificent!. xx Tina

    ReplyDelete
  15. Just lovely, I love this!!
    Xx Vicky

    ReplyDelete
  16. This is lovely Cheryl. Lucky to have a husband to do the hard yards for you.

    The rope tied decorations are so unique. I love them.
    Carolyn

    ReplyDelete
  17. What a beautiful christmas tree and great idea.

    Hugs

    ReplyDelete
  18. A lovely unique tree, what a great idea!
    Sarah x

    ReplyDelete
  19. i couldnt agree more! in a world over saturated, over used, under appreciated..this make me feel hopeful. its so easy if we can just think a little outside the ready made box!!
    this is lovely!

    ps, we did a branch tree last year. this year hanging stars made from scrap wood

    ReplyDelete
  20. Everytime I pop in to visit your gorgeous blog I just sit here and pour over your gorgeous pics. I love this idea. So different yet so pretty and beachy xx

    ReplyDelete
  21. i love this so much!....pop steve in the post will you??....merry christmas!
    Allison x

    ReplyDelete
  22. Love love love! I made a cute little tree out of burlap ribbon that I'm loving, but I love the colors of your tree! Very elegant

    ReplyDelete

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...