1. The classic
1. The classic
The red and white trim tree is a timeless classic that never fails. Star, heart and tree shaped ornaments combined with Christmas balls, ribbons and garlands are its basic. If you want a DIY version (Do It Yourself), you can make the decorations yourself by cutting out the shapes on colored cardboard, or cardboard lined with wrapping paper, for example.
Photo: The Furniture.
2. Family tree
2. Family tree
The idea is super simple. Instead of Christmas decorations, you decorate the tree with frames and photos of everyone in the family. If you don't have so many frames and you don't want to spend a lot of money, you can reproduce this idea by making the photo frames yourself with cut out and painted cardboard, or lined with wrapping paper or rustic twine, for example.
Photo: Lil Luna.
3. Slim, express and low cost
3. Slim, express and low cost
Whether you have little space, little time to decorate or a budget, this type of Christmas tree is a great fit. It consists of directly painting the tree on the wall, something that costs nothing, is done in a flash and literally takes up nothing. To avoid damaging the wall, you can put a piece of wrapping paper, paint the tree and put garlands and ornaments on it, or even draw them too.
Photo: Fairy 77.
4. With pallets
4. With pallets
Ideas for decorating with wooden pallets succeed in less than the click of a button. Here, for example, you have a Christmas tree that has been made using the planks of a pallet. An original, sustainable and low cost idea. The only drawback is that it requires tools and some skill. But if you like the idea, and you don't want to get too complicated, you can make the same version by cutting out cardboard from a sturdy packing box.
Photo: The Furniture.
5. 3D model
5. 3D model
Another sustainable idea with pallets is to make a 3D version, as in this proposal. On a vertical wooden axis, you lay planks of different sizes horizontally and fill them with ornaments. As in the previous case, it requires tools and a certain skill.
Photo: Decoratrix.
6. With fabric decorations
6. With fabric decorations
If you like sewing and crafts, you can try making your own fabric decorations. From lining your old Christmas decorations with scraps of a plaid, a blanket or an old sweater to doing more elaborate tasks like these decorations that recreate an Advent calendar: fabric envelopes, with the number outside and the surprise inside.
Photo: Housework.
7. Colorful and minimal
7. Colorful and minimal
You just have to take a Christmas garland, like this one with colored balls, and hang it on the wall recreating the shape of a Christmas tree. An idea as simple as it is effective and very elegant.
Photo: Plumetis.
8. Rustic chic
8. Rustic chic
An alternative to the previous proposal is this mini version with recycled branches and trunks to which some fabric decorations have been added. It has a lot of charm and adds a Christmas touch to any corner of the house without taking up almost no space.
Photo: Housework.
9. For fans of crochet
9. For fans of crochet
If you are fond of crochet and amigurumi (crochet dolls) why not try making this crochet Christmas tree. Besides being a super cute detail, it helps you relax while you do it.
Photo: Housework.
10. Stairway to Heaven
10. Stairway to Heaven
We love this idea. You just have to take some branches or sticks of different sizes, arrange them from longest to shortest length, join them with a string on the sides as if it were a ladder and use the same string to hang it on the wall. To decorate it, you can add Christmas balls, garlands of lights, a wooden star … Besides being very economical, it takes up little space as it is flat.
Photo: Laloleblog.
11. Let there be light
11. Let there be light
One of the quintessential symbols of Christmas are the lights, and in this case they are the absolute protagonists. The tree has been dispensed with and its shape has been recreated with the help of a string of Christmas lights making zigzags.
Photo: Ideas for.
12. Two in one
12. Two in one
Why not combine the Christmas tree and the Advent calendar into one? This is what they have done in this proposal. On a cloth in the shape of a tree, some bags corresponding to the days have been hung as Christmas decorations. A curtain ring has been used as a tree hanger, and buttons have been used to support the bags. Everything is between seams.
Photo: Housework.
13. Full of good vibes
13. Full of good vibes
If you do not know what to do with the postcards and Christmas cards that have arrived in your mailbox, you can consider the possibility of making a tree like this in some corner of the house. Thus, with their colorful designs and their good wishes, you will fill that space with joy and good vibes.
Photo: Homelife.
14. The most intellectual vintage
14. The most intellectual vintage
On the internet, there are countless Christmas trees made from books. From piles of books stacked in a pyramid to this simple tree made with the leaves of an old book from a trace, and "outlined" with a rustic rope. We love it because, with very little, you get a lot of effect: it's full of magic and vintage charm.
Photo: Paperblog.
15. Patchwork
15. Patchwork
Creations with fabric scraps also have a place when making your own Christmas tree. This is made with ribbons and trims of different lengths and styles adorned with buttons as if they were the balls. However, you don't have to limit yourself to fabrics. You can reproduce the same idea with colored or patterned paper. An easy, inexpensive and super entertaining idea to do alone or with the children, for example.
Photo: Housework.
16. "Delicious" version
16. "Delicious" version
One way to bring Christmas into the house without having to scratch excessively in your pocket is, for example, to make Christmas shaped candies like these cookie trees made by our blogger Delicious Martha. In this case, she has made cookies of different diameters dyed with red and green food coloring and stacked them together as if they were Christmas trees. As simple as it is effective, and of course, delicious!
Photo: Delicious Martha.
Ornaments for all tastes and all pockets
And suddenly, Christmas comes and you do not know how to decorate the tree or you are already bored with the decorations of all the years … Here are some ideas to renew them.
- Classics Star, heart and tree shaped decorations combined with Christmas balls, ribbons and garlands. If you want a DIY version (Do It Yourself), you can make the decorations yourself by cutting out the shapes on colored cardboard, or cardboard lined with wrapping paper, for example.
- Of cloth. If you like sewing and crafts, you can try making your own fabric decorations. From lining your old Christmas decorations with scraps of plaid, a blanket or an old sweater to making them out of felt or making more sophisticated creations like the gallery's Advent calendar.
- Pictures. Instead of Christmas decorations, decorate the tree with frames and photos of everyone in the family. If you don't have so many frames and you don't want to spend a lot of money, you can carry out this idea by making the photo frames yourself out of cut and painted cardboard, or lined with wrapping papers or rustic twine, for example.
- Sweets. It is a very widespread tradition in some Nordic countries. Cookies are made in the same shapes as classic decorations and hung from the tree.
Trees made of other materials (and not plastic)
An alternative to the classic little tree, and without having to resort to the plastic version, is to make one yourself with other materials or resources.
- Wooden planks. On a vertical wooden axis, you put planks of different sizes horizontally and fill them with ornaments, as we show you in the gallery.
- Inside plants. A very useful option if you have a houseplant of a considerable size, such as a ficus benjamina, for example, is to decorate it with Christmas decorations as if it were a tree. An economical and sustainable idea.
- Stacked books. One of the most original ideas on the internet is to make Christmas trees with books stacked in infinite different ways. We have opted for a flat version, using only the leaves.
In two dimensions: they do not take up any space
If you have little available surface to place the tree, or you just don't want to complicate your life, you can opt for flat versions like these, which take up zero space.
- Painted on the wall. It consists of painting the tree directly on the wall, something that costs nothing, is done in a flash and literally takes up nothing. To avoid damaging the wall, you can put a piece of wrapping paper, paint the tree and put garlands and ornaments on it, or even draw them too.
- With woods (or cardboard). Like the pallet tree in the gallery. An original, sustainable and low cost idea. The only drawback is that it requires tools and some skill. But if you like the idea, and you don't want to get too complicated, you can make the same version by cutting out cardboard from a sturdy packing box.
- Staggered branches. As in the example in the gallery, you just have to take some branches or sticks of different sizes, arrange them from longest to shortest length, join them with a string on the sides as if it were a ladder and take advantage of the same string to hang it on the wall . To decorate it, you can add Christmas balls, garlands of lights, a wooden star …
- Patchwork of fabric and paper. Creations with fabric scraps also have a place when making your own Christmas tree. You can use ribbons and trims of different lengths and styles adorned with buttons like balls. Or reproduce the same idea with colored or patterned papers. An easy, inexpensive and super entertaining idea to do alone or with the children, for example.
- With garlands. You can go olympically from the tree and put the garlands of decorations or lights directly on the wall reproducing the shape of a tree, as in the two proposals in the gallery.
- From postcards or book sheets. If you don't know what to do with the postcards and Christmas greetings that have arrived in your mailbox, you can consider making a tree by placing them on the wall in the shape of a tree. Or do the same with the sheets of an old book for a trace, and mark its profile with a rustic string.
Mini versions to bring Christmas to any corner
And you can also give a Christmas touch to any space with little trees like these.
- Of trunks. It is about making one with recycled branches and sticks. But you could also do it with polo sticks and, if you are very meticulous, even with toothpicks.
- For fans of crochet. If you are fond of crocheting and amigurumi (crochet dolls) why not try making a crochet Christmas tree. Besides being a super cute detail, it helps you relax while you do it.
- "Delicious" version. You can also make cookie trees like the ones our blogger Delicious Martha has made . She has taken cookies of different diameters dyed with red and green food coloring and has stacked them like Christmas trees. As simple as it is effective, and of course, delicious!
