Your backyard is filled with useful, natural, and versatile things that can be employed miscellaneously in your holiday decoration. Stop running to your local store every time you need to deck your home with something beautiful; instead, explore your backyard to find colorful, sustainable, and natural décor for your holiday decoration. After all, what could be better than finding a bunch of pine cones to add a rustic and vintage flair to your decorations or evergreen foliage to make festive garlands and wreaths?
But before you lace up your boots and leave your house, it is necessary to know what type of outdoor finds will help you bring the best out of your holiday decorations. For that matter, we are listing below the five best natural things to put in your basket to DIY natural and easy Christmas décor. This jolly season, make your holidays organic, warm, sustainable, and more importantly, free of cost.
Versatile Pinecones
Who doesn’t love pinecones? They are charming and visually comforting. Apart from charm and beauty, they make good decorative items as well. So, what are you waiting for? Walk to your nearby forest, gather up some pinecones, and make a wreath. If not a wreath, you can turn them into tiny Christmas trees for a celebratory ambiance. If you don’t know where to start, you can follow the tutorial.
Evergreen Foliage
Christmas is incomplete without some luscious greenery. This merry season, your decked-out Christmas tree should not be the only green in your home; some fresh and evergreen eucalyptus, cypress, or any green foliage growing around your house is enough to adorn your home in a seasonal holiday accent.
These natural elements come in handy in making heartening live wreaths or garlands to decorate your windows, living room, or front doors in the holiday spirit. You can follow the tutorial and make your own fresh cypress wreath for Christmas decoration. Or, you can turn pine branches into a lush and green Christmas wreath.
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Logs, Branches, and Other Wood Scraps
Want to turn your home into a warm and inviting haven? Then you need to add to your decoration the magic of rustic logs, twigs, and branches. You can easily source these natural elements from your yard to turn them either into a delightful Christmas tree, tabletop décor, or an enticing centerpiece.
Adding wood to your decoration is the best way to elevate the cozy feelings of the season. You can try this easy-to-make tabletop Christmas tree from twigs by following this tutorial.
Holly Stems and Berries
If your backyard is majorly overpowered by holly shrubs, then use them and make your decoration feel natural and elemental. You can effortlessly create a vibrant Christmas scene by adding a few stems and shrubs of holly to your floral setup. Holly stems and vibrant red berries are perfect to embellish your wreaths, garlands, or floral decorations with a jovial flair.
Acorns
Acorns are valued for their symbolic significance and can be used in various ways in Christmas decorations for their pastoral allure. Surely, you will find them in abundance in your backyard. They can be used as tree ornaments, or you can place them around your candle holders. You can also scatter them on the mantel, or you can paint them to bring a colorful element to your holiday decoration. The possibilities are endless.
Succulents
Succulents are widely used in Christmas decorations. They add a breath of fresh air and make your decoration look pretty, natural, and organic. There are plenty of ways to incorporate succulents in your decoration by making a wreath, centerpiece, Christmas tree, succulent glass ornament, and more. It is a simple way to add a bit of greenery and a soft, elegant look to your Christmas setting. Not to mention, they are also a better and more affordable alternative to artificial flowers and can be easily found in your garden.
Ivy Leaves
Ivy is among the most popular evergreens that is often used for Christmas decoration. This holiday staple can be easily found in your garden. All you have to do is scour your backyard for reasonably long lengths so that you can trim it later according to your needs. Ivy leaves can be used in a wreath to elevate the beauty of your craft. But not just wreaths, if you twirl them around your Christmas tree or staircase, they look equally gorgeous. Or, you can spread them around your holiday table centerpiece for a cheerful, festive setting.
There are possibilities that your backyard is brimming with these beautiful and nature-friendly finds to DIY your own easy Christmas décor. So, what’s stopping you? Get creative!
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