The eco-friendly Tree Create a beautiful tree using recycled items, natural materials and wooden decorations.

TWIG STARS & TREES

Use foraged sticks to make these natural ornaments.

STARS Pictured on tree, right. Cut 5-6 same-length twigs, arrange in a star shape and stick together with a hot glue gun.

STAR TOPPER Pictured on top of tree. Create a larger version of the stars and tie to the tree with florist’s wire.

TREES Pictured below right. Cut 2 long sticks and 1 short, and glue in a triangle. Add a shorter stick for the trunk, and when dry, zig-zag coloured yarn across the trees.

Hot glue gun, florist’s wire, yarn, from a selection, hobbycraft.co.uk.

RECYCLED SNOWFLAKES

Pictured below. Flatten a toilet roll tube and cut into 1cm strips. Arrange in a star shape, then glue together. When dry, coat with snow spray and finish with a snowflake topper in the middle. Snow spray, £1, and snowflake toppers, £1 for 10, hobbycraft.co.uk.

GLITTER PINE CONES

Pictured below. Add sparkle to foraged pine cones with biodegradable glitter. Simply brush a little glue on to the tips of the pine cones and sprinkle with the glitter. Leave to dry, then tie with

ribbon. Biodegradable glitter, £5.50, amazon.co.uk; ribbon, John Lewis.

NATURAL FABRICS

Find wooden, ceramic and fabric decorations on the high street, or make your own using hessian ribbon.

Wooden robins, £2 (inset above), giselagraham.co.uk; hessian Santa stockings, £2 each, B&Q; hessian ribbon, 75p per metre, notonthehighstreet.com; wooden hearts, £1.60 for 4 (below left), hobbycraft.co.uk; ceramic stars (below), from a selection at etsy.com.