70+ Recycled Christmas Decorations Made From Materials Available at Home

If you plan on hosting a Christmas party this year, it comes as a prerequisite that you adorn your house with fancy Christmas decorations. Even without a party, your house can use a festive cheer with decorative touches. But you need not drive down to a local store and buy things to do so. Instead, you can just upcycle old and unused items and give them a brand-new life. In a bid to save the planet and also your pockets, try and make these Christmas decorations from discarded items you can easily find at home.

Making Christmas Decorations from Plastic Cups

We all possibly have an abundance of plastic cups at home that were bought to chug beer or juice for a party. Instead of throwing the leftover plastic cups, why not use them for decoration purposes? This may sound like an old-school idea but it is still very effective. Setting a trend by upcycling plastic cups into Christmas wreaths or bells can be the cover page story for a newspaper.

Homemade K-Cup Snowman Hat Ornaments

Paper Cup Bell

Red Solo Cup Christmas Wreath

Melted Plastic Cup Ornaments

Paper Cups String Lights

Paper Cup Diorama Ornament

Bottle Caps for Making Christmas Decorations

Show your creativity to family and friends by adorning your house with little bottle caps. It may sound absurd but these bottle caps can be used to make great decoration items like toppers and ornaments for your Christmas Trees. It is then totally up to you whether you want to hang these items at your entrance or the living area.

Bottle Cap Snowman Ornament

Macaron Ornaments

Bottle Cap Tree Topper

Bottle Caps Christmas Tree

Crafting Paper into Christmas Decorations

As children, we all used to make airplanes, boats, and balls out of a piece of paper. We cannot let the inner child die and this is a golden opportunity to revive the memories by converting paper into homemade Christmas stars and trees.

Origami Star Ornament

Recycled Paper Christmas Tree

Paper Tree Garland

DIY Paper Angel

Christmas Paper Decorations

Using Cupcake Liner to Make Christmas Decor

If you have wonky cupcake liners lying around that just won’t do for making desserts, don’t dispose of them. Instead, use them for home decoration. You can have your children go artistic with them and make a Christmas tree out of cupcake liners.

Cupcake Liner Christmas Tree

Christmas Tree Ornament

DIY Cupcake Liner Snowman

Cupcake Liner Tree Ornaments

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Christmas Decorations Using Wine Corks

With Christmas approaching, it is the perfect time to open up a few bottles of wine while sitting comfortably next to the fireplace. However, don’t throw out the wine corks into the dustbin, rather turn them into a home decoration.

Key Ring Wine Cork Ornament

Rudolph Reindeer Wine Cork Craft Ornament

Wine Cork Trees

Stacked Wine Cork Christmas Tree

Wine Cork Christmas Wreath

Wine Cork Snowman Tree Ornament

Wine Bottles for Christmas Decorations

Once you are done with wine corks, shift your focus to wine bottles. With a little creativity, empty wine bottles add to the aesthetic of the house and function as a great recyclable item of decor. Moreover, you can color and decorate them as candle holders or vases.

Wine Bottle ‘JOY’ Centerpiece

Wine Bottle Candle Holder

La Crema Candle Holder

Holidays Wine Bottle Crafts

Lit Wine Bottle Christmas Craft

Decorating with Socks

Pull up your socks before beginning your Christmas decorations to ward off the cold. Involve the socks in the home decoration as well. With basic supplies like socks, scissors, scrap fabric, and buttons you can make a cute little Santa, snowman, and gnomes to enhance your home décor.

No-Sew Santa Craft from Sock

No-Sew Sock Snowman

DIY Sock Gnomes

Baby’s Socks Keepsake Ornament

Wool Sock Christmas Wreath

Putting Wool to use

We are in a habit of disposing of clothes that don’t fit us anymore. However, instead of throwing your woolen clothing into the trash, you can simply turn it into a decorative article for holidays. A sweater ornament won’t be a bad idea and you can hang it on your front wall with the help of loops.

Christmas Tree Star Ornament from Wool

Sweater Ornament

Wrapped Yarn Christmas Tree Ornaments

Christmas Wreath With Wool Scarf

Cardboard for Christmas Decorations

Everybody has empty cardboard cartons lying in their house, especially during the holiday season and shopping. Don’t throw or burn them, instead, you reuse the cardboard for home decoration on Christmas. Be it Christmas Trees, stars, or tabletop decorations; cardboard décor can bring life to your party.

Hand Drawn Recycled Cardboard Stars

Cereal Box Christmas Tree

Cardboard Tabletop Christmas Tree

Cardboard Star Decoration

Using old CDs

With the advancement of the internet, OTT, and light storage devices like flash drives, the dependability on CDs has decreased. You can spot kids playing with CDs and rolling them on the floor like they are toy tires. If you have such a collection of CDs at home that is no longer in use, why not turn it into a recyclable Christmas decoration material?

CD and DVD Candle Holder

Broken CD Christmas Ornament

 Paint and Glitter Christmas CD Ornament

Plastic Bottles for Decoration

With cold drink consumption, surely you have useless plastic bottles lying around in the house. With them being no longer in use, the dilemma is whether to throw them or burn them. However, both burning and throwing out are hazardous to the environment. One fancy alternative to save the environment is to upcycle these bottles into home décor items.

Recycled Plastic Bottle Baubles

Plastic Bottle Hanging Christmas Decoration

Plastic Bottle Christmas Tree

Light Bulb for Decoration

If you are wondering what to do with a fused light bulb, don’t worry we have got you covered here as well. Turn your light bulb into a snowman or a reindeer ornament. You can also color your bulb with glitter and paint to bring an artistic flick to your house.

Light Bulb Snowman Ornament

Ombre-Colored Light Bulb

Reindeer Light Bulb Ornament

Lightbulb Christmas Tree Ornament

Painted Lightbulb for Christmas Decoration

Using Waste Tin Cans

Turn your old tin can into a smooth and beautiful hanging candle holder. Hang the cans on your wall and light them up on Christmas Eve. If your home has tin cans that you once used to paint your house and are no longer in use, this is your best chance to put them into use again – be it as a candle holder or anything that you can craft for the Christmas season.

Tin Can Candle Holder

Hanging Tin Can Holder

Tin Can Christmas Tree

Tin Can Snowman

Using Egg Cartons

With Christmas around the corner, you can expect kids to have their naughty quotient wagging. Give little kids a chance to show their talent and creativity with egg cartons. Turning cartons into decorative items not only pumps their creativity but also makes them conscious of sustainability and recycling.

Egg Carton Snowman and Reindeer

Egg Carton Christmas Tree

Tires for Decoration

Tires are the last object that will come to your mind while doing home decorations but believe it or not, these rubber items will add aesthetic charm to your place if used properly. You can either use them as a planter or as a Christmas tree stand.

Recycled Tire Christmas Planter

Christmas Tire Ornament

Old Fabric Strips can be Reused

Old fabric strips can be used to beautify your home. Your old shirts lend a well-dressed touch to your holiday tree. The scrap fabric ornament can be placed on a Christmas tree and make your evening even more special.

Old Shirts Christmas Tree Ornament

Primitive Scrap Fabric Ornament

Scrap Fabric Twine Christmas Ornament

Toilet Paper Rolls are Useful

Do you remember the DIY tutorial on how to make a pumpkin out of toilet paper? Well, there is more to toilet paper than just making pumpkins. You can make tassel garlands or calendars using toilet paper rolls.

Toilet Paper Roll Tassel Garland

Toilet Paper Roll Christmas Trees

Advent Calendar Boxes

Toilet Paper Roll Gnome

Toilet Paper Roll Tree Ornaments

Toilet Paper Roll Christmas Tree

Mason Jars

Suitable for a bedside table, dining room, and any shelf, mason jars make a perfect Christmas decoration. Moreover, the usage of tea lights inside mason jars will make them stand tall among the rest. It is finally time to upcycle your mason jars into candle holders or convert them into a snowman.

Christmas Mason Jar Snowman

Mason Jar Lid Tree Ornament

Painted Mason Jar Votive Holders

Autumn Mason Jar Candle Holder

Christmas Tree Mason Jar Votive

Spare Wire Decoration

While making the base of your Christmas Tree topper, consider using a wire this time. A hanger used for holding clothes can be a good alternative to your Christmas Tree topper star. Fold and mold the wire in such a way that it looks decent on your Christmas tree.

Upcycled Wire Hanger

Wire and Bead Christmas Decoration

Wood and Tree Branches for Decoration

Speakers made from recycled wood and lampshades made from disposable wooden chopsticks are some examples of how wood can be utilized in beautiful items. Christmas Trees, candle holders, and ornaments are no exception and can be made using leftover wood pieces and tree branches.

Christmas Tree Ornaments

Tree Stump Candle Holder

Twig Christmas Tree

DIY Branch Christmas Tree

Christmas Tree with Upcycled Garland

Wood Chip Tree

Wood Bead Tree

Pine Cone Christmas Tree