altChristmas decorations inspired by nature

When Christmas is approaching it can be fun choosing a theme. Nature has many wonderful materials, colors, textures and forms that you can be inspired by, either in the garden, in a nearby park or in the woods. You can find naked branches, pine cones, moss and pieces of wood and put it together with other types of wood, large wooden beads, rustic twine, paper and cardboard. It can be really nice to blend natural elements with newly purchased Christmas decorations, or together with grandma's old Christmas balls, but still stick to a particular theme.

altFour Christmas trees

Find inspiration for four different Christmas trees.

altNuts

Use the beautiful nuts for other things than just eating. You can get good ideas for using the classic hazelnut and the more special pecans nuts in your Christmas decorations. If you are lucky to have a hazelnut bush in your garden, you can harvest them in September, let them dry in a warm room for a few weeks and then store them in a tin for the coming Christmas.

altDecorations with Washi tape

Decorate for Christmas with the popular Japanese Washi tape in colors and patterns and see how easily you can change your home with a few stripes.

altBlue Christmas

The color blue is in many cultures associated with love, faithfulness, peace and harmony. Blue comes in many shades and it looks beautiful to decorate for the Christmas parties with all the blue colors ranging the colder light blue shades to warm purple and violet, and it looks beautiful put together with natural colors like gray, black, brown, wood and silver.