Tag: Christmas decorations

Counting on … day 1.209

6th November 2023

Christmas is now lurking round the corner. The Shops have finished with Halloween and whilst there is still Black Friday to go, that too can be tied into buying for Christmas. But how about ‘not buying’ for Christmas?

The autumnal leaves are turning into a wide range of colours from lime yellow to brassy red. I have been collecting some of them – ones that have a particularly attractive shape or colour – and  am flattening them between the pages of a heavy book. Next month, when it’s actually Christmas I will thread them together with thread to make garlands. 

For more ideas see https://greentau.org/2022/11/24/eco-tips-christmas/

Counting on … day 352 

17th October 2022


Dried autumn leaves strung on a thread make an attractive alternative to a Christmas paper chain. Now is a good time to collect leaves of different shapes and colours. Some leaves are better than others – horse chestnut leaves shrivel very quickly whereas sweet chestnut, oak  and acer leaves keep their shape and colour. You can keep the leaves between the pages of a book until needed. 

Seed pods can make interesting decorations when strung on a thread or hung as baubles. Pine cones too make good Christmas decorations.