This rustic DIY Christmas tree is perfect for anyone who cares about a sustainable lifestyle. It's a recycling project because the tree is created from an old trunk (for example, last year's Christmas tree), wire, clay and evergreen branches. Here's how to make it: Form a conical tree shape out of a piece of chicken wire and attach it to the tree trunk with florists' stub wire. Next, attach the evergreen branches to the chicken wire frame with more stub wire. Make mini poinsettia Kokedamas and hang them on the tree with parcel string. Finally, attach a beautiful cut poinsettia in a test tube filled with water to the top of the tree. Done! Add a layer of clay at the bottom of the basket to ensure the tree stands securely. For the Kokedamas, first water the mini poinsettias thoroughly. Next, take them out of their pots and wrap the root balls with moss, securing it with fine craft wire. Tip: After hanging, you can either water your mini plants gently from above or regularly place the moss balls in a container of lukewarm water to absorb it.

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Last updated: 22/11/24

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