Zero Waste: Christmas: Crafty ideas for sustainable Christmas solutions

by Emma Friedlander-Collins, Christine Leech

Overview

Celebrate Christmas the zero-waste way with these crafty solutions for everything from decorations to gift bags.

The zero waste movement is huge and this collection will help you to craft your own zero waste solutions for a sustainable Christmas - create plastic-free crackers for the table, no-waste decorations for the tree and zero-waste wrapping and present solutions for your family and friends.

Choose from projects and tutorials for a sustainable Christmas including sewing, crochet, upcycling and reuse ideas. Whether you’re a committed crafter or new to making, there is something for everyone no matter what your skill level is.

Upcycling and reuse gurus Emma and Christine show you how to turn Christmas into a zero-waste experience with step-by-step instructions and some clever crafting. Packed full of original ideas, Zero Waste: Christmas will help you to celebrate the zero-waste way and improve your efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle while at the same time having fun.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781446308721
Publisher:	David & Charles
Publication date:	07/27/2021
Series:	Zero Waste , #3
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	1,075,793
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Emma Friedlander-Collins is passionate about sustainability and continually works to discover ways to use craft and making to create communities and inspire others.

Christine Leech (Sew Yeah) is an experienced author, designer, stylist, prop designer and art director.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION 4

TOOLS AND MATERIALS 6

SKANDI

MINIMAL WREATH 10

DALA TREAT HORSE 12

FESTIVE CROSS STITCH JUMPER 16

BERRY WRAP 18

ADVENT VILLAGE 20

SOLSTICE GARLAND 24

HOT

POMPOM JUMPER 28

FABRIC FLOWER WREATH 30

PIÑATICA TABLE FAVOURS 34

FESTIVE FLORAL VOTIVES 38

ADVENT TRAIN 42

FAVOURITE PJS TREE DECORATIONS 46

FROSTY

CRISP-MAS TREES 50

MERCURY GLASS BOTTLES 52

FROSTY FAIRY LIGHTS 54

MARBLED JEWELS 58

CELEBRATION CANDLESTICKS 62

COFFEE CUP BAUBLES 64

RETRO

A CHRISTMAS MISCHIEF OF MICE 68

PLASTIC BAG POMPOM WREATH 72

NEWSPAPER HATS 76

RETRO TREE DECORATIONS 80

JAM JAR ADVENT CALENDAR 84

JUMPER STOCKING & WRISTWARMERS 86

TECHNIQUES 88

TEMPLATES 90

AUTHORS 94

OUR THANKS TO 94

INDEX 95

Preface

The heart of Christmas for us is about spending time with the people we love and celebrating the season. We all have such busy lives that it can feel easier to buy things to make our homes look and feel festive. But we think there is a better way...

This book is all about using the materials around you to bring festive cheer to your home, whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, the winter solstice or just looking for some cosy crafts to add a bit of hygge. It’s about sitting down to make things and create memories because something you have made yourself has an emotional durability that can’t be bought. This connection means we cherish objects for longer and they are much less likely to end up in landfill in a couple of years’ time.

We hope you love making the projects in this book as much as we did creating them. Remember to be inspired by your waste and recycling bins. If you don’t have exactly the same packaging or materials that we have used, then think outside the box (sometimes literally) and find your own solutions. You may also find you’ll need to adjust the sizes and quantities suggested to suit your particular interpretation. Just go for it and have fun.

As much as possible we’ve made these projects ethical and sustainable. We know it’s not perfect! We’re on our own sustainability journeys too. All we really want is for you to see the creative opportunities in the things you already have, develop your crafting skills and enjoy making something that you love.