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Dried Orange Garland: Buy One or Make It, and How to Keep It
Rows of dried orange slices on a cooling rack beside a Christmas tree
Fabric Gift Bags: Are Reusable Christmas Bags Worth It?
A gift box wrapped in a yellow furoshiki cloth next to an open patterned cloth on a wooden floor
Small gifts wrapped in green, beige and yellow cloth under a Christmas tree
Vintage Christmas Ornaments: Shiny Brite, Mercury Glass and Secondhand
A heap of old figural glass Christmas ornaments, including birds and pine cones, with worn silvering
Real vs Artificial Christmas Tree: Which Is Better for the Planet?
Rows of young Christmas trees growing on a tree farm
Wooden, Felt and Wool Ornaments: Plastic-Free Tree Decorations
Handmade felt Christmas ornaments and pine cones in an open wooden box
A large straw himmeli made of many linked geometric shapes, hanging under a wooden ceiling in warm light
Living Christmas Trees in Pots: Species, Care and Replanting
A small live spruce in a galvanized bucket, wound with a string of warm white lights
Alternative Christmas Trees: Wooden, Wall, Felt and Driftwood
Two wooden frame Christmas trees filled with red ornaments outside a building
A driftwood Christmas tree of stacked weathered sticks on an upturned clay pot, built on a lawn in a park
LED Christmas Lights: Energy Use, Lifespan and Recycling Old Strings
A tangle of warm white string lights glowing on a dark surface
Eco-Friendly Christmas Gifts: Low-Waste Presents by Interest
Three cream-colored felted wool dryer balls
A hand holding an old pink glass pine cone ornament with a metal cap, over a box of worn vintage glass ornaments
Eco-Friendly Christmas: Lower-Waste Trees, Wrapping, Decor and Gifts
A fir branch hung with a dried orange slice, pine cones and small ornaments
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Two small potted Christmas trees in woven baskets beside a white fireplace with a twig wreath and greenery on the mantel
A small lit Christmas tree hung with paper honeycomb ornaments, its base wrapped in brown kraft paper
Three plain wooden ornaments, an angel, a reindeer and a tree, on red ribbon loops under a fir garland
Wooden Christmas Trees: Worth It Instead of a Real or Fake Tree?
Two Christmas tree sculptures made of carved, unpainted wood pieces on round wooden bases beside potted plants
Christmas Tree Recycling: Pickup, Drop-Off and Home Uses
Two tufted titmice perched on a hanging tube feeder capped with snow, with snowy trees behind
A pile of used cut Christmas trees left at the curb after the holidays, two still in their stands
Kraft Paper Gift Wrap: Is It a Greener Way to Wrap Gifts?
A gift wrapped in brown kraft paper and tied with jute twine, beside fir sprigs and red berries on a wooden table
Real Christmas Tree Care: Keep It Fresh Until New Year
Freshly cut fir trees standing upright at an outdoor Christmas tree lot
Christmas Tree Stand With Water: How Much a Real Tree Needs
Forged iron Christmas tree stand with scrolled legs and a single screw that clamps the trunk
Recyclable Wrapping Paper: Which Kinds Can You Recycle?
Close-up of crumpled brown paper that holds its creased shape
German Wooden Christmas Ornaments: What Makes Erzgebirge Collectible
Small painted wooden nutcracker ornament hanging from a gold cord against soft holiday lights
German Christmas Pyramids: How They Turn and What to Buy
Antique Erzgebirge Christmas pyramid from about 1830 with carved figures on a turning tier and candle holders, in a museum case
Wooden Nativity Sets: Olive Wood, Val Gardena and Erzgebirge
Hand-carved wooden nativity scene in Bethlehem, with the Holy Family, shepherds and sheep set into a carved wooden grotto
Christmas Tree Collar vs Tree Skirt: Wicker, Metal or Wood?
Small Christmas tree standing in a woven wicker basket that hides its base, next to a white bookcase
Blank Wooden Ornaments: Best Unfinished Wood to Paint or Engrave
Hands painting a Christmas tree with acrylic paint on a flat wooden ornament, next to painted snowman and tree blanks
Artificial Christmas Tree Stand Replacement: Match the Pole Size
Hands with red nail polish shaping the green branch tips of a Christmas tree
Rotating Christmas Tree Stands: Which Trees They Hold, and Safety
A decorated Christmas tree with clear floor space around it in a bright living room
Artificial Christmas Tree Storage: Make a Tree Last Ten Years
Green artificial pine branches with a row of red Christmas baubles on a white surface
Vintage Glass Christmas Tree Toppers: Spires, Shiny Brite and Fakes
Five glass spire Christmas tree toppers in silver, white, red and striped glitter glass standing on a white surface
Natural Christmas Decorations: Dried Oranges, Pine Cones and Beeswax
A hand placing a pine cone beside a wreath of greenery and dried orange slices on a dark wood table
