What To Do With Old Prelit Christmas Trees
When lights start to tinker out on prelit Christmas trees, or the branches start to give way, that is the time that many people consider that it is time to upgrade to new prelit Christmas trees for the home. However, what do you do with the old tree? While many people decide to donate these or just throw them away, there are tons of ways in which you can reuse these prelit Christmas trees into something new. It takes a little creativity and some DIY attitude, but you will find that you can find numerous projects that are going to use these old trees into something that is new. You must find a way to get rid of the old tree for any reason, whether it is because it no longer fits into the home or because they wish to upgrade to a newer tree. The point is that most people are looking for ways to recycle these fake Christmas trees instead of throwing them away. After all, recycling is the more environmentally friendly alternative!
You can recycle your old fake Christmas trees in a variety of ways:
1. You can use your old tree to produce a variety of seasonal decorations. You can use the beautiful branches to make festive wreaths, garlands, and other types of arrangements. There are even folks who make a tabletop Christmas tree out of a single huge branch!
2. Use the tree’s branches to create dinner table accessories. These may be lovely, and if you have the time, you can make them for other members of your family as early gifts or for them to utilize in their home decor.
3. You may take little parts of the tree and incorporate them into existing bows to make them look more natural. Or even take some small parts of the tree and incorporate these into bows that you make to put onto the windows or the like.
Of course remember to make these safe you are going to want to remove the lights that are strung on these trees. The idea is to throw the lights out, while reusing the actual artificial branches for other projects throughout the home. So, think about all that you can do and set down a day to get some of these DIY projects done…you will find that reusing this tree in one way rather than putting it into the dump is the best thing to do!
