One of the benefits that people find in using prelit Christmas trees is that they are doing their part for the environment. Instead of going with a real tree, you are saving one tree from hitting the landfill at the end of the Christmas season. Two, with prelit Christmas trees you are going to find that these are made to last from year to year, ensuring that you are getting the life out of this tree. However, for those who are trying to do their best to lessen their carbon footprint, they are going to find that the use of upcycled décor is becoming very popular.
What does upcycled mean?
Upcycled simply means taking an object and using it for something else, other than its intended use. For example, many people upcycle wine bottles to turn this into flower holders once the wine is gone. With upcycled décor you are taking this a step further by finding items that you can turn into ornaments for your prelit Christmas trees.
Ideas for Upcycled Decor
The key with upcycled décor is that this can be anything. You will find that what one person sees as junk, another person may see this as a future Christmas ornament for their tree. So, there are really no hard and fast rules about what décor you can upcycle for your tree. The key to making this work is to find one piece and start to build around this so that you do have some cohesion throughout the tree. For example, many people may look at an old tin can as being junk, while another person may see the blue and rust as something that would look great on a rustic themed tree. The beauty of this theme is that you are going to be reusing items that were probably going to end up in the trash, which is always good!