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Ways To Repurpose Your Christmas Tree After The Holidays
The new year has already arrived. Your Christmas tree in your luxury home at Vista Alabang might still be hanging around with everyone. Still don’t have any plans on putting it down? or still don’t know what to do with it next? For artificial Christmas trees, you just have to wrap them again and keep them in your storage. But how about the real ones? Do you already have ways in mind how to repurpose christmas tree?
According to the National Christmas Tree Association, there is approximately 25-30 million real Christmas trees that are being sold each year in the U.S. Just last year, during a survey on Christmas tree consumption there were 24% who answered that they will definitely buy a real Christmas tree. True enough, even with the price hike of the trees, and limited supply, people were eager to put up a real Christmas tree during the Christmas holidays.
Significance of Christmas Tree
Did you put up a Christmas tree in your luxury house and lot in Metro Manila? Is it a candy-themed Christmas tree at your home in Amore at Portofino, a white Christmas themed at Portofino Heights? or just the classic Christmas tree with colorful Christmas balls at Portofino Alabang? Whatever theme it is, for sure it gave life and festivity in your house and lot in Daang Hari.
But have you ever wonder why there is always a Christmas tree during Christmas and what does it symbolizes?
Christmas Trees are said to start from Germany during the 16th Century, and came in UK in the 1830s. There are also stories that say Christmas trees appeared after the birth of Jesus Christ. It was winter season that time when the trees shook the snow from its leaves, the greens appeared and it was said that it marked the event. From then on, Christmas tree became a significant part of Christmas season.
Christmas trees because of its beauty and colors don’t just symbolizes festivity. It is a symbol of eternal life as it branched out beginning from the birth of Jesus Christ. It also signifies cheerfulness and positivity. Christmas trees usually stand out in the midst of winter season and still appear green making it a symbol of positivity despite storm and tough weather condition.
So now, you already know that Christmas tree is not just an added decoration for Christmas in your luxury home at Portofino Alabang, Philippines. It has a deep meaning that you embrace whenever you put them up at home.
As you were taken a back to the beginning and symbolism of Christmas trees, here are the creative ways to repurpose your old Christmas tree. You can choose from any of the listed ways so you can put your old Christmas tree to good use.
Repurpose Christmas Tree Methods
What to do with a Christmas tree after Christmas?
Your Christmas Tree still has purpose after you used it 4-5 weeks during Christmas time. There are ways to make your tree more meaningful and useful after usage. Take a look on how to repurpose Christmas tree after the festive season.
1. Create a Sanctuary for Birds for the Winter
You can place your old Christmas tree against a fence or in a corner in your garden to give way for birds or other wildlife to have a home when it’s already cold. Your tree can give them an extra warmth during winter.
2. Add Additional Habitat for the Fishes
If your luxury home in Alabang Philippines is near a lake or any pond with living creatures under, you may throw the branches of the tree on the bodies of water to add shelter for the fishes under. In this way your old tree will be useful for other living creatures.
3. Use the branches and leaves as DIY Wreath
To make a DIY Wreath, use the branches and leaves of your old tree . This is a very creative way how to repurpose Christmas tree as you can save it longer even year round. Wreaths aren’t just for Christmas but can be hang on your door or to any blank wall on your luxury house and lot in Metro Manila. You may add additional flowers to make it more attractive.
4. You can use the Branches as Bird Feeder in the Garden
Start cutting of the branches of your tree and use it as a bird feeder in the garden. Cover the branches with margarine or butter to give it a little aroma then start rolling them in bird seeds. You can grab some string and simply hang the repurposed branch in any corner of your garden. Just give it a time and a lot of birds would want to stop by to taste your sweet treat.
5. Turn the Pine Needles into a Sachet full of Fragrance
If you are thinking how to repurpose Christmas tree, you can cling on its scent a bit longer by taking the pine needles and putting it inside small hand-made fabric bags. To reuse, simple look for leftover or used fabrics at your home. Sew it and stitch a ribbon for additional design. Once done with the fabric, you can simply insert the pine needles. Your sachet of Christmas fragrance is now ready to be placed in your cabinets, warddrobes or drawers. This will give you a scent of winter that can also be a good gift idea for family and friends.
6. Turn the trunk into edge boarders in your garden
As you plan how to repurpose Christmas tree you better keep the trunks and make it useful. If you cut the trunk of your tree you can turn those into additional elements in your beautiful garden. You can turn the trunks into small circles to make edge boarders around your garden. If you still have time and want to recycle it, you can sand down more trunks into more small circles and create artistic coasters.
Every part of your Christmas tree is useful so don’t waste the opportunity to repurpose Christmas tree for better use. If you can’t have it another Christmas, you can maximize it and turn it into another use so you can keep it year round in your luxury home in Alabang Philippines.
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