Guide to Unique Eco-friendly Decoration for Holidays Using Origami!

Christmas is just a few days away. A week or 2 prior to Christmas, all of us would be busy in decorating our home. Majority of people while decorating their home use plastic based products. All of us know plastic being non biodegradable substance it is one of the most hazardous environmental threat. Most of the countries have sown concern about the exponentially increasing problem. There are various strategies for reducing the usage of plastic.

Our country has taken certain measures for this problem then why not to help in this beneficial cause. We can reduce the extent of production of plastic by reducing its usage. A small decrease in the day to day use of plastic by every person will have a great impact at the national level. So why not start this noble cause by this holy month. With some common ideas & a little creativity we can reduce the usage of plastic in Christmas.

All of us are familiar with Origami- a Japanese paper folding art. Origami can be implemented successfully in order to replace the plastic with paper. It's possible to make commonly used plastic decorating products from paper. So get hold some colored papers & get ready for celebrating an Eco-friendly & unique Christmas!

For decorating in a green way first you need to know the basics of Origami. Origami is an art of folding & cutting. There are various types of folding techniques used in origami. But giving these types theoretically is not only difficult to explain but also difficult to understand. Therefore I have given some informative illustrations & uploaded them on a image hosting service. Hope it makes it easy to understand.

So let's start with commonly used folds & symbols used in further illustrations regarding the manner of folding.

These are the folding techniques, symbols & common pre-required shapes used in origami.

Considering you got a hang of all these symbols let's move on to the real fun stuff.

1. Holy leaves & berries: This illustration shows you how to make holy leaves & berries.Part
You need: a green leaf colored craft paper, & some colors.
How to make: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.

2. Gift box: this can be small or big depending on your choice.
Things you need: Your favorite colored craft paper.
How to make: Part 1, Part 2.

3. Star: make it of size depending on the size of your Christmas tree.
You need: A bright yellow craft paper.
How to make: Part 1, Part 2.
With little manipulations you can also fit some LED lights in it.

4. Pinwheel:
You need: Colored craft paper.
How to make: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.

5. Snowflake: with common steps involved you can transform a pinwheel in a snowflake.
You need: sky blue colored craft paper (though I have used dark blue colored).
How to make: Part 1, Part 2.

6. Reindeer: Make your table alive with this paper reindeer.
You need: A brownish orange colored craft paper.
How to make: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6.

7. Christmas Tree: Make a miniature one.
You need: a dark green craft paper.
How to make: Part 1, Part 2.

8. Christmas Stocking: instead if the nylon made use the paper made.
You need: Bright red craft paper.
How to make: Part 1, Part 2.

9. Bell: Use along with holy leaves & berries.
You need: Golden craft paper.
How to make: Part 1, Part 2.

10. Santa Claus: at last our deer Santa.
You need: Bright red craft paper.
How to make: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.

Tip: Add some glitters, vibrant colors to make these crafts more personalized & unique.

See with using only colored craft paper, pair of scissors & creativity you can decorate this Christmas the Eco-friendly way. Go ahead & Go green!