Even though we are in the big city there are many things that naturally are “green” ways of living. One such way is the make-it-yourself approach using recycled materials. Decorations, especially holiday ones similar to what we would be use to back in the States, are hard to come by and or crazy expensive. Our Christmas tree this year will have mostly handmade ornaments, surprisingly made from toilet paper rolls! Thanks to the internet and copying ideas from many crafty blogs I think it will turn out rather nice looking. Pictures to follow soon.

I also wanted to share about making your own bows for presents. You know, those bows you re-use anyway. Why not make your own? If I can do it it is super easy. The picture above is one of those bows found on a favorite site, how about orange. Here is a link to the tutorial, check it and the rest of the site out!

http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2009/10/make-gift-bow-from-magazine-page.html