Many years ago, we decided we did not want to cut trees anymore for the purpose of decorating our place, and since we also did not want to use a plastic one I did what I had to do by… painting a small one on top recycled cardboard that I cut to shape.
It’s really small (the fat red-bearded dude doesn’t overwhelm us under gifts either, maybe it’s because he hates our tree?). It looks like a kid’s version of a Xmas tree, some people would call it ugly as fuck, I say it is unique. We can easily (dis)assemble it & store it (takes no space at all), it never shed, we never lose or break a decoration, and setting it up with all it’s decorations is just a matter of sliding one piece of cardboard into another, for its trunk/foot ;)
Despite it being made out of cardboard and being painted with gouache it’s sturdy, only needing a touch of fresh paint every now and then. The previous one lasted something like 11 years before I had to make a new one, this year.
I’m also team cardboard tree! Mine is a small one that came as a kit with lights and stuff, painted it at the office as a holiday fun thing with the over-lunch craft crew. It’s about 10 inches tall and fits on the shelf under the TV, next to the PS2.
This year I went all-out and got a Christmas tree-shaped ornament to set next to it. It’s shaped like those vintage ceramic ornaments and tickles me pink.
Many years ago, we decided we did not want to cut trees anymore for the purpose of decorating our place, and since we also did not want to use a plastic one I did what I had to do by… painting a small one on top recycled cardboard that I cut to shape.
It’s really small (the fat red-bearded dude doesn’t overwhelm us under gifts either, maybe it’s because he hates our tree?). It looks like a kid’s version of a Xmas tree, some people would call it ugly as fuck, I say it is unique. We can easily (dis)assemble it & store it (takes no space at all), it never shed, we never lose or break a decoration, and setting it up with all it’s decorations is just a matter of sliding one piece of cardboard into another, for its trunk/foot ;)
Despite it being made out of cardboard and being painted with gouache it’s sturdy, only needing a touch of fresh paint every now and then. The previous one lasted something like 11 years before I had to make a new one, this year.
I’m also team cardboard tree! Mine is a small one that came as a kit with lights and stuff, painted it at the office as a holiday fun thing with the over-lunch craft crew. It’s about 10 inches tall and fits on the shelf under the TV, next to the PS2.
This year I went all-out and got a Christmas tree-shaped ornament to set next to it. It’s shaped like those vintage ceramic ornaments and tickles me pink.