Handcrafted Christmas Nativity Scenes

Actually nativity scenes is the main focus of Christmas, it is a traditional Christmas symbol in every christian country specially in the Philippines that depicts the infant Jesus birth in the manger. Depiction is usually made from ceramic, wood, plastic statue-like which are bought from a store-malls, but this time you are going to view some nativity scenes made from recycled materials. Christmas manger usually displayed on the house attic, rooftop, garden lawn and at the lower parts of every Christmas trees.

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Recycled rolled magazines from Vietnam

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Wool nativity from Bolivia

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Paper Mache Nativity

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Made from Plastic Bottles 

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Paper Rolled Manger

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Cloth nativity from Ghana

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Snack Bags from Honduras

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Recycling CD's Christmas Trees

This Christmas tree "garbage" that has been seen at Thapae Gate, the central square in Chiang Mai City, North Thailand and at the shopping district Mean streets of Bangkok are purely made from used CD's. A combination of works of art and creativity in using waste materials. It's a striking sight that fuses the traditional with the contemporary.

Thapae Gate

(Shopping District) 

Mean Streets of Bangkok

Easy Tutorial on How to Make Christmas Straw Star

Make your home look as festive as possible this holiday season with these glittering, shiny and jolly little soda straw star. This delicate Christmas ornament will look great on Christmas trees, but can also be fine to decorate in numbers on windows, walls and other parts of your house. Try it !

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