Things You'll Need:
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Step 1
Buy a tree and set it up (a live one is as organic as you can get!).
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Step 2
Put lights on it. Simple green or white lights are best for an organic-theme tree.
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Step 3
Collect the materials you'll need: herbal tea bags, nuts (in the shell) and dried flowers, pretty seed packets and bits of seaweed and driftwood.
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Step 4
Get some string or cord to tie everything on. Unbleached twine or jute will complement the organic theme.
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Step 5
Make organic grain ornaments. Cut squares of netting and fill them with grains, then gather the corners and tie them together with jute.
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Step 6
Make additional ornaments. Cut cardboard medallions and glue appropriate pictures to them, then punch a hole for jute cord. (This is a good step for kids - as you work, discuss what organic means and ask them to find pictures of things that are organic.)
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Step 7
Attach the decorations to the tree, starting with the biggest items. Then move on to medium and smaller items, arranging as you go. Some items will practically attach themselves - dried flowers, for example, can be sort of twined around the branches. Use the cord to tie the rest of the items to the ends of branches.
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Step 8
Don't forget something special - such as a raffia bow - for the top.
