How to Save the Environment With Green Party Decorations
For your next party, you want to use eco-friendly, green decorations, but you need some ideas for getting started. You are willing to go the extra mile to help save the environment from disposable plastic plates, discarded latex balloons and castaway party favors. You are also a do-it-yourselfer who is willing to tackle just about any earth-friendly decorating project. Well, here are some green decorating ideas to get you started on the road to an eco-friendly party. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Shredded recycled paper or biodegradable crepe paper streamers Natural materials (cut greenery, grapevine leaves, fresh-cut flowers, etc.) Floral wire Fabric tablecloths Fabric Hot glue gun and glue sticks Heavy clothesline or twine Potted plants, fresh flowers and greens Natural candles
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Ways to Decorate a Green Party
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Replace traditional paper streamers with shredded recycled paper or biodegradable crepe paper streamers. Many party stores now offer these eco-friendly versions of streamers. Better yet, make your own garlands using elements found in nature, such as grapevine, cut greenery and fresh flowers. To make a natural garland, fasten your first material (such as an evergreen sprig) to your second material (such as a fresh-cut daisy stem) using floral wire. Continue fastening materials together with floral wire until you have an eco-friendly, fragrant garland for your party.
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Opt for fabric tablecloths instead of plastic, throwaway versions. Although you may have more laundry after the party, using fabric tablecloths is a simple way to eliminate those non-earth-friendly plastic tablecloths that end up in most party refuse. Plus, investing in fabric tablecloths, especially those made from hemp, bamboo and organic cotton, now puts you ahead of the game when it is time to throw your next party.
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Skip the plastic, store-bought banners, and make your own reusable versions. Cut small upside-down triangles out of fabric. (One yard of fabric will suffice.) Fabric suggestions include brightly colored cottons, felt or even vintage material. Take the long edge of your first triangle (the side opposite the triangle point) and hot glue it to one end of a long piece of heavy clothesline or twine. Continue gluing your hand-cut flags to the twine rope to form a one-of-a-kind, totally green banner that you can use party after party.
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Decorate your party space with flowers, greenery and potted plants. In fact, use these all-natural party decorations as table centerpieces that can then be taken home by guests to enjoy long after the party.
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Illuminate your party space with natural candles made from beeswax, soy and palm oil rather than petroleum-based versions that are not environmentally friendly. Eco-friendly candles typically burn cleaner and longer than their petroleum-based counterparts, which allows you to reuse them at future parties.
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