When the garbagemen didn’t pick up the Christmas tree this year, a creative solution was born—turning the tree trunk into a woodturning project. While the experience of butchering the tree with a ...

Celebrate the holiday season by crafting a charming DIY Christmas tree made from wooden slats in this fun woodworking project. Watch as simple slats of wood are creatively assembled into a unique, ...

Go ahead and recycle your Christmas tree. But please, the Belgian authorities say, don’t try to eat it. The country’s federal food agency delivered that unusual warning this week after a ...

Belgium’s Federal Food Agency (FASFC) issued a warning Tuesday against eating Christmas trees after the city of Ghent recommended that people do so to cut back on waste. "Christmas trees are not meant ...

For this Christmas tree ornament that looks like a tiny, cute Christmas tree you will need assorted wooden beads, toothpicks, green spray paint and glitter. Click here to follow her step-by-step ...

A Christmas Gnome Tradition, More Than 1,000 Strong The writer Andrew Solomon recounts his enduring love for the cheerful little heroes of Swedish folklore, handed down from his late mother.

In the year 1200, a Swedish man found a 6-inch-tall wooden statue depicting one in a fisherman’s house in Norway with the words “Nisse, Riktig Storrelse,” which translates to “Nisse ...

The roughly 8-foot tree now standard for the Christmas holiday typically takes about eight years to grow, with a white pine, for instance, growing quickly and white fir and spruce trees taking longer.

You will find an array of Christmas decorations, including hand-painted wooden Norwegian nisser and Swedish tomtar, as well as knitted and woven textile items of all sorts. And it is important to not ...

It’s an easy-to-achieve tree: use souvenirs such as key chains and trinkets from your travels to decorate it.” “Post cards can also be hung if you carefully make a hold on one end and tight ...

Even the best artificial Christmas trees aren't for everyone because these still require a lot of effort to decorate the tree like a professional for a traditional look. (Although we recommend trying ...