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DIY wrapping baubles with scrap paper

  • 19 December 2025

You can make surprisingly beautiful things out of scrap paper. You may already have known that. But did you know that you can also use scraps of gift paper, a stack of magazines...

DIY Christmas angel from scrap paper

  • 19 December 2025

A Christmas tree is not complete without an angel, right? And it really doesn't have to be glittery or kitsch. With a few old papers and...

DIY paint old baubles

  • 12 December 2025

Old baubles: everyone has a few lying around. Too glittery, wrong colour, or ever accidentally bought too many of the same (sááái). Throw them...

DIY transparent baubles filling

  • 12 December 2025

Want to hang something fun and personal on the tree quickly? Then get started with see-through baubles. You can find them second-hand - at...

3 Christmas markets less than three hours by train from the Netherlands

  • 2 December 2025

Christmas markets: whether you come for the mulled wine, the Christmas atmosphere or typical German delicacies: there is something magical about such a cosy winter market. Germany...

DIY Christmas baubles made with string

  • 1 December 2025

Around the holidays, shops are full of Christmas decorations. What is in one year is passé the next. The Christmas tree - and...

DIY Christmas baubles made with scraps of fabric

  • 1 December 2025

Do you also have one of those boxes of Christmas stuff that you get a bit bored of every year? Chances are there are baubles in there that you...

Not a Christmas card, but a donation to the trailhead

  • 26 November 2025

At thegreenlist.nl, we're doing things a little differently this year. Instead of sending Christmas cards, we are tipping an idea that makes us very happy ourselves: the...

This is how to give second-hand gifts for the holidays

  • 24 November 2025

At thegreenlist.nl, we love second-hand gifts. So during the holidays, we sprinkle generously with thrift store tips, vintage finds and other original second-hand gift ideas....

The cutest sustainable alternatives to a Christmas tree

  • 9 December 2024

Don't fancy the hassle of a Christmas tree this year? Not even a sustainable adopted tree or a second-hand artificial Christmas tree from the charity shop? In short: just no tree....

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