A cute little angel made from a polystyrene cup, old magazines, bottle tops and some old shirt buttons. Would look great on top of your Christmas tree.

This toy drum decoration is made from an an old tin can, the lid from a jam jar and some bits of wood and cork to make the beaters.

Bits of waste fabric are stitched together to make this unique hanging robin. And look, the eye is made from an old shirt button.

Tinsel is a classic decoration at Christmas and here is a novel way to make it yourself by threading a piece of string through lots of used plastic carrier bags. 

Ever wondered what to do with old CDs? Look at this cool snowman made from an old CD and other recycled materials.

Random pieces of empty drinks cans are cut into shapes to make this shiny reindeer tree decoration. Very cool, but remember cans are sharp and can cut.

A good use for last year's unwanted Christmas cards: make stylish flower decorations and tie them to your tree using a ribbon made from a strip of used carrier bag.

An eye-catching holly decoration cut from a plastic bottle. The berries are fashioned out of discarded bottle tops.

This etched glass bottle will look fantastic hanging in the house this Christmas.

A set of baubles cleverly crafted from old juice cartons with ring pulls for the hangers. They're colourful too!

It's simple, it looks pretty and guess what...it's made from a loo roll! You could make all kinds of different shapes for your Christmas tree with this technique.

Ran out of jam? why not use the lid the to make a decoration like this one? Twist some old fabric together for the handle and find any picture you like from a magazine to stick to the front.