These DIY light houses made from old milk cartons are the perfect upcycling for the Christmas season. In this article I will explain to you how you can make your own Christmas decorations.

A touch of festive splendor and coziness fills the air as the Christmas season approaches. In the midst of the winter anticipation, we also feel like doing crafts again. This can be done, for example, from old milk cartons. You can upcycle DIY light houses from this. This beautiful and simple Christmas decoration not only gives the room a warm, inviting touch. You can also reuse packaging materials sensibly. I’ll show you here how you can easily recreate them. It’s also a great DIY that you can do with your kids!

This is how easy it is to do the DIY:


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Instructions

1

Draw the house on the milk packaging with a pencil.

2

Cut out the drawn lines with a craft knife or craft scalpel.

3

Spray the finished cut out houses with color spray and let them dry.

4

Use the white marker to draw details and borders onto the house.

5

Finally, a tea light is placed in the house and lit. When the lights are on in the houses, it looks festive and wonderfully Christmassy.

DIY light houses made from old milk cartons

milk packaging
Color spray in light gray*
Pencil
White marker*
Cutter knife or craft scalpel*
Scissors
tealight*

Instructions

Draw the house on the milk packaging with a pencil.

Cut out the drawn lines with a craft knife or craft scalpel.

Spray the finished cut out houses with color spray and let them dry.

Use the white marker to draw details and borders onto the house.

Finally, a tea light is placed in the house and lit. When the lights are on in the houses, it looks festive and wonderfully Christmassy.

DIY city of lights made from old milk cartons - Christmas upcycling

With a cup of hot cocoa in your hand and the cozy light of the homemade light houses made from old milk cartons, you can really enjoy the Christmas season. The craft project is not only fun, but you also do something good for the environment by recycling packaging waste. The light houses create a great atmosphere and give the room a personal touch. You can easily make Christmas decorations with children.

More easy ideas for Christmas?

Would you like more ideas for Christmas? Then click here: Make your own Christmas lantern, Simple instructions for Froebel stars or Advent bazaar ideas: Make gifts for the Christmas bazaar

DIY city of lights made from old milk cartons - Christmas upcycling

What are your favorite Christmas ideas?

See you then. Your Laura

Over Laura

I’m Laura from Berlin & Hamburg. TRYTRYTRY stands for trying new things, pushing yourself to your limits and not giving up, even if you fall down. Here we blog about the topics of food, DIY and the beautiful life.

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