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There are many interesting and ingenious ways to use an everyday object. We are starting a collection of tips on how to give a second life to your favorite items. Here is what we did with an apple.

No time to arrange a centerpiece for your Christmas table? Red and green apples echo the holiday colours and could be used as a decoration for the dinner-table or mantel. Arrange fruits in a deep bowl and add other seasonal ornaments such as sparkling garlands, pine cones, or pine branches.

Apples could make great name-tag holders for the holiday table. You can create a monochrome decoration with red apples or combine red and green ones for a more multicoloured table. Check out the Craft section for the details and the leaf template.

Use apples to create natural candle-holders. With a sharp knife, carefully cut out the round hole, with diameter of the candle, in the top of the fruit. Scrape out the apple’s flesh and insert a tea-candle. Arrange a group of candles on a plate or a tray.

Just like any other fruit apples could be used as a natural Christmas tree ornament. To get more ideas about eco-friendly decorations check out Dreaming of green Christmas article.

Text: Anya Sokolovskaya
Photography: Eric Gloutnay