{"id":16025,"date":"2013-12-14T09:55:22","date_gmt":"2013-12-14T16:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/?p=16025"},"modified":"2019-07-16T14:15:31","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T21:15:31","slug":"a-diy-christmas-tree-with-moving-supplies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/14\/a-diy-christmas-tree-with-moving-supplies\/","title":{"rendered":"A DIY Christmas Tree with Moving Supplies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Live in the Bahamas where no Christmas Trees can be found? Not enough room in your current place for the usual fifteen footer? Too lazy to go out and get your own tree? Well not to worry, we have the solution for you! Just take a few extra <a title=\"Moving Supplies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/MovingSupplies\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=movingsupplies&amp;utm_content=20131214-adiychristmastree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">moving supplies<\/a> and let your creativity run wild. Check out our DIY Christmas tree!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16283 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tree.jpg\" alt=\"diy christmas tree\" width=\"333\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tree.jpg 1571w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tree-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tree-690x1024.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><strong>Here&#8217;s what you&#8217;ll need:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 wardrobe boxes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/MovingSupplies\/Tape\/Tape-Gun-Dispenser?id=3296&amp;utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=movingsupplies&amp;utm_content=20131214-adiychristmastree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tape<\/a><\/li>\n<li>a pencil<\/li>\n<li>a marker<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/MovingSupplies\/Boxes\/Standard-sized-moving-boxes\/Colored-Gift-Boxes?mid=255&amp;utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=movingsupplies&amp;utm_content=20131214-adiychristmastree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4 green boxes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/MovingSupplies\/Moving-lifting-tools\/Box-Markers-With-Knife?id=2283&amp;utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=movingsupplies&amp;utm_content=20131214-adiychristmastree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a box cutter<\/a><\/li>\n<li>scissors<\/li>\n<li>rubber bands (optional)<\/li>\n<li>hot glue gun(optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>To decorate:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/MovingSupplies\/Protective-stuff\/Biodegradable-Packing-Peanuts?id=730&amp;utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=movingsupplies&amp;utm_content=20131214-adiychristmastree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">packing peanuts<\/a><\/li>\n<li>string<\/li>\n<li>leftover cardboard from earlier for diy ornaments<\/li>\n<li>markers<\/li>\n<li>garland<\/li>\n<li>anything you want!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*Putting Christmas lights on this tree is not recommended!*<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/christmas-tree-collage-one2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16254\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/christmas-tree-collage-one2.jpg\" alt=\"diy christmas tree\" width=\"800\" height=\"1106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/christmas-tree-collage-one2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/christmas-tree-collage-one2-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/christmas-tree-collage-one2-740x1024.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/christmas-tree-collage-2.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16250\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/christmas-tree-collage-2.jpg\" alt=\"diy christmas tree\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/christmas-tree-collage-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/christmas-tree-collage-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/christmas-tree-collage-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/christmas-tree-3-1.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16255\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/christmas-tree-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"diy christmas tree\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/christmas-tree-3-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/christmas-tree-3-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/christmas-tree-3-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Have you ever made a Christmas Tree from scratch? Think you can do one better? Let us know in the comments below (and don&#8217;t forget to spread some holiday cheer!)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live in the Bahamas where no Christmas Trees can be found? Not enough room in your current place for the usual fifteen footer? Too lazy to go out and get your own tree? Well not to worry, we have the solution for you! Just take a few extra moving supplies and let your creativity run [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":198,"featured_media":16143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,212,7],"tags":[260,240,456,568],"class_list":["post-16025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-packing-2","category-storage-2","category-tips-tricks","tag-christmas","tag-diy","tag-holiday-decor","tag-moving-boxes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16025"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50779,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16025\/revisions\/50779"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}