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Christmas Decorating
The Art Of Christmas Decorating On A Budget
Many avid Christmas decorators begin unpacking boxes of their
holiday treasures as soon as Thanksgiving is a reality. The market
for Christmas decorations is a big one – from homespun trinkets, to
ornate Victorian accessories and valuable holiday heirlooms.
Everyone seems to have an individual style when it comes to
Christmas decorating. But what if your budget is tight and your
resources are limited? You can still create a fun and festive home
with handmade ornaments and Christmas decorations that are created
from materials that you have lying around your house. So get out
your glue gun and put on your thinking cap, because it is time to
indulge in a little Christmas decorating!
Decorating Your Tree
The ideas for low-cost Christmas tree decorating are virtually
unlimited. The first place you can hunt for materials and ideas is
in your own kitchen. Once you have finished cutting out those
holiday cookies, wash up your cookie cutters and hang them from your
tree branches with bits of festive ribbon. You can bake up some
ornaments as well, using a regular cookie dough recipe, or a salt
dough recipe for cookies that can be painted for a more durable
finish. Need garland? How about the traditional popcorn and
cranberry strings that have been adorning trees for years? For real
country look, dry some apple and orange slices in your oven and tie
them to your tree with some more festive ribbon scraps.
The next place you can look for your Christmas decorating materials
is in your own back yard. Sticks and twigs can be shaped and tied to
create rustic stars to hang from your tree or porch. Acorns and
pinecones can be spray painted gold and silver, or simply left alone
for a more natural look. Hang from the tree branches or fill a
basket for your fireplace hearth or coffee table. Pretty branches
from boxwood or other garden plants can be molded around a wreath
form or placed in a jar for a natural looking centerpiece. And don’t
overlook the beauty and simplicity of a basket of pine boughs
adorning your table as well.
Finally, your sewing basket will give you another unlimited supply
of material for Christmas decorating. Fabric scraps can be used to
create ornaments or garlands, especially when strung with beads and
buttons. Strips of fabric in Christmas hues can be wrapped around
Styrofoam balls, and placed into a festive bowl or basket. Potpourri
can be tied into pouches of netting and hung from the tree for a
Christmas decoration that is pleasing to the nose as well as the
eyes. Mittens that have lost a mate can be hung from the tree, and
orphan socks can be hung from the mantle. With a little craftiness
and plenty of artistic flair, your home can be transformed into the
Christmas wonderland that you are dreaming about. By using supplies
that you find around your house and yard, your Christmas decorating
will delight your entire family without putting a crimp into your
budget.
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