Well, the decorating has begun!! We're very excited. We've had Christmas music blaring since Monday. We have the inside of the house almost done. This weekend Kevin will start on the outside of the house. Last year we had over 4,000 lights outside and this year, thanks to hitting up the yard sales, we have even more!
Anyway, you can get really caught up in all of the frillies this time of year, sometimes spending more on decorations than your budget was ready for! But it doesn't have to be that way. There are many ways to decorate for the season without breaking the bank. Here are some of our favorites:
1. Wrap your doors. This year we bought 3 rolls of wrapping paper at the Dollar Tree and that was more than enough to cover all of our interior and exterior doors. Plus I have a little left over for presents. This really makes a dynamic difference in your house. It covers a large, otherwise, bland space with Christmas cheer!
2. Homemade garland is another favorite. This year we strung popcorn and cotton balls onto string with a needle and thread and put these on the tree as well as draping them over windows, doorways, etc. You can also make paper chains in Christmas colors or in just white for a "White Christmas" affect. Pom poms are another option for lacing onto some string.
3. For the kitchen or bathroom, stitch or glue some Christmas ribbon onto some hand towels instead of buying those little expensive holiday towels at the store. You can really get fancy with this! If you have some extra Christmas fabric lying around, cut a piece equal to the length your hand towel plus an inch or two for hemming, and about 3/4 as wide. Hem the ends all the way around, center on your towel, and stitch them together. Super fun!
4. We love to make snowflakes! This year we made a few dozen, put some sparkly glue on them and hung them from the ceiling in the kitchen and dining room. It looks like a winter wonderland!
5. Here's a great web-site that will put the kids to work making decorations. She has directions to make everything from advent calendars to ornaments. We've already gotten a lot of use out of it this year. http://www.dltk-holidays.com/
Ahh... Christmas is our favorite time of year. I'm really looking forward to sharing any other ideas I stumble across this season.
Friday, November 7, 2008
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