Showing posts with label homemade decorations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label homemade decorations. Show all posts
Budget Christmas Decorating For Your Home
Adding Christmas atmosphere to every part of your home need not be expensive. In fact, you could use items already found at home; add some accents and personal style then you have your homemade Christmas décor. Here are some budget friendly Christmas decorating ideas.
Read more: Christmas Home Decorating On a Budget
Christmas Crafts: Patchwork Ornaments
Decorating for the holidays usually start with your tree. Ready made decorations can be costly, and it's super easy to make your own from some scraps of fabric. A country theme is readily warm and inviting. When you use one design for all the ornaments, changing the look using different fabric patterns and colors, you will be able to make plenty to cover the tree in just one weekend, and the cost would be minimal.
Decorate your Christmas tree using stuffed patchwork shapes (lights, hearts, tree, star, etc) then make a few more to fill up with dried lavender for small sachet gifts. If you've got an old quilt that's irreparable, this is an excellent method to make it last. Cut up the usable parts to become tree decorations. If you will be using new fabric, use 100 percent cotton and pre-wash using a little bleach and fabric softener to give it a soft, washed-out look that would add old-quilt quality to each ornament. If you love the look of quilting, you can create these shapes using pre-quilted fabric available in most yard stores. Alternatively, you can just make stuffed patchwork Christmas ornaments decorations without the quilting...READ MORE>>>
Homemade Holiday Wreaths for Your Front Door
Front door decoration give the first impressions to guests during the holidays. Many people hang a simple wreath or pine, even before the weekend of Thanksgiving. It's easy to create a holiday mood and ambiance with anything from a few green branches tied with a bow to a very richly ornamented crown. To make your own crown, you will find forms and all accessories in a well-stocked garden. Here are some ideas to consider...READ MORE>>>
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