The cheapest decorating ideas for Christmas make use of what we have around us. In wintertime there ...

1. Christmas Decorating on the Cheap: Low Cost Ideas with
High Impact
The cheapest decorating ideas for Christmas make use of what we have around us. In wintertime
there are so many gifts that nature provides that we can use for our decorating needs.
One of tshirt printing Bell Gardens the easiest and most effective decorations you can make this
Christmas is frosted fruits, for an elegant table centerpiece. Select fruits in different colors, and
lightly beat one or two egg whites before brushing them over the fruit. Hold larger fruits by their
stalks, and put small fruits on a skewer or cocktail stick, that you can then use to dip into caster
sugar. Leave the fruits to dry on paper covered in sugar - try not to touch the fruits themselves when
you are doing this, as finger marks will show.
Pine cones and teasels are often used in winter decorations, added to wreaths or centerpieces, or
used around the fireplace. You could add spray snow to the tips, or spray them entirely in gold or
silver. If you can find any cones from the cedar tree then pick them up - their more dense structure

2. looks stunning on a mantelpiece or, Christmas table.
Using twigs and branches to decorate, at Christmas is another gift from nature. Put diamond vase
filler into a container and stick twigs into it. You can further decorate the branches with fairy lights,
or by painting them with white glue and dipping them in glitter.
Reuse Items or Use Found Items
Recycled Christmas trees are
becoming more popular, as well as offering a cheaper way to decorate at Christmas. Many
commercially available ones also come with cardboard ornaments that are left plain for you to
customize - great to keep kids busy on snow days.
Jam jar candle holders grouped together look highly effective - decorate with permanent pens,
stickers or glass paints. Or get even more inventive and use found items to make a chandelier. Give
it a Christmas theme with the addition of mistletoe, holly, or other evergreen items, threaded
through or affixed around the bottom, making sure they don't come into contact with the candle

3. flame.
Why not decorate your house this Christmas using tin cans! Not only free but versatile too. You can
make tin candle holders by punching designs into a tin, or make your own metal art by cutting off
the top and bottom of a can, cut down the side and pressing it out into a metal sheet. This can then
be made into all kinds of sculptures, and can be left as is or you can add detail with metal paints.
Use jeans, gingham check dresses, or any other unwanted clothes or linens to make Christmas tree
decorations. Simply cut out a diamond shape using pinking shears and tie a ribbon through the top,
or else add details like a simple fabric Christmas tree adding plenty of sequins and glitter. Add an
extra dimension by cutting out two identical shapes and stuffing them with cotton wool or cut up old
panty hose as filler. Stitch together with a simple running stitch in a contrasting color to the fabric.
Cheap and Cheerful Ice Wreath
There are so many ways to make inexpensive door wreaths at Christmas that it could be an entire
article in itself, but one of the most striking ways (that just so happens to be the cheapest) is to make

4. an ice door wreath.
All you need is some appropriate freezer proof containers, and maybe a handful of berries or sparkle
confetti. If you are lucky enough to have a ring shaped cake tin then this will be even simpler, but
the way I usually do it is to find the largest bowl I can, along with a smaller one that would happily
sit inside it -- you are looking at around 4 inches space between the two bowls all around.
Then pour in your water into the larger bowl, leaving the smaller bowl empty. The small bowl is
likely to start floating so you can just throw inside it whatever you have in your freezer that can act
as a weight (you knew those frozen peas would be used one day!). Now you can add your berries,
confetti, pine cones, orange pieces or whatever you wish.
Once frozen you'll need to help release the ice wreath with the help of a hairdryer. Once released
you can then tie a ribbon around it to hang it from your door. Oh and make sure it's a cold night
when you hang it out; a big puddle to greet your guests just isn't quite the same.
Get Crafty
If you have more time on your hands than cash in your pocket, it's time to get crafty this Christmas,
to keep your decorating costs down.

5. Gingerbread tree decorations add a wonderful aroma to the house as well as being a cheap and easy
Christmas decoration idea. Use cookie cutters and make a hole in the top with a piping nozzle or
small knife before baking. Once cooled, decorate with icing and edible glitter, or just leave plain,
before threading ribbon through the hole and hanging it on the tree. Stick to original round shapes
or get in on the festive theme with bells, candy canes, snowmen, Christmas trees... you get the idea!
TIP: If you don't have any appropriately shaped cookie cutters then draw or print out your chosen
shape onto card and use it as a template; cutting around the dough with a sharp knife.
A simple way to make ice decorations is to use shaped ice cube trays, dipping wire or ribbon into
each mold before filling with water and freezing. Shapes like hearts and stars work well, and you
could even put a cut out shape inside before freezing too. Try using plastic yogurt pots or similar and
cut out stars or snowflake shapes. Melt some edges to meld shapes together and freeze again to
make an ice sculpture, or hang from an outside tree.
Bark prints are an easy Christmas make. Take a close-up picture of some tree bark and upload it to
your computer. Print it out in grayscale, or just in a single color like ice blue. You can then transfer
these to cover books, cut up and laminate for tree decorations, or print onto a T-shirt transfer sheet
and iron onto fabric - a perfectly seasonal Christmas tablecloth.

6. Cheap decorating ideas for Christmas aren't hard to find you just need a bit of time, creativity, and
even get the whole family involved to make everyone feel part of the festivities.