Don’t have time to shop for Christmas décor? Or are you saving pennies for the season? If any of these reasons are stopping you from displaying holiday cheer in your home, don’t fret. We’ve got you covered with some tips on how to transform daily household items into unique, quirky Christmas baubles.
Turn puzzle pieces into snowflakes
Turn puzzle pieces into snowflakes
American interior designer Brian Patrick Flynn has a solution using old puzzle pieces you might have lying about your homes. Spray paint these pieces white, glue them together in a circular fashion, and voila! You have some homemade snowflakes. Attach them to napkin holders to steal the limelight during your Christmas dinners, or tie them to a string and hang over your windows.
Use ordinary items as tree ornaments
Decorate your tree with ordinary items you might afford to lose for a while for Christmas. An example would be these cookie cutters repurposed as tree ornaments by Layla Palmer. Just tie them with a string or ribbon, and hang them to the tree.
Make sheet music into placemats
Turn note sheets into placemats. Marian Parsons conjured this idea up to allow you to decorate without doing any crafts or buying new items. Make the placemats reusable by laminating the sheet music to allow easy wiping right after every meal.
Wrap up books with Christmas patterns
Yet another idea from Brian Patrick Flynn makes use of some items that you might have lying about. With some Christmas-patterned paper or cloth, cover up old books and turn them into decorative elements. Stack them up on side tables or shelves and you’ll have some more items to unwrap after Christmas has ended! Just make sure you won’t use your sister’s medical books or any other reading material that you might need over the festive season.
Create Christmas vases with empty bottles
Create Christmas vases with empty bottles
Don’t throw those empty soft drink or wine bottles just yet. You can turn them into decorative holders with a little bit of ribbon and spray paint. This design, featured on the blog “To Work With My Hands,” hits two birds with one stone.
Make tissue rolls into packaging items
Do you have little trinkets to give away that are a hassle to wrap up? Take an empty tissue roll, place your gift inside it and close the roll up by pressing on its sides. Seal them up with a little bit of wrapping paper and ribbon. This idea has garnered a lot of attention on Pinterest.com.
Turn mason jars into Christmas lamps
Got some empty mason jars lying around? Turn them into candle holders by adding some Epsom salt on the bottom and placing candles inside the bottles. These would provide a classic, romantic look to your holiday dining table, as designed by Melissa Michaels. Just make sure to put out those candles right before waiting for Santa Claus.
Use Scrabble tiles to spread cheer
If you aren’t planning to play some scrabble over the holidays, use the letters to spell out some Christmas greetings around the house. Paste them over a card or just use the tile holder that comes with the game. Scatter these merry reminders around your home so that you’ll always feel the holiday spirit everywhere.
Whether limited in budget, talent or time, don’t let any reason stop you from enjoying this merry season. Despite what commercials or magazines tell you, Christmas isn’t really about the material stuff.
At the end of the day, it’s all about spending some time with your loved ones and remembering the birth of Jesus Christ. By spreading the love in your daily habits and sights, you can be sure that your home will be extraordinarily cheerful this Christmas season.
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