Holiday tipping guide-Holiday Decorations
Decorations put us in the mood to celebrate the holidays. When the house is filled with bright sparkling lights, scented candles, wreaths at the door, and an ornamented Christmas tree, we believe that the season has arrived.
For some, it isn’t truly Christmas without a real tree. An artificial tree is just as good and will last for many years if it is a good quality tree. Both are good options for the family.
When it comes to decorating a home and a Christmas tree, advertisers do their job quite well. Already, our hands are itching to purchase every shiny bulb we see. But, when they introduce the next big thing or an entire complement of ornaments to fully decorate the tree, we are hooked.
Refuse to look at any sales papers until checking the ornament collection from the previous year. Are there any broken bulbs? Do the strings of lights still work? It is proper to replace the worn out ornaments with new ones, if they are truly worn out. With the ones that are left, create a new theme for the holiday.
Let’s say that you have a lot of silver ornaments. Instead of chucking them and starting over because it’s not enough, pair them with another color ornament to create a color scheme. Silver goes well with most other colors. Or, if silver will be the only color, instead of getting more ball ornaments, try bows, keepsake ornaments, and white lights.
The best time to purchase Christmas ornaments is during the after Christmas sales. During Christmas, get in the mindset of how you would envision the tree in years to come. Shop for ornaments that accomplish such a style for next year’s tree. Shopping after Christmas saves fifty to seventy-five percent.
Some people are born with the gene for crafting. Give them a few supplies and they can create a treasure. If such a person lives in the house, employ them to create unique ornaments for the Christmas tree. One-of-a-kind gifts begin family traditions.
It is not just the Christmas tree that needs to be decorated but the rest of the house as well. Many of us go overboard with this. The sheets and towels have to have a holiday theme. Then there is the guest room and the kitchen and the living room cushions.
When we are done, the entire house looks like Winter Wonderland landed inside of it. There is nothing wrong with going all out if it doesn’t cost a lot of money. Remember that all of these decorations will go back into storage once January first arrives.
All of that money will be moth-balled for 358 days. That’s a waste. Instead, find the decorations that you want at a fraction of the cost.
Start at the neighborhood dollar store. They sell Christmas decorations in all shapes and sizes. This includes silk flowers in holiday colors, kitchen towels, holiday glassware and plates, and serving accessories. Christmas cards can be purchased there as well. For the price, you can afford to get different cards for each household you send one to.
Make Christmas wreaths for the house. Buying a pre-decorated one is twice as expensive as purchasing a plain wreath and adding little trinkets to it. These wreaths can be kept and brought out each year.
For the holiday table, let the kids make homemade placemats. Using old Christmas cards and a piece of cardboard cut to the size of a standard placemat, glue the front piece to the cardboard and laminate the entire piece of artwork. This way, the placemat are washable and reusable each year.