Is your Christmas home dcor stuck in a rut? We all enjoy unpacking the holiday memories of years past, but sometimes putting the same decorations in the same places can start to feel old. Not to worry though, because you can re-use the same dcor in a different way for an up-to-date look without breaking the budget! These Christmas decorating ideas will break you out of your routine while preserving the meaning and memories of your holiday traditions.
Hanging Christmas cards from coordinating string creates an instant focal point sure to bring attention to these heart warming treasures.
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Do you display your Christmas cards on your refrigerator or mantle? These are common spots for treasured holiday missives, but there’s a new and visually interesting way to display your Christmas cards without creating holes in your walls that will need to be patched up later. With just two adhesive hooks and a length of rope or ribbon, you can create a "wow" factor for your Christmas cards and photos. Here’s how.
Framed ornaments are a contemporary update for decorations that might otherwise go unused.
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Families tend to end up with more ornaments than can possibly fit on the tree, yet you don’t want to relegate treasured ornaments to another year in storage without display. For an easy update on Christmas wall art, you can "frame" those ornaments using old or unused frames you already have.
"Extra" Christmas decorations can coordinate well together to create unique and meaningful holiday wreaths.
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Extra green garlands, strings of beads, bows, ornaments, and other lightweight dcor can be turned into stunning wreaths in as little as an hour, and your kids can help you with the project! Most craft stores sell Styrofoam wreath forms at this time of year that you can use as a base. If you don’t want to permanently make a wreath out of the extra decorations, use temporary adhesive, pins, or invisible tape for this project.
With a little creative re-imagining, you can add a new twist to your Christmas dcor without breaking the bank. Take a look at your "extra" holiday dcor as you unpack this year, and think of new and interesting ways that you can display these mementos. Your guests and family will be impressed with your decorating know how!