How to Make Christmas Decorations for Cheap

Tis the season for visiting the dollar store! Let’s face it; you don’t need a lot of cash to decorate your home for Christmas. And, in fact, you can make a truly dramatic statement this holiday season with just a few basic items. You may even already have some of these items in your cabinets and the rest you can surely obtain at your local dollar store. Here are some great ideas for homemade Christmas decorations for cheap:

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• vases, beads, ornament balls

1. Search your cupboards for crystal bowls and glass vases. Utilize all shapes, styles and sizes for your homemade Christmas decorations.

2. At a discount store, purchase several boxes of glittery ornament balls and strands of beads in your color scheme. My theme last year was blue and silver so I filled crystal bowls with large blue ornaments and smaller silver ones. Then I weaved in silver beads for a dazzling Christmas centerpiece.

3. The same design can also be used with glass vases. Layer the vases with red and green beads and small ornament balls. Use several vases grouped on a table or mantle for a cohesive look. You can also buy larger vases and fill them up with oversized ornaments and coordinating beads. Mix and match colors and sizes for a festive result. Experiment with pine cones, garland, silk flowers and more!

4. The best part about these homemade Christmas decorations is that you can change out the colors and styles year after year for very merry centerpieces!