| 1. Berry Votive Holder-Dress up any plain glass votive | | | | long enough to pop out of a decent size vase. Use |
| holder with berries on wire at any Michael's craft store | | | | decoupage glue and white tissue paper to create a |
| and wind around the holder. Once the circle is formed | | | | neat effect for the vase or leave as clear filled with |
| use some fine craft wire or picture hanging wire from | | | | glass ornaments or whatever you like. Spray paint the |
| any dollar store and tie the ends together. My favorite | | | | twigs white and use fishing wire to dangle tiny |
| colors are gold, silver, burgundy wine, or red. For a fun | | | | ornaments and vintage jewelry for fun effect. Use on |
| flair use cream or baby blue. Use these in your own | | | | a table, at an entry way, or in a bedroom. Feel free to |
| home or wrap them up as a set of four or six in a | | | | add some basic white indoor lights for a nice evening |
| pretty box with a gorgeous bow for a great gift. The | | | | glow. |
| exact same items double as napkin holders too! | | | | 8. Monogrammed Towels- To stay in the budget, buy |
| 2. Festive Napkin Holders-Use plain wooden napkin | | | | some great basic kitchen towels with a simple stripe at |
| holders and paint them any color such as red, gold, | | | | the bottom in red, blue, green or even black. Use a |
| silver, or white and embellish them with a small bell, | | | | lettered script stencil and some fabric paint to paint |
| snowflake, beads, or simply another paint color with | | | | their surname initial on the towel. Feel free to make up |
| pattern of snowflake, polka dots, stripes etc. | | | | a set of two with different colors if you can find the |
| 3. Funky Centerpiece-Fill an inexpensive glass vase (tall | | | | kitchen towels at a super discounted price. |
| cylindrical work best) with all sizes of the same color | | | | 9. Holiday Centerpiece- One of the simplest |
| glass ornaments balls. I like red, green, gold, silver, or | | | | centerpieces is a glass vase filled with water and real |
| blue. Use one color but multiple designs such as stripes, | | | | cranberries (not frozen, not dried) and a white floating |
| swirls, frosted, shiny etc. With a large enough bowl this | | | | candle. Use an interesting vase with a large opening or |
| can make a great centerpiece. Try hot and spicy red | | | | a great glass dish. Either way the cranberries and |
| for your dinner table. You can purchase inexpensive | | | | candle will float and look wonderful. Ensure to use a |
| balls at dollar stores, discount stores like Ross, | | | | non-scented candle if this will go on your dining table. |
| Walmart or Target or try the Salvation Army. | | | | We wouldn't want the scent to interfere with the |
| 4. Traditional Wreath- Use a pre-made artificial | | | | wonderful aroma of your home-cooked meal. |
| greenery wreath, then buy 2 colors of berries on a | | | | 10. Home-Made Snow Globe- Use old jam jars to |
| wire. I used Gold with cream and Burgundy wine this | | | | create a winter snow globe. You'll need water, the jam |
| year. Wrap the long end of the wire at the bottom of | | | | jar, glitter of your choice, epoxy glue, ribbon and a small |
| the berries around the round wire holding the wreath | | | | figurine or a few for the inside. Use the epoxy glue |
| together. Do this for each set. Alternate colors so that | | | | and secure the figurine(s) to the lid on the inside. Then |
| it will go color one, color two, color one. The two colors | | | | pour some glitter or plastic mini snowflakes inside the |
| will come to a point so the top of the wreath has wine | | | | jar. Now add distilled water without bacteria and close |
| color on one side and gold/cream on the other with | | | | the jar tightly. Lastly add some ribbon around the |
| the meeting point as the very top and bottom. Fluff the | | | | bottom of the globe (the lid) to hide it and you are |
| greenery so that the berries don't look like they're just | | | | done. Again, gift or your own décor...you decide. |
| floating on top. Once completed add a ribbon in the | | | | 11. Holiday Dishware- Places such as Ikea and discount |
| same colors you chose for the berries at the bottom. | | | | stores can provide for a set of 4 bowls and plates |
| Wrap ribbon about 5 times at the bottom centre with | | | | that you can paint up with glass paint. Be sure if you |
| centre of long piece of ribbon in middle. Eventually tie a | | | | are going to eat off of them that the paint is used for |
| large bow. The key is to find inexpensive ribbon that is | | | | that. You can use white ceramic or glass bowls and |
| a bout 3" wide and leave 2 long tails at the bottom of | | | | dishes. For the glass set, use glass etching cream and |
| the bow that hang about 8" long. Mount to front door | | | | a stencil for a great effect. Wrap up the set and |
| or above fireplace etc. | | | | away you go. |
| 5. Create Cool Coasters- Use circular cut Plexiglas | | | | 12. Primp those Pillows-Take your existing pillows and |
| from Home Depot or Craft store about 3" wide in | | | | make them holiday ready with some simple organza. |
| diameter and use festive holiday fabric to have cut | | | | Take square or rectangular pillows and wrap the |
| same size. Use spray adhesive to attach the fabric to | | | | sheet of organza around the back until the ties meet |
| the Plexiglas. You can use wrapping paper or | | | | the front. Now make a bow. The idea here is to use |
| wallpaper also. Create these for yourself or give a set | | | | colors that work. So, if you have red pillows, use some |
| of four or six away. As a gift, remember they don't | | | | gold organza. If you have plain white pillows, use red or |
| have to have a Christmas theme on them, use floral, | | | | gold etc. If you are handy with the sewing machine |
| contemporary stripes or even a photo. | | | | you can make some simple square slipcovers for your |
| 6. Christmas Art Frame- Use pre-made frames that | | | | existing ones so you can change them back when the |
| are fun and fit at least a 4"x6" picture for holiday | | | | holiday is over. Using an old knit sweater is another fun |
| words such as JOY, LOVE or PEACE. Use pretty | | | | cover for them. A neat idea for slip covers is velvet. |
| wrapping paper or fonts from your computer printed | | | | Use an iron and a stamper. Take the backside of the |
| out to slide behind the glass. Silver and Gold frames | | | | fabric and place the iron there. On the good side of the |
| are my favorite for the season. Feel free to use barn | | | | velvet is where you'll press the stamper into. After you |
| board, wood, plastic, whatever you have around the | | | | are done the pattern will be revealed either as one |
| house. These are cute décor gifts for friends | | | | large centered detail or several small ones all over. |
| and family also. | | | | Use this for chair covers too! |
| 7. Mini Snow-covered tree- Collect a bunch of twigs | | | | |