The Holidays are a time of spending too much money on presents for family and friends.
Don’t you feel the money slipping out of your wallet during the month of December. I swear.
I was at Toys R’ Us and when the total cost rang up, the cashier looked at me, I looked at him, and we just looked at each other. He asked, “would you like to pay for it?” I replied, “No.”
Well, needless to say I did spend money and sadly, not finished with the shopping.
BUT! Luckily, 2 days later my kids were playing rough and broke our family room flat screen T.V. So now we are having Holiday Decor Tips On A Budget
Holiday Decor Tips On A Budget
Why “lucky?” Because, of course, I turned this into a teachable moment and explained to them (after some screaming and hard core time outs) that Santa just cannot fulfill his promise of their lists with behavior like this. They nodded their heads (with tears) in agreement. SO, mommy gets to return some presents for the kids and daddy is getting a new Flat Screen. Of course, no T.V. will be bought until after Santa comes and leaves a letter under the tree about this situation. But, REMEMBER, when life gives you lemons….
Well, had the T.V. not been involved, I would be back to my original paragraph of spending too much on presents for family and friends. Which brings me back to this post about Holiday Decor Tips On A Budget.
The most important part of the holiday decor besides the tree is your Tablescape. We all know that those centerpieces can take your holiday dinner from blah to YUMMO. But again, you won’t see me heading to the florist to spend a Benjamin Franklin. OH no. I look around the house for something I already have. A couple options include:
Holiday Decor Tips On A Budget
1: Using those tree stumps as candle holders. Place A LOT, I mean, like 20 with different height candles. Beautiful, romantic, calming, and CHEAP. Here is that tip on video.
2: Cut pieces of sprigs off your fresh tree. These can be placed in vases, in the napkin holder rings or spread throughout the table.
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3: Instead of placing your holiday village on the mantel or under the tree, try the centerpeice.
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