CHRISTMAS DECORATING ON A BUDGET : HERE'S HOW

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When it comes to Christmas decorating, a lot of us like to go all out. We want to keep up with the Christmas decoration trends, but money is an issue. Luckily there are a lot of easy Christmas craft ideas around the internet.

TRENDS ARE FROM 2022

COLORS

Neutral colors will be popular this year. Other colors I see are Classic Red and White, Pink, blue and white, gold, rainbow hues, and black and white. If you're on a budget the color of your living room dictates the color.

A trick to use when Christmas decorating is to use neutral and sparkly bulbs and maybe extra decorations like stockings, pillows, and centerpieces. Only change up the color of the ribbon and a box of the same color ornaments, these are easily gotten at most discount stores.

THEME

The woodland theme is the most popular, but I saw gingerbread, gnomes, reindeer, snowflake, and a classic candy cane or peppermint theme.

OTHER DECORATIONS

This year it seems it's all about the candle. Great for those on a budget, because you can easily pick some candles up at the dollar store. Also, I should mention that flock trees are very popular this year.

Don't have one, To make your tree seem flock buy a some flock garland and wrap it around your tree. You can also purchase a can of fake snow.

The other things I noticed were animal ornaments (mostly dears and owls) , gnomes, and a lot of small Christmas trees.

HOW TO DECORATE WITH MY LOW BUDGET FOR CHRISTMAS

The great way to do this is to repurpose the items you have. If you want to go further look in thrift stores for items as well at the dollar store, most item can be up-cycled.

The main thing is to set a budget and plan what you will spend over the holidays. You may even want to keep a written note of how much you're spending.

Some more tips:

1. Frame Christmas cards or wrapping paper
2 There is a fad of people creating trees on walls, it saves space and money.
3 Always try a DIY, you'll find you can put together inexpensive things to look expensive.
4. Fill a jar with ornaments
5. Decorate with pine cones
6. Candles are also big this year, buy some from the dollar store.
7. Fill a jar with candy
8. Shop dollar tree, they have a great selection of holiday items.
9. Decorate with Christmas Cards. Create a beautiful Christmas collage or pin them on ribbon.
10. Buy a table top tree for the main tree. Walmart has one with decorations included.
11. Buy ornament packs at dollar tree.
12. Make your own wreath.

HOW TO DECORATE FOR CHRISTMAS WITH NO MONEY.

A way to do this while keeping your look on trend is to do a swap Christmas decorations with a friend. Their old decorations are your new Christmas decorations and vice versa. I'm not talking about everything just a few items.

Along with these ideas and DIY ideas you should have more than what you need for Christmas decorating on a budget.