1. Gingerbread house
I decorated it with mostly frosting so I wouldn't have to buy a bunch of candy. I like it better with out all the colorful candy anways. I put Christmas lights in the house and under the snow and it looks so pretty at night when it is all lit up.
Cost: I don't know because I used ingredients from my kitchen. I spent $6 on candy (most of which I didn't use. Peter enjoyed having a candy jar on out table. Thats a first)
2. Wreath
We got our Christmas tree at Lowe's for $24. What a deal. The tree is 7 ft tall and perfectly shaped. They were selling small and pathetic looking trees at Wal-Mart for $30. And they gave us all the free clippings we wanted. I hauled a shopping cart full out to our car and filled our truck. I love free stuff. Then I made this wreath with the clippings.
COST: $1.99 for the wreath wire form. I will be reusing this alot in the future. I love having something cute on my door.
3. Coffee Table Centerpiece
Holly trees grow all over the place here. So I bought a glass bowl at Goodwill and filled it with some free holly clippings. I used wrapping paper folded for my table runner.
COST: $0.99 for the glass container
4. Christmas Tree Decorations
I popped some popcorn and strung it on a thread with cranberries.
Cost: $2.00 for a big bag of cranberries plus $0.50 worth of popcorn
I bought some cheap glass balls from Hobby Lobby and covered them with stips of scrap fabric using fabric glue.
COST: $4.00 for 24 glass balls
I wanted to make a garland out of dried oranges and apples but it was too heavy for the branches of my tree. So, I just hang up the orange slices with a ribbon. It is very simple, but one of my favorite things on my tree this year.
Cost: $2.00 worth of oranges
I used the left over gingerbread dough and frosting to make men to decorate to hang from my tree. They were so fun to frost.
