How do you decorate for Christmas on a budget? What is the easiest way to decorate for Christmas? I’m getting ready for the holidays and I have some easy Christmas outdoor decorations for you.
How To Make Holiday Balls, Spheres or Ornaments?
Materials:
I hot glued 2 plastic bowls from the dollar store together to create the ball form. I created a total of 4 spheres for my yard.
I wrapped each form with a different color light strand.
I laid them on the yard and ran extension cords out to them. I put the plus inside plastic containers to protect them.
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How do you make fake snow decorations?
Materials:
- Small plastic bowls
- Rustoleum frosted glass spray paint.
- Hot glue gun
- waterproof battery operated LED light
I grabbed plastic bowls from the dollar store. I sprayed the inside with Rustoleum frosted glass spray paint.
I hot glued 2 bowls together.
I placed a waterproof battery operated LED light on the ground and place the “snowballs” in this shape over the light. I love how they light up and glow.
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What Christmas decorations are made of silver? How to make Giant Silver Bells
Materials:
I bought 4 silver plastic ice buckets from the dollar store. I hot glued a red ribbon in the bottom of the bowl, and then hot glued a red bulb to the other end of the bulb.
I hot glued some red ribbon on the top so that I could hang the silver bells outside on a hook.
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How do you wrap a door for a present?
Materials:
I cut a vinyl table cloth so that I would be using the decorative pattern.
I used painters tape and taped one strip vertical and one strip horizontal on my door.
I added a bow to finish it off.
You can also see my Santa & Snowman decorations, or my Nutcracker soldiers.
How do you make a lampshade Christmas tree?
Materials:
I recently renovated my ceiling fan. I had replaced the lampshades and these were the original ones. I stacked them and added a solar light to the top to create a Christmas Tree.
You could E6000 them together if you like.
If you like to repurpose and upcycle, check out this Santa made out of a mop!
You won’t believe the beautiful holiday decor I made from these!
If you like to make your own ornaments you check out these DIY Ornaments
How do you make luminaries?
Materials:
I bought waterproof color changing LED lights with plastic ice crystals at the dollar store. I placed them inside a recycled jar and set them on my railing.
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I’m getting ready for the holidays and I have some easy Christmas outdoor decorations for you.
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Thank you for hosting the party. Your easy Christmas yard decorations are wonderful. I love how pretty the Silver Bells are! Enjoy your week.
Thank you so much Amy, always a fan of your recipes 🙂
Love the silver bells. Visiting from the traffic jam linky. laurensparks.net
Thank you so much Lauren, I’m so pleased you like them.
I love these ideas! Such an inexpensive and easy way to create very showy decorations. Thanks for sharing with Creative Compulsions!
Michelle
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Thank you so very much Michelle, I appreciate it and I’ll see you at the next party.
Once again you knocked it out of the park with these DIYs.
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You are so very sweet and supportive Antoinette – thank you so very much!
Thank you for sharing at #ThursdayFavoriteThings. Pinned and shared. Have a lovely week. I hope to see you at next week’s party too! Happy Holiday!
Thank you for all you do hosting Marilyn. Happy Holidays to you my friend.
Such clever ideas! The parcel front door is such fun!
Thank you so much Julie
Always love low budget decor that looks great, Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much Sarah
Chaz.
You are the most creative lady. I love the bells too. And what would we do without dollar stores.
Thank you for the kind words Sharron, and I’m thrilled you like the bells. You are so right, thrift stores and dollar stores are so great!