Ten Budget Halloween Decorating Ideas
Halloween decorations can look fabulous, even if you're on a budget. Create a stunning Halloween display with these money-saving decorating tips, whether you're using only a few intricately carved jack-o’-lanterns [more…]
Halloween Budget Tip: Carve Pumpkins with Household Tools
Why buy a pumpkin-carving kit when you already have the tools at home? Use household tools to carve Halloween pumpkins if you're on a budget; you'll get the same great results. If you don't have something [more…]
How to Carve a Pumpkin for Halloween
Carving a pumpkin is a fun and inexpensive Halloween tradition. For your jack-o’-lantern, carve a Halloween image that's funny, scary, or pretty into pumpkins that are green, white, pale orange, or even [more…]
How to Make Thanksgiving Table Napkins for Holiday Celebration
You can make napkins for your Thanksgiving table with inexpensive cotton fabric. Use leftover fabric in dinner roll baskets, wrapped around wine bottles, or over a stack of books to heighten a floral arrangement [more…]
Decorating for the Holidays with What You Already Have
Whether you want to change items that you already own or desperately need some budget-conscious ways to begin defining your holiday style, you can start by repurposing, reusing, recycling, and restyling [more…]
Simple Ideas for Thanksgiving Decorating
Even though Thanksgiving conjures up images of pilgrims and Indians, you can choose from a variety of colors and styles aside from this traditional theme for decorating. Choose from the many colors, items [more…]
How to Decorate Your Thanksgiving Table with Homemade Tablecloths
Tablecloths are an inexpensive item to create for holiday decorating. Table coverings add a decorative flair and protect tables, mask ugly scars, or hide unsightly plastic card tables that are used for [more…]
How to Decorate for Thanksgiving with Homemade Pillow Covers
Pillow covers provide you with an easy way to decorate your home for Thanksgiving. You can make several pillow covers to match any holiday or season without having to purchase and store a million different [more…]
Thanksgiving Decorating Ideas to Share with Kids
Thanksgiving really lends itself to inexpensive decorating, which is nice because we all know what a chunk the upcoming holidays can take out of the old budget. Nature provides the most wonderful decorating [more…]
Adding Visual Appeal to Your Thanksgiving Meal
You’ve worked hard deciding what foods to serve on Thanksgiving and have chosen the finest ingredients. On Thanksgiving Day, why not create some visual impact with the food you’re going to serve? Here [more…]
Ten Budget Halloween Decorating Ideas
Halloween decorations can look fabulous, even if you're on a budget. Create a stunning Halloween display with these money-saving decorating tips, whether you're using only a few intricately carved jack-o’-lanterns [more…]
How to Carve a Pumpkin for Halloween
Carving a pumpkin is a fun and inexpensive Halloween tradition. For your jack-o’-lantern, carve a Halloween image that's funny, scary, or pretty into pumpkins that are green, white, pale orange, or even [more…]
Halloween Budget Tip: Carve Pumpkins with Household Tools
Why buy a pumpkin-carving kit when you already have the tools at home? Use household tools to carve Halloween pumpkins if you're on a budget; you'll get the same great results. If you don't have something [more…]
Thanksgiving Decorating Ideas from Nature
Even though Thanksgiving conjures up images of pilgrims and Indians, you can choose inexpensive natural items that stray from this traditional decorating theme. For inspiration try spending a day outdoors [more…]
Ten Budget Ideas for Thanksgiving Decorating
Decorating for Thanksgiving doesn’t have to cost a lot of money. Use items around your home or from nature to create a welcoming Thanksgiving atmosphere. Check out the following ideas that take minimal [more…]
How to Make a Thanksgiving Garland
Making a Thanksgiving garland is an inexpensive and fun craft. To create gorgeous garlands for Thanksgiving, you just string together autumn-themed flowers and ornaments. Drape your garland on banisters [more…]
How to Air-Dry Flowers and More for Holiday Decorating
Air-dry flowers, herbs, and grasses for homemade Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations. Air-drying is the cheapest, most reliable method of preserving botanicals for holiday decorations. Other drying [more…]
Holiday Decorating: Preserve Flowers with Silica Gel
For long-lasting holiday floral arrangements, use flowers that you've preserved with silica gel. Preserved flowers make inexpensive holiday decorations. With silica gel, most flowers in full bloom can [more…]
How to Make Waxed Leaves for Thanksgiving Decorating
Dip fresh, colorful autumn leaves into hot wax to preserve their beauty for Thanksgiving decor. Wax-dipped leaves are an inexpensive decoration for holiday budgets. Place the preserved leaves in a big [more…]
How to Place Centerpieces on Your Holiday Table
On Christmas and Thanksgiving tables you can use home-made centerpieces of fruit, pine cones and evergreen boughs, leaves, and other natural items. Holiday table centerpieces can also feature candles, [more…]
Tips for Creating a Homemade Holiday Tablescape
Homemade holiday tablescapes can be perfect if you prefer simple, budget-wise decorating for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Hanukkah. Tablescapes refer to the artful way items are grouped and arranged. Holiday [more…]
Using Eco-Friendly Candles during the Holidays
Whether you’re observing Thanksgiving, Christmas, Chanukah, or Kwanzaa, part of your celebration probably includes candles. But while candles warm the heart, they also may damage your lungs, indoor air [more…]
How to String Christmas Lights on Outdoor Trees
Have trees in your yard? String them with Christmas lights to create holiday magic. The best way to string Christmas lights on outside trees is by starting at the base of the trunk and following these [more…]
How to Create a Christmas Decorating Theme
Finding inspiration for Christmas decorating themes starts right at home. Christmas decorations can get expensive, but not if you first use items you have in the house. For example, look to your interests [more…]
How to Care for a Real Christmas Tree
Real, cut Christmas trees are easy to care for, but freshness is key. Knowing how to buy and care for a real Christmas tree ensures maximum enjoyment throughout the holiday. These tips from the National [more…]
