Here are a few more budget Christmas decorating ideas. These are perfect for people who are trying to be frugal.
I put my daughters to work making ornaments out of salt clay. The clay was rolled out and cut with cookie cutters. After the ornaments dried in the oven we painted them with budget craft paint. On top of this we used a mixture of glue thinned with water and added some glitter. A ribbon or ornament hook was all they needed.
These cute Christmas ornaments were easily made by using fabric that I already owned. We made several for our Christmas tree and made some more out of the budget holiday material I picked up for the tree skirt. The gave the tree a folksy country look that looked good and fit our nonexistent budget.
Decorating with pine cones
These rank right up there with muslin when it comes to frugal Christmas decorating ideas. Don't make my mistake. We almost forgot to let them dry overnight. The loose seeds and pine needles reminded us to let them dry.
Shake out any loose seeds or pine needles over newspaper before working with them.
Pine cones can be painted on the tips, made into a wreath or placed in a basket. They are frugal and can be made into Christmas ornaments by running a string between the petals and securing it with a dot of glue. We made a few of each decoration and had good results.
Cookies and snowflakes
Two other frugal Christmas decorating ideas are worth mentioning. Cut paper snowflakes can be placed anywhere and made for nothing. Reuse computer paper, envelopes or junk mail. Almost anything goes.
Another idea is to bake cookies for the Christmas tree. I like to wrap these in plastic wrap and tie securely before placing them on the branches away from the lights. Cookies are synonymous with the holiday season. The wrapped cookies were a frugal Christmas tree decoration and made great budget gifts.
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