Christmas decoration: long live the handmade
So that your guests are speechless in front of your table decoration, you will have to be cunning. All kinds of DIY, candle making, place mats… Elbow grease will be your best ally. To help you, do not hesitate to consult the Christmas crafts section on the Momes.net site. Valérie Damidot had better watch out! Who says successful Christmas decoration, necessarily says candles! Give them pride of place. Play with sizes, shapes and colors. Easy to make, many sites offer “step by step” to create your own candles: afairesoimeme.com or madecoamoi.fr. For pretty candle holders at a low price, keep the transparent glass yoghurt jars. After washing them, put a small candle inside and voila! Another tip: use your glasses as candle holders. Turn them over and place a small candle on the foot.
To limit costs, also think about making your ornaments out of salt dough, with the precious help of your children. As place mats, glue gold foil wrapping paper on cardboard rectangles. For the table runner, a pretty wrapping paper will also do very well. Another idea for a trendy nature Christmas decoration: spray gold, silver or fake snow paint on leaves, pine cones and fir branches picked up during your family walks. You can also make your centerpiece with holly or ivy, embellished with a few pine cones. Surprise your guests with festive napkin rings – beautifully twirled wrapping paper string. And do not hesitate to place the surplus of Christmas decorations (balls, garlands…) on the dinner table. For the little scent touch, consider perfuming your interior with dried citrus fruits.
Cheap Christmas tree: some good tips
Note that the tree is not essential. Why not decorate your gorgeous green plant with fairy lights and Christmas baubles? The more manual can also build their own tree with planks or logs.
If for you the tree is essential despite your tight budget, do not worry. There are many tips for decorating at a gift price. As for garlands and Christmas balls, bet on woolen pompoms of different colors. Also think of the salt dough: suspensions in the shape of a tree or a heart, your children will jump for joy at the idea that their products are found hanging from the tree. You can also use fabric to make pretty knots on the branches. Another tip if you are a gourmet family: keep some candies to decorate your decor : lollipops, chocolates, barley sugar canes… Your guests will love it!
Fir trees are generally very expensive. However, there are a few tips to lighten the bill. Some brands indeed offer to pick up your tree after the holidays in exchange for a gift card. A rather interesting “deal”, on condition that you don’t give in to the temptation to buy more than the value of the card! This year, Ikea is offering you the opportunity to pre-order its NORDMANN tree model at 24,99 euros, in exchange for 20 euros as a gift card. Nurseries like Botanic or Truffaut offer similar offers, with a wider choice of models. The aim of the operation is, of course, to encourage you to return to their stores but also to promote recycling or even planting of trees after the holidays. An economical and ecological gesture! Another tip: if you live near a forest, do not hesitate to contact the forest ranger who knows its operators well. If you go to the producer, you will surely pay less for your tree because you will avoid intermediaries …