Décor Ideas
Instead of running out to
the stores, try being green! Look around your house and see what you already
have. You’ll probably have a lot of items with holiday décor potential that
just need a bit of tweaking here and there. Tweaking can also be an inexpensive
process. Use leftover ribbon or fabric scraps in your choice of color to
accessorize your items. DT is always a great place to pick up some materials to
tweak the items that you have. It
would probably be most helpful come up with a color scheme before doing
anything else.
Gift Ideas
Sincere gifts don’t have to
break the bank. Baking cookies and giving them to friends in gift boxes
(purchased at DT) is a simple, inexpensive, and yummy gift to give to friends
and families along with a hand written note that expresses some holiday cheer. Martha
Stewart and Better Homes and Gardens are great sources for cookie recipes.
Chocolate chip cookies, sugar cookies, snicker doodles, jam thumbprints, and
double chocolate cookies always make the cookie gift box.
A hot cocoa mix in recycled
glass jars also goes well with cookies. Be sure to include directions so your
friends and family know how to prepare it. As far as the jars are concerned,
think jelly jars, spaghetti sauce jars, and anything else that you might buy in
a glass jar at the store. Of course you could always just purchase a set of
twelve mason jars. You can make your own fun labels using MS Word or Publisher
or Photoshop or your design weapon of choice. Even alphabet wall stickers from
DT work well to label the jars. Be sure to clean and dry them well before
filling with your mix.
If you’re not much into
baking or creating hot cocoa mixes, you could always DIY just about anything in
order to give your friends and family a special and meaningful gift.
What we would like to DIY
for our family and friends this holiday season:
Picture frames, necklaces,
t-shirts, wall art, family cookbook, bulletin board, dry erase family calendar
or menu board, chalkboard, personalized stationary, and so on and so on. If
that isn’t enough inspiration for you just check out some of the blogs we
follow and love for more ideas.
Cheerfully,
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