Merry Christmas Banner

 Back today with another Christmas decorating idea that will fit your budget!!

Banners are a great way to decorate any holiday or event without spending

a ton of money and can be re-used from year to year!

 

This option was a free printable from the blog

Shanty 2 Chic

They have such great projects and offer a lot of free printable items!

Here is the link to the one I used

Chalkboard Letters - Banner

 

Below is a picture of the letters after I cut them from the

8.5 X 11 sheets.  Very simple and pretty quick!

 

To give them a longer life and more shape I mounted the letters

on Scrapbooking cardstock.  This is where you could add some of

your own flair to the project!

 

Since the banner was going on our mantel I kept the color

scheme pretty simple so it would go with the rest of our décor.

Here is a before picture of the mantel.

 

 

The banner is attached to the mantel with some masking tape

and the letter are hung on the twine with mini clothes pins that I had

left over from a previous project.

 

Just a close up of the banner.

 

I really love the vintage feel of the banner with the book page wreath

above it.  This was another great project from last Christmas!

Check out the link to my previous post on how to make the book page wreath!

Book Page Wreath

 

So a banner may be a nice addition to your current holiday décor!

A fun inexpensive way to add Christmas Cheer!

 

23 days until Christmas!!

Mrs. C

 



Christmas Decorating on a Budget

With so many decorations available at Christmas it is hard not

to spend a fortune on all of the beautiful items available for this holiday!

Before you max out the card at Hobby Lobby look around your home

for items that you use everyday and see how you can alter them to

create Christmas themed projects!

 

Below you will see a bunch of boxes that I had laying around the

house that I almost threw into our recycling but decided to hold onto

them for a couple of weeks, just in case I needed to ship something. 

Well I am not shipping anything right now but I was able to use them for an

outside Christmas display!  Total Cost: $0.00 :)

I had all of the wrapping paper on hand and made the box from scraps.

 

Looks like a present I would want to open!

Here is the small display on my front porch.  This project

is possible to keep outside because my porch is covered. 

Sometimes and usually always - simple is best!

It has taken me some time to figure this one out:) 

Still working on it!

I had this little 3 ft whimsical tree left over and

thought what could I do with it!

At the top of our landing we have a little sitting area that I

thought a little Christmas Cheer might be a nice addition.

No lights or ornaments on the tree but some how it still looks

pretty and festive.  I added a ribbon to one of the doors and pinned

these two coffee filter wreaths to the ribbon for a little extra flair!

The wreaths were something I had made a couple of months back

and decided to move them from the dining room to this display.

 

I couldn't leave out this pic!  This is my Christmas Cheermister!

Tuck is our new addition to the family!  He is so darn cute

and seems to really love the holidays!  Ok he doesn't have a choice!

 

These are just a few things you can do on a budget.

I will be back later in the week with more Christmas Décor on a budget!

 

Happy Holidays!

Mrs. C