DIY is cheaper... (Decoration Ideas)

Member Name: wednesday_addams

Product:	Decoration Ideas
Date:	12/11/00 (37 review reads)
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Advantages: theres something for all the family to do

Disadvantages: hard work

and less tacky...
To be perfectly honest, I hate christmas shopping. Usually shopping is one of my favourite past-times, being a 15 year old girl, but I cannot stand walking through the centre of town when I'm surrounded by cheap tacky christmas decorations. I really appreciate getting home to a house which is tastefully decorated for christmas.
Over the years my family has thought of a number of cheap, simple yet effective decorations.
The first thing which goes up is a string of gold stars. These are simply cut out of gold card, strung onto gold thread and attached near-ceiling level (with drawing pins or blue tack) to our family room.
A number of years ago we splashed out on some fake-evergreen branches. Some of these go on the mantle piece with some pine-cones sprayed gold, and others twist throught the banisters.
We also have an assortment of Christmas tree decorations, most of which we've had for years.
Never forget that you traditionally put the decorations up on Christmas Eve for a reason - everyone (under the age of 12) will be running around like madthings through excitement of what Santa's going to bring them, so are going to need something fun and time consuming to do!

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