Decking the Halls...is cheaper than you think!

So this year has been a bit of a money struggle with me..paying off those bills, and debts and going back to school..my wallet is feeling the strain of the economy! I love Christmas shopping and wrapping Christmas presents but this year I thought maybe I could do something a little different to give to people that wouldn't cost as much. I settled on making something for different gifts...but what? I do consider myself semi-crafty but I don't think I'll be deemed worthy by Martha Stewart anytime soon:) Lee and i decided to go to Michaels today and what we came up with! I got a few helpful ideas from a friend of mine ;)

I bought these clear glass ornaments for less than two dollars a package..and i bought a few packages!



I decided to fill them with a few white feathers! But after putting one feather in It thought it looked very beautiful just like that!! Then I tied some pretty ribbon through the whole...less that 2 dollars for a huge roll!! and Viola! There you have it..simply elegant! :) It's now one of my favorite ornaments on the tree!!



I took the other half of the ornaments and painted around the top with some craft glue and a small paint brush. Then, I poured a thick amount of sparkling bright white glitter on top..it looks like snow!! Pretty!!



I also tied the same ribbon to these and they were so beautiful! This whole project took less than 30 mins and was less than 8 dollars! I decided to give one of each ornament away to a few specific people on my list! here they are all beautifully packaged.



I've found that another way to make a gift seem more meaningful and exciting is to wrap in in pretty paper and add ribbons or fun gift tags or ornaments!

And here are just a few of our presents under the tree!! Still have several more to go though!!!



Bags are always a good idea if you have something big that you don't have a box for! I had a lovely present for Lee's mom that when wrapped is very obvious as to what it is..so I hand-wrapped in and then put it in that big beautiful bag! There are a lot of fun bags and gift wraps out there..thanks to chocolate paper!! Some are even musical! Have fun decking the halls and wrapping all your gifts!! :)