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But not this year! There have been so many good ideas for cute holiday decorations that this year, I'm going all out on a Handmade Recycled Christmas! I've been even more inspired to use things I have around the house, rather than going and out and buying new ornaments. We're having a special Holiday Party that I'll be posting about soon, so I'm trying to get the house festive in time. Here's a few of the things I've started making and plan to finish asap:
Paper Bag Ornaments:
So easy and fun to make! I'm going to hang them over the table in our bay window. I made a few different sizes and may also make smaller ones to hang from the wreath on our front door to tie everything together. I used Trader Joe's paper bags like she used as well and I love the way they look, although I might make some smaller ones out of festive scrapbooking paper I have lying around.
Circular Ornaments:
I plan on making these a little more simple by just using my craft punch and then instead of alternating gluing sides, I'm just going to use a scrapbooking adhesive square to attach each one. Kind of like the ones here, only with more circles!
More fun handmade ornament ideas to try:
String Snowballs
Lots of ornaments to make
Shimmering Stacked Trees:
These are made from newspaper, but I'm also recycling my old magazines that I'm going to throw away.
Paper Evergreens:
I'm also making paper trees like these out of the same Trader Joe paper bags to match the ornaments!
Plastic Bag Pom-Poms:
I think these would be fun attached together to make a garland, I guess I'd just need a *lot* of plastic bags... Target here I come!
Cardboard wreath:
Now I wish I hadn't thrown out my Piperlime box! And here's another fun idea if I only had some fun bottle caps in festive colors.
Other great ideas:
Card Display
Advent Calendar
Fabric Garland
So, I'll be sure to post pics after our party and when everything's all done! Happy Holidays!
