I love to decorate for every occasion. I've been known to go a bit over
the top (especially at Halloween) - but Halloween is worthy of it's own
blog altogether! Anyway, I've always loved having the house dressed up
according to whatever holiday happens to be coming our way...and I find
it especially fun now that I have the babies. They LOVE to help mommy
decorate and it provides hours of fun for them (and me!) It gives them a
creative little outlet. I usually make a it a day project. I'll tell
them the night before as I'm putting them to bed that tomorrow we're
going to the "decoration store" and then come home and decorate.
Afterward we bake a dessert that has something to do with the holiday.
More on that later! It's a busy day with several different parts of the
"project" :) So how do we decorate on a budget?
DOLLAR TREE
I've never been into a Dollar Tree prior to having kids. WHAT? I
know....I've clearly been living under a rock. When we were having a
bday party for my son a few years ago, someone told me the Dollar Tree
had mylar balloons for - your guessed it - $1 each. Compared to $3+ a
balloon at some of the other party stores, I decided to check it out.
When I got there I was OVERWHELMED! I mean, tons and tons of party
decor, seasonal decor, arts & crafts for kids....all for $1 each. I
couldn't believe it. Now I'm hooked. It's perfect for what we're
doing...having fun decorating - not having to worry about the kids
dropping expensive decor or family heirlooms :) What I like to do is
pair this Dollar Tree stuff with some nicer pieces I already have. For
example, I spent less than $10 decorating for Valentine's Day. And I
can reuse most of this stuff next year. I always decorate my mantle and
then scatter a few other seasonal pieces around the living room and
dining room. Here are some pics of my
Dollar Tree decor...
Halloween Mantle....
Fake
black roses from Dollar Tree in a nice vase I already had, 1 package of
scattered fall leaves, 2 little "tombstones", 2 snowglobes with black
cats & pumpkins, tealight candles, and of course spiderwebs with
plastic spiders (needed 2 packages of spiderwebs). Everything on this
mantle is from the Dollar Tree accept for the vase and the large
candles. Total spent -$8
The
Fall Dining Room....a pack of 10 colored fall leaves - you guessed it -
$1. I tape them up at varying angles around the room. The little
scarecrow I use for both Halloween and Thanksgiving decor. Another cute
tombstone, and an old car being driven by 2 skeletons I bought on a 50%
sale after last Halloween for $4. Tealight candles in pumpkin
candelholders (courtsey of my mother, and may I add - straight from the
70's. No seriously, these things were made in someone's ceramics
class..) You can buy a bag of tealight candles for $1, as well. Total
spent - $7
Thanksgiving
Mantle. Used the leaves and scarecrow from Halloween. 2 turkey
candleholders as decor (thanks mom). I put some funky gold shimmery
stalks from Dollar Tree in the vase and bought a roll of pretty ribbon
and tied a bow around the vase. Total Spent - $4
Valetine's
Day Mantle! Dollar Tree buys: both red heart vases, 2 packages of
pink & red glittery heart sticks to fill up the vases, a roll of red
heart garland, a bouquet of fake roses in vase I already had. Red heart
on wall (in a pack of 6). Total spent - $7
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