Christmas Decorating on a Dime

Here are some decorating ideas on a dime.  Wrap some of the pictures you have hanging on the wall to look like packages. Dollar tree has wrapping for $1.   If you need garland try fresh greenery in your home for Christmas.  It doesn't matter what kind just any greenery with a bow added always makes it festive and gives it that warm holiday feel.  I love to recycle things I already have around the house....take scraps of fabric or felt and cut into Christmas shapes then attach them to twine, wire or ribbon and use for garland all over the house or on your tree. You can also use corn starch to make them stiff instead of using wire.  My favorite thing I am doing now is using old balls and adding some pages out of an old song book or book and using elmers glue with a little water and  doing paper mache with them.  You can use scrapbook paper or tissue paper.  It is fun and fabulous!!! One of my old favorites is stringing popcorn for garland, let it sit for a couple of days to get stale. Stale popcorn is easier to string. If you budget will allow add cranberries to it...it gives it that extra color punch~  My all time favorite thing that me and my kids use to do is the dough ornaments. And I have attached the recipe for you.  They are easy and fun!
Ingredients
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup salt
1 1/2 cups water

Directions
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
Combine the flour, salt and water; mix well and knead for 10 minutes. Roll out on a lightly floured surface.
Cut into desired shapes and make holes for hanging. Bake for 30 minutes; allow to cool.
Decorate with poster paints or tube paints. Allow to dry and spray with clear polyurethane on both sides to preserve,  I add cinnamon to my dough if I am doing the gingerbread~ He is my favorite!