A Grown up Christmas

We are planning our first ever grown up Christmas. Our kids are older, and even our youngest, who is 12, wants more of a themed Christmas this year. So the kids and I pulled down out of the attic all of the Christmas decorations from the attic and started going through them. A lot of them have now gone to charity, and hopefully they will help someone who cannot afford decorations make the holidays more festive for their families. Of those we kept, we chose to do a color themed tree in shades of golds and reds. At first we thought we would have to spend an amount of money on new ornaments and such, but to our surprise we had amassed a large amount of decorations and ornaments that would match our intended theme. So much so that we did not have to buy a single ornament! We did make some ornaments and decorations, and made bows with ribbon I had on hand from Christmases past, and voila! we had a beautiful tree and very nice decorations with not a penny spent!

The ornaments and decor we made we will go over later in this blog, and they are simple, fun, and elegant. You can do this with any color scheme and with just a few supplies you can make a gorgeous Christmas for next to nothing! Of the supplies you do have to buy, I will get what I can from dollar stores in order to keep your expenses down. Most of us have budgets, some much tighter than others, and there is no need to spend a lot of money on your decor. Keep your theme in mind, and work to add to it every year as needed. An additional tip - keep your eyes open after the holidays - you can pick up some great clearance bargains for next year if you look at less than half the cost.