My church is doing this really cool event next weekend called Affordable Christmas. We have invited about 35 families to come and have breakfast with us and shop at our Christmas store where we sell gifts at a reduced price that our church members purchased and donated. Some people aren’t comfortable with accepting “hand outs” from organizations that give gifts away, so this is a way for them to provide Christmas gifts for their families with “dignity” and a way for us to love on them while doing it.
I was given the job of decorating the space for the event. The space? A big dining hall, and 4 or 5 other smaller rooms… My budget? $100. What that means? We had to get crafty! We are doing a lot of do it yourself decorations to keep the cost low and I thought I’d share them with you… Just in case you are trying to decorate for Christmas on a dime as well.
We are doing a garland theme – because it’s impactful and you can hang them from the ceiling or on trees.
Snowflake Garland (we are doing ours as a garland and not as a mobile, but I like this better)
We are also using recycled jars all around.
Mason Jar Christmas Trees (there's no link for this one, but you get the idea)
Jars Filled with Pine Cones, Ornaments, and Candles
A few other projects...
Cone Mobile (in Christmas colors, as a backdrop for our pictures with Santa)
Pallet Signs
A few runner up projects that we had talked about doing but just didn’t have the time…
I hope you have a wonderfully crafty Christmas season!
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