Nothing like waking up to the world encased in a sheet of ice. Though the trees in my neighborhood did look beautiful, the walk to work was anything but that. Please be careful out there today!
Now, if you are like me, you may just be getting around to holiday decorating this week. Thus, I decided to highlight some last-minute inexpensive and green holiday decorating ideas. But because I ran across some other inspiring ideas, I am also including them here as a goal for next year!
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1. The Thrift Shop Romantic featured a fantastic post about decorating with vintage holiday postcards. She showcases the cards (see an example on the left) she came across and gives a great visual history of how Christmas and the holidays have evolved over the past century.
2. Recovergirl recently featured a fantastic felt wreath on her blog. It is one of our favorite creations over here and I personally am inspired to try my hand at this (though probably not until next year!)
3. Want to decorate your home for free? How does clementines, pine boughs, and pine cones sound? Lean Green Family highlighted three ideas on how to add holiday cheer and great smells to your home for free!
4. I featured Roxy Jewelry in a previous post, but I am just smitten with her latest creation because 1)
it’s a great example of how to reuse everyday items and 2) it is a creative twist on the posts in which we featured line drying and eco-friendly laundry tips. And what am I talking about? Why, the Christmas Card Hanger made from a clothesline and clothespins, of course! Roxy Jewelry is currently selling these kits on her Giggling Gnome Etsy site and is a festive and creative way to display your holiday cards.
5. What about ornaments? Can you ever really have enough? Crafting a Green World recently featured a very simple and easy holiday ornament to make and you only need three supplies: cardboard, glue, and aromatic spices. This also is a great gift for children to make and keeps your home smelling festive and yummy with warm spices.
6. I also came across this video on how to make recycled paper ornaments with pieces of scrap; a brilliant idea!
7. In New England, we are lucky enough to have winter berries still hanging on in fields, meadows, and parks. I recently did some foraging and with the addition of some pine boughs, managed to put together a lovely bouquet.
