Holiday Decorating on a Dime + DIY Pinecone Garland
Sitting in my Arizona living room, glancing outside at the sunshine and palm trees, words to the popular Christmas carol “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas” echo in my mind. Don’t get me wrong, Arizona’s weather is BEAUTIFUL this time of year, but there’s something extremely magical about snow and Christmas.
To help bring the Christmas spirit into the Ivie household, I’ve begun preparing for National Decorate Your Home for The Holidays Week. I’ve set out on a quest: to find inexpensive and unique ways to decorate my home for the Holidays. Looking to decorate your home on a dime this Holiday Season? Let me tell you a little secret; it’s all about the planning. Follow these 3 simple steps and you too can creatively and inexpensively decorate your home for the Holidays.
Holiday Decorating on a Dime
1. Choose a color palette:
Using a few inspiration pieces, choose a color palate to inspire your design. Check out these chic and glamorous trees I found for only $14! Pairing the various shades of the trees with this striped ribbon, I’ve chosen a classy yet timeless color palate: bronze, gold, white, and red.
2. Use various textures and sizes:
Choose pieces that vary in size and texture. Combining a few boxes of different sized $4 ornaments, I crafted a wreath to display as part of my Holiday decor. Stay tuned for next week’s post for DIY instructions and a photo of the finished product. Trust me, the texture and varying sizes of these ornaments add incredible dimension to my Holiday design.
3. Get Creative:
In order to save a little money on Holiday decor, don’t be afraid to add a little creativity with some DIY projects. This easy DIY Pine Cone Garland adds the perfect festive and modern touch to any space. Add a little Holiday spirit to any space by hanging this garland over your door, on the tree, mantle, or wall shelf. Craft this garland in under and hour (and for less than $25).
Simple DIY Pine Cone Garland
– Pine cones
– Wired Ribbon
– Ornaments of choice
– Scissors
Instructions:
1. Start by measuring the desired length of garland. Because I am going to be decorating one of my DIY Wall Shelves, I decided to make a 3 foot garland.
2. Although a variety of string will work for this project, I decided to use the wire from some wired ribbon (I will be using the rest of the ribbon in my final room reveal). With your scissors, separate the wire from the fabric.
3. Separate the rest of the fabric so you are left with only the wire.
4. Secure your first pine cone by simply knotting the wire. Be sure to leave a few extra inches of wire on the end.
5. Start stringing your pine cones and ornaments like you are beading a necklace.
6. After stringing all of your pine cones and ornaments in desired pattern, secure pine cones in place by twisting them 360 degrees (the wire will then hold the pine cones perfectly in place). Hang your garland and enjoy its modern flare to your Holiday decor (I secured my garland with duct tape on both ends and in the middle).
Don’t you just love the finished project? Extremely simple, inexpensive, and unique! Stay tuned for next week’s big reveal where I will show you how all of my DIY project came together to decorate my shelves for the Holidays.
This is too cute! Thank you for sharing on Show Me Saturday!
It looks amazing. Pinned and tweeted. Lou Lou Girls
GORGEOUS! I love it! Thanks for sharing! I also wanted to give you a heads up that tonight, Saturday night, at 8PM, there’s an all new linky party in town called Found & Foraged. We debuted last week and would love for you to join in the fun! You can find us at http://houseofhipsters.com/
I love the pinecone garland!!! I keep thinking of a hundred things to do with pinecones and was going to dip them in sugar to get snow-frosted tips. Or paint the tips. Good to know they come already whitened!! hahaha. I’m definitely going to add this garland to my list. I’m hosting a link party tonight that starts at 8 pm – it’s called Found & Foraged at http://www.averystreetdesign.com and this would be perfect for it!! I’d love to have you stop by and link up a few of your projects! xo, Laura
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Beautiful garland! I love it!
I love the rustic feel of the garland! Great job decorating on a budget! Thanks for sharing at Think & Make Thursday!
Very Pretty!
Big Lots is a store I go to a lot. I’ve found so much stuff there! That garland is adorable.
I love the idea of using pine cones in a garland! Yours is so cute! Thank you so much for sharing on The Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop!!!
Very pretty, I bet it looks awesome with different color ornaments too. 🙂 The pine cones are pretty!
This is SO pretty! I love those pinecone ornaments!!
Great tips and your garland is beautiful. Wonderful tutorial. Thank you for sharing at Share It One More Time. Cathy
Janel so very FESTIVE!I applaud your holiday creativity love it .
This is so pretty, love it! you did a great job!
Love this garland! Big Lots is one of my favorite stores, they are so affordable!
This looks so simple and easy to make but yet I love it. I have a shelf that this would look so nice hanging from I am going to attempt it and use it this year. Thank you for giving us directions. Can’t wait to hang it up and have a new decoration this year.
This is such cute garland! I love how all of this is coming together!
Although we don’t do Christmas – we’re Jewish – I love Christmas decorations. I absolutely LOVE what you did. That rustic look is wonderful.
Awesome! I’ve been eager to see what you’d do with your finds. Looks great!
That’s gorgeous! I love simple decorations like this. I’m a big fan of less flash.
That garland is just beautiful!!! I love it! Great job!
DIY holiday projects are so beautiful. I decorated my entire 1st apartment with all DIY holiday projects!
I love Big Lots. They always have awesome deals. I love what you found there and what you did with it.
Oh I love that… We never have a lot of money for decorating and this is just beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
You’ve inspired me! Super cute. And I love your color palate!
These are such cute and creative ways to make decorations. I am excited to decorate a new space this year.
What a great DIY> we have tons of pines cones and plenty of craft glitter.
I totally wish I was more crafty. My ideas are plenty but my execution sucks.
That is some really impressive DIY. I would never think to combine those decorations. Beautiful!
That’s really gorgeous. You did an awesome job!
I love those frosted pine cones. I always think of home decor as being difficult. This is a great reminder of what you can do with a little creativity and the right supplies.
I’m so not good at decorating, which is too bad because all my in laws live close by and they’re all really good at it. Thanks for the tips!
I can’t wait to dive into decorations soon, I love Christmas! Great idea, I think we have some cones left over from crafts last year too.
This is a easy and beautiful garland for the fireplace mantle. Love the pine cones mixed with the ornaments. So pretty.
Love that you used pine cones! This is perfect for a mantle!
That’s so lovely! I think I’m going to do this for Christmas. Beautiful!
These are really cute. I am incorporating lots of pinecone decorations into our decor this season.
That came out so cute. I want one for my house.