Easy Christmas Decorations

When the holidays come around, they often come with plenty of stress. Let me ease some of that with these easy Christmas decoration ideas. Most of these ideas are not only easy, but cheap, too!

Easy Christmas Decorations using Ornaments

If you are like me, you have more ornaments than you can fit on your tree. You can easily decorate with ornaments (available at all of the dollar stores for cheap)! Take any glass container and fill it with ornaments. You can vary the colors, or stick to a color palette, like this one in silver and red. Take a tip from Dandelions and Dust Bunnies and “cheat” by filling your container with items like a toilet paper roll so you don’t need as many ornaments! No one will know!

Another fun and simple way to decorate for Christmas with ornaments is to hang them. Get some ribbon and string the ornaments up! I love this look from Pikadilly Charm with the ornaments hanging in the window! So chic!

Easy Christmas Decorations using Glitter

I love glitter. Nothing says holidays like a little sparkle. With some inexpensive glitter, you can create eye-catching Christmas décor. This beautiful striped candle is perfect for Christmas! You can take candles you already have and follow the directions from The Ivy Cottage. It is simple! You just cover the candle with double-sided tape, and then brush glitter onto the tape. I love this look! There are unlimited color combinations to go with for the holidays. If you love the neutral look, a white candle with silver glitter would be beautiful. Or you could go with the traditional red and green. Or for a fancy look, take a patterned candle, like a leopard-print candle, and add a color, like gold. You can create endless looks with this technique.

Another fun Christmas decoration is to create glitter figurines. You can take old Christmas figurines you have laying around (snowmen, Santa, or a nativity) and cover them in glitter. Or you can just buy some kid’s toys from a discount store and cover them in glitter like these from Fiscally Chic. These penguins are adorable and festive! For a more traditional Christmas look, use toy deer (think reindeer!). Love it!

Do you have any more ideas for simple, inexpensive Christmas decorations? If you use any of these ideas, be sure and share photos with us! You can send pictures to moving@upack.com and we might even share them on our Facebook page! Happy decorating!