Cheap, Quick and Dirty Decorating for the Holidays
Quick and Dirty Decorating for the Holidays
1. If you have a real tree, use some stray branches and gather in a big bucket, or even a round wastepaper bin decorated with stripes of last years’ holiday ribbon, or duct tape… it’s silver.
2. Place a few candles on a Christmas plate or a ‘silver’ tray from the dollar store. When lit, you can’t beat the glow! Sprinkle sugar around the bottom on the plate… looks like snow!
3. Place a bowl of oranges pegged with cloves in a clear glass or wooden bowl. Form the cloves as a Christmas bow, or bell, or with initials.
4. I have 3 little red votive holders from the dollar store on display them on my white kitchen shelf, and that’s it on the shelf. It looks bright and homey. Of course the wine rack is just above it.
5. Fill a clear glass vase, bowl, or jar with shiny Christmas tree ornaments in the same colour, or different colours. Looks good in the bathroom and kitchen too.
6. As a place- card, string a small tag made out of old Christmas card to a Christmas ball, and let the guest take it home.
7. Pour about ½ lb of sugar into two bowls. Add enough red food colouring to one of the bowls and pour into vase in candy cane stripe fashion, alternating colours. Cute! And a great way to use the sugar that you thought you’d be baking with but don’t have time to bother.
8. Replace a few light bulbs in your lamps with coloured bulbs. Red lends a cheery glow, while blue or green is very mellow.
9. Have the youngest child tell the Christmas story.
Subject: Humorous Home Remedies
- The holidays are about drinking: If you’re choking on an ice cube simply pour a cup of boiling water down your throat. Presto! The blockage will instantly remove itself.
- The holidays are about food: Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold while you chop.
- The holidays are about love and relationships: Avoid arguments with the Mrs. about lifting the toilet seat by using the sink.
- The holidays are about peace: For high blood pressure sufferers: simply cut yourself and bleed for a few minutes, thus reducing the pressure in your veins. Remember to use a timer.
- The holidays are about partying: A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
- The holidays are about health: If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives; then you’ll be afraid to cough.
- The holidays are about simplicity: You only need two tools in life – WD-40 and Duct Tape. If it doesn’t move and should, use the WD-40. If it shouldn’t move and does, use the duct tape.
- The holidays are about friends: Remember: Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.