Do you need some extra cheer on your entryway hall table, mantelpiece or wherever? Here’s a cheap, easy way to create festive beauty…
Fill glass vases with candy, pinecones, ornaments or fruit. Rather than buy floral arrangements that can cost $40 (or more) each, fill cylinder vases you’ve collected from flower deliveries (or you can buy them cheaply at a dollar store) with candy canes, peppermint swirls ($5 for about three pounds) or red and green Hershey Kisses. Or use pinecones, ornamental balls or fruits such as oranges, lemons, limes or apples. It’s a burst of holiday color that costs very little!
Thanks to Julie Edelman, known as “The Accidental Housewife,” for help with this tip. She is a source of everyday tips to maintain your home, family, health and sanity. Based on Florida’s Gulf Coast, she is author of The New York Times best-seller The Accidental Housewife: How to Overcome Housekeeping Hysteria One Task at a Time (JuliesTips.com).
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