Easy Inexpensive Holiday Decorations

Doable Christmas Decorating From the Grocery Store

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Don’t bite off more than you can chew over the holidays: Pick up the ingredients for these deliciously simple Christmas decorations at your local supermarket. Watch the video for the craft how-tos.
What You Need
Two bags of fresh cranberries, red-and-white baker’s twine, scissors, craft needle, box of candy canes (you’ll need three canes per place setting), Velcro strips, place cards, marker

Three Easy Ideas

Cranberry Garland
Shawn Engler
1Cranberry Garland

Popcorn? Not this year! String a few berries here and there on baker’s twine that’s appropriately peppermint-colored.

Candy Stand
Shawn Engler
2Candy Stand

Upend canes and secure to make a place card holder that really earns its stripes.

Sweet Centerpiece
Shawn Engler
3Sweet Centerpiece

Raid the candy aisle for a display that would make Willy Wonka proud.

Find more easy holiday decorating ideas here.

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