I'm Dreaming Of...

A FRUGAL CHRISTMAS


Here's what I acquired:
   
     1. 6 ft. white pre-lit tree including a felt holy covered skirt.
     2. 1 - 3in. roll of silver wire ribbon  w/silver Christmas Trees on it.
     3. 1 - 2in. roll of blue shear wire ribbon
     4. 1 pack of 4 rolls of assorted curling ribbon. ( I used silver, light blue, cobalt blue, and sparkly blue)
     5. 9 stalks of curly curls ( I am unsure as to what they are really called..I used silver)
     6. 20 assorted blue and silver ornaments.

How I acquired above items:

     1. Tree - Good Will - $6.00
     2. Ribbon and Curling Ribbon - Kroger - $12.00
     3. Curly Curls - Hobby Lobby - Floral Section - $1.00
     4. 20 assorted ornaments - cast offs from my mother because she wanted a red and gold tree - Free!
          (you can get them at Good Will FOR SUPER CHEAP!)

Set-up:

1. Set and Fluff out your tree.
2. Plug in. I do this first to not only make sure that the lights work before I cover it with decor annnnd
     because I love decorating my tree with the house lights out and my tree lit up!
3. Make your bow and tie to the top of the tree. Looks nice if there are a few lights behind the bow or up in it
     to make it light up.
4. Cut wire ribbon to length of the height of the tree and attach to top. (I wrap mine around my arm and then
     let it fall off to give it a nice curl. Attach under your bow to hide the ends)
5. Insert Curly Curls at top diagonally. To give a cute, professional look to your tree.
6. Curl your ribbon at different lengths and hang all of your tree just like you do that tinsel icicle crud.
     Remember to spread out your colors so you don't end up with a bunch of one color in one spot.
7. Hang ornaments. Again spread out your colors. Now you may say, " Twenty ornaments? That's not
     enough." Well you'd be right. If I wanted a 360 degree view of my tree it wouldn't be. But I always put
    mine in this corner so I don't fret about it. However when we build our new home...
     BAY WINDOW BABY! I'm just sayin' .....

I spent a grand total of $19.00 on this whole adventure. WOW! Under my budget of $20.00! I even impressed myself. Don't get all upset. This is my first time EVER! I was born to a Pack-Rat family and I was NEVER taught how to be frugal. I've been anything BUT! I chose to change that! I'm searching every day for new ways to do things. New and CHEAP ways! I hope that this helps all of you that are trying to pinch every where and for good reasons! Merry Christmas and LIVE FRUGAL!