Classy Not Tacky, Homemade Holiday Decorations

‘Tis the season to decorate your Baton Rouge apartment with some sparkle and class. Keep it simple and try to stay in the same color scheme with these quick and easy, do it yourself, homemade Christmas decorations.

Holiday Centerpiece Bowl

Supplies

• crystal or silver glass bowl, a pedestal looks great too
• colored glass ornaments, different sizes (in the color scheme you have decided to use
• sprigs of greenery
• shredded metallic tinsel

This Christmas decoration is super easy and can be assembled in a matter of minutes. Pick the container that you want to use, arrange the colored balls you have decided on and if you think it needs a little something more, add a few springs of greenery or even shredded tinsel.

Photo by: Thom Watson

Homemade Ornaments

Supplies

• colored and clear glass Christmas tree balls
• spray adhesive
• white craft glue
• glitter
• shredded metallic tinsel and feathers

Easy, easy, and looks great! If you are using a color scheme remember to stick with it. The clear balls can be filled with shredded tinsel or feathers, or you can take the top off the ball, spray adhesive inside, add glitter and shake. The colored balls can be decorated on the outside. Make a design with the craft glue, sprinkle with glitter, and hang to dry.

Quick and Easy Wreaths

Supplies

• real or fake evergreen wreath
• ribbon or already made bow
• decorations for your theme
• glue gun
• spray snow

Wreaths are wonderful to decorate inside and outside your Baton Rouge apartment, over the mantle or in kitchen, and the real evergreen ones will add the holiday fragrance, too. Take your wreath, decide if you want the bow on the top or the bottom, and attach with wire or a pipe cleaner. Arrange your decorations until you have them the way you want. THEN attach using a hot glue gun. If you think it needs a little more, spray a light coating of spray snow, or use some spray glitter.

Kissing Ball

Supplies

• large glass Christmas tree ball (10 inch)
• sprig of real or fake mistletoe
• 1 yard of 2-inch wide satin ribbon
• glue gun

Have a little romance in your Baton Rouge apartment by hanging a kissing ball in the hallway. Choose a ball, clear or colored, glue a sprig of mistletoe to the top so it is hanging down, tie a ribbon at the top of the ball, clip the ends of the ribbon in a V and hang in a busy traffic area in your apartment.

Photo by: 7-how-7

Holiday Tray

Supplies

• 14 x 16 gold or silver frame (or whatever color you want)
• nice wrapping paper to go with the color of your frame

Remove all the hardware from the back of the frame, place cardboard insert on your wrapping paper, trace and cut out. Put back together and place on your coffee table with a couple of stemware glasses full of miniature colored balls. Your friends will be asking you to make this do it yourself decoration for their home!

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