6 Pull out your box of old family photos; frame them in inexpensive silver or wooden frames. Arrange evergreen boughs on a side table and tuck pine cones, ornaments and sprigs of berries through it, then arrange the framed photos on top: instant nostalgia.
7 Nothing puts you in the Christmas mood quicker than a lovely aroma. Fill small bowls with dried cranberries and spray them with Christmas scents. Even easier, invest in quantities of Christmas scented candles and put them in every room.
8 Don't spend money on pre-decorated garlands and wreaths; buy plain ones (false or natural) and decorate them yourself, for a fraction of the cost. Wire or tuck in pinecones, dried fruit or magnolia leaves, and holly sprigs. For a more luxe look, spray-paint the decorations gold before attaching to the garland.
9 Make your own wreaths. Bend two wire coat hangers into circles, wrap short lengths of greenery around one and a string of tiny white lights around the other, and wire together. Tuck sprigs of holly, berries and bows into the wreaths and hang them in all your front windows.
10 Gift wrap your front door. Buy heavy-duty florist's foil in a holiday colour such as silver, gold, red or green; apply wide ribbon in a cross or diagonal across the front; finish with a giant bow.
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Some nice ideas. However, it is not legal to cut greenery from parks. If everyone did this our parks would be denuded. Check with your local parks board first.
Some nice ideas. However, it is not legal to cut greenery from parks. If everyone did this our parks would be denuded. Check with your local parks board first.