Holiday Leftovers Make Great Decorations

Holiday Leftovers Make Great Decorations, originally uploaded by qdpatooties.

I've been out and about again, strolling around the stores freely as my kids are finally back at school. Yesterday and today mark the first two days I've been able to shop alone so I have had the luxury of taking my time and really looking at what's out there. And what's out there is leftovers - plenty of leftovers. And I'm not talking about the food kind. I'm talking about the "We've got to get rid of all these excess Christmas decorations so we're marking this stuff 75%" kind of leftovers - which really are the best kind, aren't they? They are cheap enough and they don't add on any unwanted holiday pounds! And what can you do with these leftovers you may ask? Craft of course! Use all of that leftover red for Valentine's Day which is just around the corner. I made a cute Valentine wreath to hang on my door for just $2.50 - and I think it's cute! There are plenty of red tinsel items still out there and if you can't find a red tinsel wreath like I found then start with a wreath form from the craft store (either grapevine or straw will run about $3.00) and cover it with red garland by wrapping it tightly around it. Then, just look around for ornaments that are generic like hearts. I found these great felt hearts at my local discount store. It was $1.00 for a package of three and they ended up being 25 cents. I also bought some blue stars and plan to swap out the hearts for the blue stars and use it for 4th of July!

Sometimes, leftovers can be so good that you can use them over and over and over again!