How Wreath It Is (Part 3)

Every holiday season brings out the best "cheapskate" in me. Not only do new gifts add up for everyone on your list, but holiday decor is another thing to take a hit on your wallet. (Decor is important! It lends a hand at getting your cranky self into the holiday mood!)

So here we have another Cheapskate Tip: The Christmas holiday wreath as a follow-up to Part 1 (Halloween) and Part 2 (Thanksgiving) wreath decoration tutorials.

Tutorial:

1. The holidays are a busy time. Don't spend too much time decking the halls. Simple goes a long way. 
2. With my wreath, I removed the "garnishes" to the Thanksgiving wreath and left the burlap wrapping on it. Now, we are ready to add new "garnishes" to the wreath.
3. I tend to buy clearance scraps of Christmas wrapping items and craft store decor pieces. I use them on gifts, decor and other miscellaneous items the following year. Dig around in your stash boxes for such items.
4. Wrap holiday ribbon around the entire wreath or just around a portion of it. I found this classic old plaid ribbon to wrap around like a candy cane.
5. Affix your focal pieces. I located this red raffia flower bow that was made for gift wrapping. Bah humbug it will be used for wrapping! It must be used as decor! I affixed this flower to the wreath using a pearl-capped floral pin.
6. It looked a little too plain, so I found some glitter decor leaves to pin behind the flower and lends a bit more texture to the wreath.
7. Done and done! This wreath took about 10 minutes to create and the best part is that it cost absolutely no cash to make. Again, the best part to being a cheapskate is to use the items we hoard away. You can change it up year to year, and it still won't cost you anything!