The spending list for the holidays usually is lengthy and decorations might even have a separate list especially of you are trying out a new theme this year. There's still hope and you can still save up on your decorations without leaving your patio bare.

Take a Bow

You can use plain colored or holiday printed fabrics and cut them into strips. You can tie these fabric strips on your throw pillows or dinner chairs to bring the spirit of Christmas around your home. You can also use smaller strips of these fabrics to tie around lamp shades.

Instant Wrapper Artwork

Do you have extra wrappers from last year's gifts? You can use those instead of throwing them in the thrash. Slip those wrappers into photo frames and hang them on the walls. You can also frame your favorite Christmas cards.

Hang Your Stockings

If you plenty of cloth lying around or old quilts and denim, you can certainly use them to make Christmas stockings with some sewing skills. Or you can buy stocking kits which don't cost much and can come in various designs to match your theme.

Wreaths on the Table

You can use some small braches of pineand make wreaths out of them. You can put them on the table, wrapped around your candle holders. The smell of pine is usually associated with the scent of Christmas, right?

Floating Candles

Use clear glasses or find ones in flea markets which you can get rather very cheaply. Paint them according to your theme - some lines or flecks should do the trick. Add some water and food coloring to make it more eye-catching then bring out the floating candles.

Jingle Bells

Mix bells and balls together then string them outside the house where the wind can catch them. It will add more flair to your home. Make sure you don't go overboard or it will be too noisy for the neighbors.

Magazine Trees

Do you have old editions of magazines and Reader's Digest? You can make Christmas trees out of them. You can spray paint the pages or choose colorful pages from the magazine. By folding the pages of the magazine, you can come up with a cheap tree d©cor.

€Spirit€ of Christmas

Use old wine bottles and prop a candle on its opening. They will be great additions to your holiday lighting. Place them by the window or line them among one the mantle. Just make sure they don't catch anything.

Take a Branch

From your yard, collect tree branches and spray paint them. You can turn them easily into wreaths or small Christmas trees. You can also tuck them into vases or add adornments to hang in an entryway or along the hall.

Tree on the Wall

You don't have to leave that wall bare. Take a string of lights and a few nails or tacks and create a tree pattern on the wall.

Paper Garlands

You can use newspapers and old magazines to make paper garlands. You can also buy wrapping paper if you want it printed with holiday cheer.

Tin Can Lanterns

Using old cans, you can make lanterns out of them using hammer and nails. Peel the labels of the cans and dot out pattern like a tree, snowman or star using a marker. Hammer the nail into each dot - this is where the light will shine through. Add a tea light candle and you have a lantern!