As the holiday decorations
come down, and your wondering how you could have amassed so much stuff, a lot
of which you no longer use, consider ways that various items can be re purposed.
Balls & Ribbon: If you have the space and containers, store by color so they can be
taken out and used year round.
Red, white and blue-patriotic
holidays
Red, White-Valentine’s Day
Red, Gold: Chinese New Year
Green, Gold and Purple-Mardi
Gras
Green, white-St. Patrick’s
Day
Pastels-Easter
Black, yellow, orange,
purple: Halloween
Orange, yellow, brown:
Thanksgiving
Metallic, silver ornaments
can be used year round particularly when mixed with natural materials such as
sea grass, twine or wood. Place in a bowl or glass vase.
Balls can be hung with
ribbon, piled high in a bowl or other glass container, or attached to a wreath
frame. If you have the time and talent, decorate some as gifts. Lots of
wonderful ideas
Take Things Apart: I found a bunch of glass candle holders my kids made, which we no
longer use. Since they have various items attached with craft glue, I dunked
them in hot water and let them sit for a while and now have a nice collection
of votives that can be used any time of the year.
Take wreaths apart as the frames can be used through out the year for various projects
Artificial Trees (particularly small ones) can be decorated seasonally throughout the
year.
Window candles:
In VT, where the temps have hardly climbed into the single digits, no one bothers
to remove the outside decorations until Easter, so candles in the window are up
year round. It is a welcoming touch that is appreciated in all seasons.
Lights: These can be used
year round to create a festive touch to just about any occasion. Wrap them
carefully and sort by colors for ease of use.
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