Thrifty Christmas Decor Ideas

I know what you must be thinking- it’s too early for Christmas! But take it from someone who knows, if you wait until Thanksgiving or even early December to work on your holiday craft projects, they’ll never get done. With that in mind, the Thrift Store Decor Team and I pooled our favorite holiday projects into a fun collection of thrifty Christmas crafts and decor ideas.

Now, don’t get me wrong- I’m not ushering Autumn out the door just yet. But sometimes it helps to have a little Christmas inspiration early on. That way, you can keep a mental list of projects whenever you’re out thrifting or Christmas shopping.

Or, just by looking around your home or through your holiday decor. For instance, I love decorating with antique postcards like these, but pretty, modern Christmas cards that you’ve held onto would work just fine.

And even if you don’t plan on doing much thrifting or other shopping, you may still be interested in some new ideas for your old “stuff”! At least, I know I’m always interested in that.

Old stuff (like old bottles) but lots of contemporary bottles and vases would work for this idea, too.

But before we dive into the FULL collection of ideas, I’d love to share some of my favorite thrifty Christmas projects from the collection (mine and from the team)!

Thrifty Christmas Decor and Craft Ideas

Now here’s a thrifty idea I think we can all get behind! Decorating plain brown kraft paper to make whimsical wrapping paper and gift tags, as Petticoat Junktion has done.

I also repurposed a bamboo wine rack into a fun take on a tabletop tree. The openings for wine bottles were positively meant to hold some of my vintage Shiny Brite ornaments, don’t you think?

Speaking of retro, check out these vintage-inspired diorama ornaments from House of Hawthornes. Aren’t they DELIGHTFUL?

And while I’ve made one candy cane project in the past, this version that Domestically Speaking made uses clamps from the hardware store!

I’ve got a long list of thrift Christmas decor ideas to share with you in the coming weeks. Here’s hoping I find enough time to create and blog about them all.

But I’ve reminisced about my old projects for long enough. Let’s dive into the full collection from the Thrift Store Decor Team!

Thrifty Christmas Decor and Craft Ideas

Home for the Holidays with Thrifty Christmas Decor

And maybe even using random items from around the house for projects. Would you even have guessed that these spindle ornaments started as chess pieces?

Obviously, I can’t reminisce about some of my favorite thrifty Christmas decor ideas without mentioning a flannel project, right? I wrote the book on flannel crafts, after all…

So, this plaid Christmas wreath from a multitude of flannel shirts is most definitely a thrifty favorite of mine.

And this thrifty Christmas decor project is always a favorite, each and every year. It all started with a dusty cheese dome from the thrift store…

I hope this collection of thrifty Christmas ideas has give you some inspiration! And here are a few other festive collections that you may also be interested in:

• Upcycled Christmas Ornaments
• DIY and Repurposed Christmas Wreaths
• Upcycled and DIY Tabletop Trees

So, let the countdown to Christmas officially begin! 

Craft on!

S

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