Christmas in times of crisis
This year many of us have to ask how to cut spending Christmas this year without losing the holiday spirit. Hoisting fill our house with Christmas decorations and prepare imaginative holiday meals without ruining rich in devising solutions that do not require a large investment of money. To emphasize the simplicity and restraint help us celebrate Christmas holidays cheaper, and more responsible. After all, Christmas is celebrated the birth of a child in a stable, not a four star hotel. It also celebrates the brotherhood, hope, solidarity and the family and none of these concepts requires large financial investments.
Ideas to save on Christmas decorations The Christmas Tree: No rule
says you have to be a pine or spruce. Look around the house and garden in search of a replacement. The potted trees are fine once decorated with Christmas lights (view more ideas on decorating the Christmas tree). Even some perennial houseplants can hold a couple of ornaments and can be placed around the house to give a festive touch. If you buy a traditional tree, it is better to invest in one planted in a pot: it is more environmentally friendly and, with some minimal care, can be reused from year to year as it grows. Once Christmas ends should put it out and water it well, like any other external plant. Another possibility is to risk waiting until the last moment, the stores tend to offer the last trees.
Christmas wreaths and holiday plants: If you have limited space but want the fresh scent of a live tree, we can ask a few pieces of branches in the store (maybe even get them free) and place in a vase of long-season plants cons from the garden. Tie a red ribbon at the base and hung on the branches of our favorite ornaments and decorations. Placing more branches on the window sill or tie with string and make an informal wreath for hanging on the door. Collecting a few red ornaments with pine cones, or one of our most beautiful Christmas cards and tie with a satin ribbon. The ivy plant is another cheap holiday and we can put around Delas candles, cloth, etc. For more ideas see: Centers for Christmas table, Christmas table Candalabro and classic Christmas table decoration.
Christmas decorations: Here we have many ideas for making Christmas ornaments. To decorate the living room before a large mirror or on the mantel, place several strips of ribbon of different lengths and tie an ornament at each end. Stick them in an orderly or randomly against the wall or the top of the mirror. Put lights around them d frames doors and windows. Place a zigzag string against a blank wall and hang him Christmas cards, it can be a somewhat dated, but a touch of color and decor without spending a dime. Candles are another great ornament. In some European countries it is customary to make cookies with seasonal shapes and hung in the tree: besides being delicious, is a better idea to make cheap ornaments. Recycle: When it comes to wrapping (and especially develop) gifts, seek to recycle as much as possible without going over. Save the bonds in a box for reuse, especially if we have more special occasions throughout the year, as birthdays of our children, and so on. It is also worth carefully roll or fold the wrapping paper of good quality, as we wrap a gift worth smaller next time and if we want to be especially careful, we can iron it to remove wrinkles. Not only are we saving money, but also working with the environment. Ideas for spending less on food and drink at Christmas Make a list and purchase in advance: The prices of some foods and many beverages, can shoot at Christmas, so it is convenient to buy everything that can be well in advance. Food cans, juice, wine, soft drinks, snacks ... (This advice also applies to accessories as Christmas wrapping paper, cloth, cards, napkins, candles ... in fact they are cheaper when such items is just after Christmas when the stores want to clear your Christmas stock so we must have this if we have some budget this year). Make hot or cold punch of wine is a way to "stretch" the bottles we buy. The mulled wine is the ideal drink for a party line with the station also is economical, since we can use a cheap wine country mixed with apple juice or even water to lengthen the quantities. And the Agua de Valencia is not only a way to get a bottle of champagne offer more, is also a way to take some vitamin C - it must be remembered that in December the oranges are in season. If we are to spend Christmas with friends or family, we can turn the Christmas Eve dinner and Christmas dinner in a group initiative and ask different people bring different foods and drinks. There are many side dishes as appetizers and snacks, beverages, alcoholic and soft drinks, a cake or Christmas pudding, or even a box of crackers or a table of nougat. So the hosts do not bear the entire burden of work and expenses. Designing a Christmas menu according to seasonal food - cheaper and fresher. See fruit and vegetables in season in December and elect Christmas recipes according to seasonal supply. Avoid certain foods such as shellfish or fish priced at Christmas can reach double its price in other times of the year.
Christmas wreaths and holiday plants: If you have limited space but want the fresh scent of a live tree, we can ask a few pieces of branches in the store (maybe even get them free) and place in a vase of long-season plants cons from the garden. Tie a red ribbon at the base and hung on the branches of our favorite ornaments and decorations. Placing more branches on the window sill or tie with string and make an informal wreath for hanging on the door. Collecting a few red ornaments with pine cones, or one of our most beautiful Christmas cards and tie with a satin ribbon. The ivy plant is another cheap holiday and we can put around Delas candles, cloth, etc. For more ideas see: Centers for Christmas table, Christmas table Candalabro and classic Christmas table decoration.
Christmas decorations: Here we have many ideas for making Christmas ornaments. To decorate the living room before a large mirror or on the mantel, place several strips of ribbon of different lengths and tie an ornament at each end. Stick them in an orderly or randomly against the wall or the top of the mirror. Put lights around them d frames doors and windows. Place a zigzag string against a blank wall and hang him Christmas cards, it can be a somewhat dated, but a touch of color and decor without spending a dime. Candles are another great ornament. In some European countries it is customary to make cookies with seasonal shapes and hung in the tree: besides being delicious, is a better idea to make cheap ornaments. Recycle: When it comes to wrapping (and especially develop) gifts, seek to recycle as much as possible without going over. Save the bonds in a box for reuse, especially if we have more special occasions throughout the year, as birthdays of our children, and so on. It is also worth carefully roll or fold the wrapping paper of good quality, as we wrap a gift worth smaller next time and if we want to be especially careful, we can iron it to remove wrinkles. Not only are we saving money, but also working with the environment. Ideas for spending less on food and drink at Christmas Make a list and purchase in advance: The prices of some foods and many beverages, can shoot at Christmas, so it is convenient to buy everything that can be well in advance. Food cans, juice, wine, soft drinks, snacks ... (This advice also applies to accessories as Christmas wrapping paper, cloth, cards, napkins, candles ... in fact they are cheaper when such items is just after Christmas when the stores want to clear your Christmas stock so we must have this if we have some budget this year). Make hot or cold punch of wine is a way to "stretch" the bottles we buy. The mulled wine is the ideal drink for a party line with the station also is economical, since we can use a cheap wine country mixed with apple juice or even water to lengthen the quantities. And the Agua de Valencia is not only a way to get a bottle of champagne offer more, is also a way to take some vitamin C - it must be remembered that in December the oranges are in season. If we are to spend Christmas with friends or family, we can turn the Christmas Eve dinner and Christmas dinner in a group initiative and ask different people bring different foods and drinks. There are many side dishes as appetizers and snacks, beverages, alcoholic and soft drinks, a cake or Christmas pudding, or even a box of crackers or a table of nougat. So the hosts do not bear the entire burden of work and expenses. Designing a Christmas menu according to seasonal food - cheaper and fresher. See fruit and vegetables in season in December and elect Christmas recipes according to seasonal supply. Avoid certain foods such as shellfish or fish priced at Christmas can reach double its price in other times of the year.