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Mustachian holiday decorations
« on: November 19, 2014, 11:45:40 PM »
What sort of holiday decorations are you using/planning to use this year?

We have:

A 4' artificial Christmas tree with mostly hand-me-down decorations (actually some really nice stuff from our childhoods), some pine cones, a few festive stuffed animals (reindeer and such), stockings that I sewed myself, a small nativity scene, and a shoebox for cards.

What kind of decorations do you like to put out?

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« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2014, 12:06:43 AM »
We also do the reusable tree thing. My last one, which I paid $20 for at a post Christmas clearance sale, lasted 17 or 18 years. My oldest 2 kids were putting it up a couple of years ago and it was looking really bad! Haha! You could see the pole in the middle, and the letters on the branches. So bad! <smile> So I broke down and bought a new one. I searched long and hard for the perfect tree and I think we've found it. I'm hoping its almost a Buy It For Life tree. Its lovely, actually!

I love to decorate from the fir and cedar trees in our yard. I make wreaths with a coat hanger, and also lay pieces of branches along a table runner for a centrepiece.

Our ornaments are generally kid-made, although I did buy a beautiful set of turquoise ornaments a few years ago, on clearance.

One thing that I started last year was putting strings of mini lights that were either missing a bulb or two, or had some burned out was to put them in vases (the larger kind of vase) and plugging them in. I think my daughter found this idea on Pinterest or something. Its a good use for the strings you no longer use. (terrible sentence structure but its too late at night to fix it!).

Tea lights from IKEA are pretty and festive (and cheap).

Looking forward to hearing what others do for Christmas decorating on the cheap!

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« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2014, 01:43:14 AM »
We need a new artificial tree this year. I bought an artificial tree 7 years ago in the sales for $10, a couple of years ago it snapped in half.... so I made it last another couple of years wired together! Last year towards the end of December it was looking a little leaning tower of Pisa, so I said I'd get another this year (couldn't find any in the sales last year).

Decorations are handmade, I sewed a heap of felt decorations over the past few years, so mostly those. There's a felt tree skirt, a felt tree wall hanging, I made it all in a similar style, doesn't look bad at all. A few years back I got an artificial wreath for 50c and I've attached little felt decorations and bits to that too. I'd like a couple of rolls of wired ribbon to update the tree this year, but that'll depend on finding them for a couple of dollars.

I did wonder about switching it up entirely this year. I had an idea of using brown recycled craft card and white cotton to stitch on it, with things like little houses, gingerbread men and so forth, then hessian bows and a sacking tree skirt.... but I've been in hospital and am not yet sure if I can be bothered. The cost would be about $10.

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« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2014, 03:03:24 AM »
most of this is more circumstances than intentional, but I'm counting it anyway... :)

The last time I got a tree, I ended up having to wait for my friend to get back into town before we could go pick it up because I needed the help carrying it... which meant getting it on the 23rd. We got lucky that there were still good ones to be had, and after all the discounts it only ended up running us about 8 bucks.

This year I might get the tree a bit earlier (or not, who knows...), but I don't have a ton in the way of decoration. I DO, however, have a TON of maps/postcards/craft supplies that got put in the "christmas deco" pile when my gf and I combined households earlier this month. It helped me get rid of some of the more sentimental clutter I didn't have a plan for but didn't want to just throw away- hopefully it will make for a fun project and be something we can use in the future as well.  We're planning on an AWESOME few weeks of crafting and baking and putting googly-eyes and glitter on everything as our christmas break together :D

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Re: Mustachian holiday decorations
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2014, 05:18:20 AM »
Even before I was aware of a mustachian lifestyle, I only bought christmas decorations on clearance after the holidays. i buy my wrapping paper and greeting cards a year in advance, evey year. And slowly built up my christmas decorations. You can get things up to 90% off.

Now, I have way more than I need, I'm going to have to cut myself off from that tradition.

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« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2014, 05:20:07 AM »
Nothing.

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« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2014, 06:31:04 AM »
I LOVE christmas decorations. Absolutely love it. When I first got my own apartment, it was in early January so I went out and bought a whole bunch of ornaments and decor at Michael's on clearance. Still using most of them 8 years later. The cats have only broken a few things.

For the house, we hang (fake) wreaths on the front windows, with white plug-in candles in the windows. Inside the house, I hang (fake) garlands and more decorative wreaths indoors.

We also always get a real Christmas tree. I only ever had a fake tree growing up, and I really like the tradition of picking one out and all that jazz. Plus it smells fantastic. I occassionally get white pine or boxwood boughs for the fireplace mantles as well. Christmas cards just get propped up on mantle as well. And I light a lot of candles regularly.

Our family celebrates Christmas at our house, and it ends up looking like a goddman Norman Rockwell painting. With very boozy aged eggnog. I flippin' love it.

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« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2014, 06:43:15 AM »
We cut a tree, usually one of our own.  I festoon the mantel with winterberry and greens from the property.  Paperwhites planted in old pots.  I make centerpieces in old ceramic pieces with wet foam, red tulips from the supermarket and greens.  Hate to take it all down.

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« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2014, 06:45:00 AM »
We do not have any electric lights/decorations outside. We buy a fresh evergreen wreath for the front of the house. I put a big purple bow on it for advent (which starts the Sunday after Thanksgiving this year). Then I switch to a red bow on Christmas morning. The wreath stays up with the red bow until Ash Wednesday.

Inside we have a live tree, medium height so that our single string of LED lights looks great, then decorate with ornaments from 4 generations. This year, I'm going to set aside about half of them to go to the thrift store, keeping only the ones that are beautiful, or hold memories, or both.

We burn the tree in an exciting mid-winter bonfire. Crackle, crackle! I've heard that some folks save their tree and use it as a trellis for pole beans in the summer. That's a good idea!

We spend $50 on tree and wreath.

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« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2014, 06:53:01 AM »
I LOVE Christmas decorating!  Usually I'm pretty minimalist but I go a bit mental at Christmas...I have a six foot fake tree I inherited, with tons of white lights, some tinsel and ornaments (I usually buy one every year but lots are from I was growing up).  I put a wreath on the outside and inside of my front door, put tinsel around my pictures, have little ornamental santas and reindeer on the fireplace hearth and put a garland of greenery on top of the mantle, with more lights and candles.  I even decorate the stairwell of my apartment building by wrapping tinsel around the stair bannister!

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« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2014, 07:08:20 AM »
I think the biggest thing you can do is buy or make things you love or are meaningful and then use them year after year. I know a lot of people who get a new (fake) tree every year and all new lights and ornaments because this year's "theme" is different from last year's. I can only roll my eyes at the waste. We have stuff that goes back to our childhoods and from trips we've taken, etc. It's tradition to bring it all out and reminisce.

I often feel sorry for the "theme chasers" that they miss that aspect of the holiday. But whatever.

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« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2014, 07:12:01 AM »
We have stuff that goes back to our childhoods and from trips we've taken, etc. It's tradition to bring it all out and reminisce.

We often pick up an ornament (or something that can be turned into an ornament) on our travels as well.

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« Reply #12 on: November 20, 2014, 07:51:11 AM »
I am a big holiday decorator, it can honestly take me days to put everything out.  I have a Christmas village, several wreaths, smaller decorative table top trees, stockings, wall hangings, etc.  Some are homemade and some are store bought.  All the store bought stuff is purchased at after-after Christmas sales, except for my annual Lennox snowman.  I've been buying these every year for almost 18 years, except for a couple of years where I didn't have the money to splurge on a $30 ornament.

Once I bought a box of 50 giant blue and silver plastic ornaments for  about $2.  These I put everywhere.  I will string them on a bannister, hook on a wreath, fill a basket with them (the cat will usually dive into the basket), or put on a tree.

Something about cut trees make me sneeze a lot, so as long as I've had my own place I've only had artificial.  A few year ago I splurged to replace my old artificial tree with a 10.5 ft prelit christmas tree and love it.  So easy to put together.  When I first bought it, it was a lot larger than my other, so I had a tree trimming party and invited all my friends.  Instead of asking people to bring a dish to share, I asked them to bring an ornament for the tree.

Years ago, I stopped buying special occasion wrapping paper.  I now only buy solid colors and use ribbon and decorations dress it up for whatever occasion I am wrapping it for.

I can't wait to start decorating this year!

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Re: Mustachian holiday decorations
« Reply #13 on: November 20, 2014, 08:05:09 AM »
- Lights, lots of lights... outside, inside! Purchased 50-80% off post Holidays a couple years back
- Real Christmas tree, the big splurge. Can't beat the smell, the experience - and the big bonfire it makes in Jan!
- $5 LED blinky lights on the commuter bicycle. Dual purpose: extra safety for me, fun for everyone around me

Go nuts!

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« Reply #14 on: November 20, 2014, 08:57:46 AM »
I don't do a ton of decorating, but I like to make my efforts count.  I get a very large real tree (I get a voucher to pay for half of it, so it costs me about $40), and decorate it with a collection of ornaments that I've gathered over the years.  Other than that, I'll lay a nice table, likely hang some of my ornaments from my light fixture (cheap and festive!), and put a little garland on my mantle.  I don't go overboard, but it's festive and pretty, and the only annual cost is the tree.  I'm okay with that.

I think we are forgoing outdoor lights this year.  We got sucked into LED lighting a couple of years ago, and they are HORRIBLE.  They don't last, they aren't bright and they are just terrible.  My husband spent hours trying to get them to work properly and we've given up.  I can't bring myself to buy more strings of lights.  Maybe for next year I'll see if there is somethign nice on clearance after Christmas.

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« Reply #15 on: November 20, 2014, 09:06:46 AM »
I bought a post-Christmas artificial tree for $1.00 a few years ago with the idea that I would decorate with handmade ornaments.  That was the year we got the cats.  Result:  We have never put the tree up.

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« Reply #16 on: November 20, 2014, 10:47:53 AM »
Post-Christmas purchased artificial tree, to replace the previous post Christmas purchased artificial tree that we got 10 years out of.

Growing up we got one new ornament each year (some we made, many my mom made)... so all our ornaments are a result of that tradition, and we'll carry that on with our children. 

Lights & wreath also get hung up outside.  We don't pay utilities so keeping them lit doesn't affect our bills.

With all the $ people spend on outdoor decorations, we make it a point to tour around after dark and see the displays.


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« Reply #17 on: November 20, 2014, 10:52:15 AM »
Bah...and Humbug!

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« Reply #18 on: November 20, 2014, 01:26:38 PM »
Great thread - good ideas here. Scent makes me feel festive, so I've been simmering homemade fall spice mixtures on the weekends and evenings.

This year I decided to be mustachian by buying an artificial tree on craigslist, instead of a real one like usual. Unfortunately, the lovely artificial tree I bought has a strong odor (like a very musty storage area) that fills the room. Didn't notice until I got it home. I aired it out on the balcony for two days and sprayed it with febreeze to no avail. I paid too much to throw it out. Any suggestions?

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« Reply #19 on: November 20, 2014, 01:31:10 PM »
- $5 LED blinky lights on the commuter bicycle. Dual purpose: extra safety for me, fun for everyone around me


I also decorate my bike with blinky LEDs for the holidays. Drivers and pedestrians both love it!

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« Reply #20 on: November 20, 2014, 02:41:24 PM »
Um, isn't Christmas itself the theme?

I bought a little artificial tree when we split, and it goes up every year.  I have ornaments for it that go back 40 years.  This year I impulse bought a Norfolk Island Pine (love them, but they do take more care than most house plants) and it may well be the main tree.  I also have wreathes, candles, etc.  Outside I have lights around the porch rail - I may not last until December for those, since it gets dark so early and the outdoor lights drive the dark away.  They are LEDs on a timer, and I see almost no increase in my electricity bill from them, so they are an easy indulgence. 

I often feel sorry for the "theme chasers" that they miss that aspect of the holiday. But whatever.

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Re: Mustachian holiday decorations
« Reply #21 on: November 20, 2014, 03:48:12 PM »
We have a little artificial tree with built in lights. The tree was a gift about four years ago. The ornaments are a combination of gifts, things from childhood, and a few store bought things. We usually pick up a box of mini candy canes and hang them on there as well. We have stockings, which I knitted two years ago. That's about it.

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« Reply #22 on: November 20, 2014, 08:34:50 PM »
We cut a tree on our property, whichever one my husband will allow me to cut, meaning one that is unlikely to produce many board feet of lumber, ever. We've had some that would make Charlie Brown's tree look lush. We cut boughs too, and we pick various decorative elements from the garden. We have our tree decorations, collected over the years, many homemade or child-made.

I suppose I spend an average of 10.00 a year on poinsettias and occasional replacement bulbs or strings of lights.

As an Oregonian, I urge folks to buy real trees if they are at all affordable where one is. (I know that some apartments won't allow real trees.) But real trees don't use plastics, and you can burn, compost, or mulch the remains.


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« Reply #23 on: November 20, 2014, 09:12:16 PM »
I have a collection of ornaments acquired over three decades, a tree I bought 14 years ago, homemade stockings (a tradition in our family) and other decorations I've collected over the years.

I love decorating for Christmas (humans need celebrations, especially in winter!) but it won't require any money this year.   Waste not, want not.

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« Reply #24 on: November 21, 2014, 03:09:18 AM »
Nothing.

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 I used to love decorating for Xmas (nothing big - a plastic tree with tinsel and baubles and some tinsel on the bookshelves) Then we got cats and got rid of the tree. Then got rid of everything else, all via freecycle.

Don't miss it at all.

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« Reply #25 on: November 21, 2014, 08:06:21 AM »
We get a tree from this wonderful very environmentally friendly farm that a friend owns.  Our decorations are all homemade and may even be a bit tacky, but I don't mind.  We string popcorn and cranberries.  We also have a few other random homemade ornaments.  Some are made out of salt dough.  We don't do any lights or outdoor decorations.

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« Reply #26 on: November 21, 2014, 05:39:54 PM »
What sort of holiday decorations are you using/planning to use this year?

I used to hate decorating for Christmas (residual childhood issues), and for years refused to do anything. Last year, though, I got back into crafting and decided to make all our Christmas decorations. We have a 6' artificial tree for the living room that we decorate with handmade ornaments (think styrofoam balls with sequins and beads, felt ornaments, ribbon, hand-strung beaded garland, etc.) all in blue, silver and white. This theme gets carried throughout the living room with lighted garland over the entertainment center and collections of handmade decorations with the same theme colors.

Last year we purchased a 3' white tree (75% off after Christmas sale with a gift card we received as a present) that will go in our bedroom. I'm making silver and gold ornaments for it.

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« Reply #27 on: November 21, 2014, 06:04:21 PM »
I have a 5' fake tree that's 18 years old, and in recent years it's started to look pretty Charlie Brown-ish. My solution is just to cram on as many lights and ornaments as it takes to detract from the scruffiness. One day, I'm sure the tree will simply collapse under the weight, so I've started looking for a replacement.

Most of my ornaments are handmade; I usually make half a dozen new ornaments every year to add to the collection. I haven't yet figured out what this year's will be. I have a box of beads I've been given over the years that aren't much good for use in other projects, so I think I'll string them as garlands, or as long "icicles" to hang all over the tree.

I hang a few strings of colored lights on the front of the house, and also have a lighted star I made ten years ago from bamboo wired together, wrapped with white lights, then covered in gold tinsel. Up close, it looks pretty awful these days, but at ground level it looks okay and it still looks fine at night.

Funny, but I'm not really into Christmas as a holiday. But it's so dark and gloomy at this time of year I can't help but enjoy a bit of sparkle and colored lights.

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« Reply #28 on: November 21, 2014, 08:21:58 PM »
If you have some really boring ornaments (i.e. plain round one colour balls) you can make a net for them with beads.  Examples here:
http://www.secondwindjewelry.com/victorian-christmas-ornaments.htm

I have a box of beads I've been given over the years that aren't much good for use in other projects, so I think I'll string them as garlands, or as long "icicles" to hang all over the tree.

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« Reply #29 on: November 23, 2014, 09:02:19 PM »
I am a Christmas freak.  It will take me two days to put out all my decorations.  Almost everything was bought at after Christmas clearance sales or garage sales.  I made a few things myself.  I don't decorate until after Thanksgiving, and I leave it up until after New Years.  Taking it down and boxing it up is not nearly as much fun.   One thing we do is the pickle decoration.  There is a glass pickle hidden in the tree.  The first grandchild who finds the pickle gets a prize.  They are already talking about it.  I better make sure to not get caught between them and the tree the first time they come over after the tree goes up.

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« Reply #30 on: November 24, 2014, 12:03:10 AM »
I just bought LED icicle lights at Costco and am excited to hang them on our new home. Otherwise, I am planning on using all my old stuff. Every year, when I unpack the boxes, I am flooded with memories. New stuff wouldn't give me the same warm fuzzies.
The one thing that's different this year is that we have Mistletoe, lots and lots of Mistletoe. Alas, we've learned that it's a parasite and is threatening our beautiful Ash tree. We're going to make every effort to save the tree, which means the mistletoe has to go, but not before we enjoy it this Christmas.

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« Reply #31 on: November 24, 2014, 08:20:56 AM »
If you have a dollar store near you, those are great places to get stuff. My wife and I bought a red bow at Michael's for $9 (I know...); an identical-looking bow was at the dollar store. Wrapping paper is another great find, as well as small lawn decorations if you're into that.

You can't find everything, but you can find more than you think. $10 can get you wrapping paper for 5 years or more.

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« Reply #32 on: November 24, 2014, 08:36:16 AM »
I love putting out the fake mini Christmas tree from my mom, a wreath, and a few other decorations we have, most of which were gifts. DH won't let me decorate until Dec. 1--not even the day after Thanksgiving is acceptable, but he lets me keep it all up until whenever, so it usually doesn't go away until late January. I also get presents quite early, and wrap them as early as possible, so I can enjoy looking at the pretty wrapped presents under the tree (giving is really so much better than getting). Wrapping presents is one of my very favorite things, as is listening to Christmas music, especially the Vince Guaraldi Charlie Brown Christmas album.

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« Reply #33 on: November 24, 2014, 08:37:22 AM »
I don't drag out the decorations each year and we have 2 artificial trees dating back to the decades where I liked to decorate.

The last time I decorated I ignored all of the stuff in the attic and bought a small cut (formerly live) tree of about 3' and 1 wreath. Decorations were 1 string of red lights and  some red icicles plus a bow for the wreath. It was enough to make our living room festive, and I tossed the entire thing out in the compost bin (after stripping off the lights) when the season was over.  I imagine that gardeners who use that compost will come upon the icicle material and that doesn't make me happy, but otherwise it was so easy.

Next year, when I retire, I'll spend a bit more time at it.
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« Reply #34 on: November 24, 2014, 09:38:20 AM »
At my house, I put up nothing but a string of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer lights I got from a friend 10 years ago.  I am thinking of making a pair of small paper or fabric trees that I can collapse and mail one to my SO, so we can each have one while we are living apart over the holidays.  SHHH it's a secret surprise!

My parents were really big into decorating for all holidays when I was a kid, so they've accumulated a ridiculous mass of decorations.  They still put their floor model fake tree, fake wreaths and fake pine bunting on the stairs, several nativity/creche displays and THE CHRISTMAS VILLAGE.  The village was my job growing up, and if I visit, they often save it for me put it up.  We still put up some kid-made decorations and about half our ornaments were made by my sister and I as kids.  It's a mix of new, gifted, hand-made and after Christmas sale items, and is, quite frankly, overwhelming.

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« Reply #35 on: November 24, 2014, 09:59:51 AM »
Warning, a lot of links ahead:

When I was a kid we would make salt dough ornaments for all the kids to paint.  It was a lot of fun and kids love it.  Other things that we did, and still do, are paper snowflakes, paper garlands, and popcorn garland.  Lots of fun, cheap, and crafty!!!!

Some ideas:
http://hivingout.blogspot.com/2010/11/salt-dough-ornaments.html (dough ornaments)
https://herbanlifestyle.wordpress.com/2010/12/21/how-to-make-an-old-timey-popcorn-garland/ (popcorn garland)
http://naturallytasmanian.blogspot.com/2012/12/christmas-paper-chain-garlands.html (paper garlands)

We also put a pickle in our tree...  anyone else do this???  Not sure how common it is, but I like it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_pickle

And while we are on the topic of Christmas.  Anyone ever heard of the Poop Log?  This is something I want to start doing at my house.  Just seems fun and silly an I am sure my kid would love it:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2013/12/24/feeding_the_poop_log_a_catalan_christmas_tradition.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLC-ixTv3mI




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« Reply #36 on: November 24, 2014, 09:04:35 PM »
Warning, a lot of links ahead:

When I was a kid we would make salt dough ornaments for all the kids to paint.  It was a lot of fun and kids love it.  Other things that we did, and still do, are paper snowflakes, paper garlands, and popcorn garland.  Lots of fun, cheap, and crafty!!!!

Some ideas:
http://hivingout.blogspot.com/2010/11/salt-dough-ornaments.html (dough ornaments)
https://herbanlifestyle.wordpress.com/2010/12/21/how-to-make-an-old-timey-popcorn-garland/ (popcorn garland)
http://naturallytasmanian.blogspot.com/2012/12/christmas-paper-chain-garlands.html (paper garlands)

We also put a pickle in our tree...  anyone else do this???  Not sure how common it is, but I like it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_pickle

And while we are on the topic of Christmas.  Anyone ever heard of the Poop Log?  This is something I want to start doing at my house.  Just seems fun and silly an I am sure my kid would love it:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2013/12/24/feeding_the_poop_log_a_catalan_christmas_tradition.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLC-ixTv3mI

Yes, we do the pickle.  The grandkids are already talking about being the one to find it.

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Re: Mustachian holiday decorations
« Reply #37 on: November 25, 2014, 08:13:20 PM »
I bought Darth Vader and Marvel superhero easter eggs on sale after easter. I tape ornament hangers to the top of the eggs and use those as ornaments. My nurse's cap is the Christmas tree topper. :)
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Re: Mustachian holiday decorations
« Reply #38 on: November 26, 2014, 12:14:15 AM »
I'm gonna chop a Charlie Brown tree.