Holiday Decorating Made Thrifty

The holidays are a time to decorate and spruce up your house. This a wonderful time of the year, however holiday decorations can be spendy. They really do not need to be. I am not a very crafty person but I put together this Christmas swag on my mantle for next to nothing.

Supplies:

• Christmas tree trimmings
• strand of Christmas lights

All you have to do is reserve the leftover branches that you've trimmed from your Christmas tree then criss-cross the branches on your mantle leaving a little to hang over the side. Then just finish it off by stringing some lights throughout the branches.