Thanksgiving Decorating On The Cheap!

I don't know about you,

but I need the holidays to be easy on the pocketbook this year.

Between early retirement and endless medical bills,

I need to decorate on the cheap for Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for all the things we have

and not to concentrate on the things we don't have.

I am thankful for family...

and health...

and a lovely home...

and food to put on the table.

I am thankful to wake up each morning...

and be greeted by a loving husband...

and new opportunities...

and hope.

So how to decorate without spending money?

I searched the endless photos on Pinterest

for good, economical ideas

using items most of us already have.

How about some fresh fruit and cloves

to spell out your holiday wishes?

Feed deer or squirrels at your house?

Then you probably already have deer corn.

Add some dried corn to a candle holder...

or how about using popcorn?

Have access to twigs and leaves...

or nuts from the trees in your yard?

How about some pretty leaves attached

to a simple votive candle holder...

or turning wine glasses upside down

to create a festive candle display?

Gather pine cones and leaves from your yard

and make a cake stand into a great centerpiece...

or find pretty leaves to serve as name cards.

How about some shafts of wheat or dried foliage or branches

displayed in some painted bottles?

The bottles certainly wouldn't have to match!

My personal favorite decoration used family photos.

Simple...elegant...perfect.

While you look around your house for items

to use to make your home festive,

listen to this beautiful piano solo, 

"Thanksgiving" by George Winston

and be thankful for what you have!