Christmas
Hang a welcoming wreathMake a good first impression with a wreath. There are masses of fake, shop-bought ones you can dress up differently each year – or try this: wind a length or two of foliage around a circle of thick wire, then attach cones, berries and decorations with thinner wire. As a finishing touch, weave in some battery-run fairy lights.
Rethink your baublesWhether you’ve pared down the tree a little or are making do without one altogether, take those unused baubles and hang them from a decorative branch – you’ll usually find a few on the ground at the end of a windy day, but florists sell them, too. Or pile the baubles into a glass vase and pop them on the hall table for a pretty (and quick) centrepiece.
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