Easy and Inexpensive Winter Décor

whoa! it's January y’all! where has the time gone?

my girlies are back in school, back to sports and church programs and band concerts and all the stuff that keeps us busy. I’ve been working a little part time and trying to keep up with this crazy house. so I took down all my Christmas décor and it was so sad, I kept thinking I wish I could keep this tree up year round! but I wanted to share with you how I kept things a little festive around here for just a tiny amount of money.

 

first, I began by putting away ALL the Christmas décor, then I hit up walmart a couple days after Christmas and they already had so much stuff 50-70% off! I picked up the stuff in the picture below for just $4.15!! that’s 12 white votive candles, a large white snowflake, glittery silver garland and a package of cute blue, silver and white snowflakes … all which fit perfectly with the wintery theme I wanted to keep going in my home!

 

I had bought these wooden snowflakes earlier in December for about a buck each and just used some pretty blue paint to lightly brush over the wood  - I didn’t even make sure it was perfectly covered because it looked better that way.

 

then I added a top coat of clear glitter paint …. so simple!

 

 

next I found this print on pinterest and printed it out on my home computer … and since it looked a little blah …

I took some scrapbook markers in various shades of blue and colored it in a bit. much better!

nothing says winter décor like a good ol’ snowstorm just a few days after Christmas!!

 

 

and here is how it all comes together … this is a coat rack/shelf in our living room … I used old mason jars filled with epsom salts to look like snow, then placed one of those white votives in each one. also I pulled any white or blue décor items I had around the house to keep the color theme going. {not counting the coats, that’s purely coincidence!}

 

I had a basketful of pinecones from Christmastime so I kept those out for my winter theme, I used them all over the house to keep the theme going – amazing how something so simple from nature can look so neat!

 

on the left of the shelf is my hubby’s little Patriot’s gnome … he got it for Christmas and I am pretty sure he’ll stay there until our team {hopefully!} wins the super bowl!

an up close of the mason jars and glittered snowflake …

 

the next area of my living room is the fireplace wall. I added the glittery garland over the mirror with the little snowflakes hanging down from it. the mantle also has more pinecones, mason jars and blue or white things.

 

a better view of the mantle …

 

and the mirror …

 

I haven’t even burned my candles yet cause they look so pretty! but I will, I promise, cause I bet they’ll look so pretty in those jars!

 

I love the blue colored pinecones on the left – I can’t remember where I found them but have had them for years.

 

 

burlap, pinecones, epsom salts, candles, so simple yet pretty!!!

 

on the skinny wall to the left I have these 3 wall pockets hanging – I wanted to put something wintery in them but didn’t want to go out and buy anything, so I simply set more pinecones on the top.

in my little bathroom I have 2 shelves above the toilet which I tend to decorate for the seasons as well. I have a mix of things here from colored glass jars to pinecones to little signs and various decorations. I honestly didn’t intend to put that mix of things together but for some reason I think it works and I like it.

 

and my last cheap décor to share is to simply have your kids help you make some beautiful snowflakes for the windows! we made these over Christmastime and have kept them up for January. they look pretty during the day with the sun shining in and even prettier at night with the black sky behind them. pinterest has TONS of tutorials if you feel a little intimidated about making your own patterns like we did. =)

 

 

and so, until next month when I’ll bring out my Valentine’s day décor … we will have the winter décor and enjoy a little bit of cheer that it brings us.

until next time, have a great day friends!