As I cleaned up our fabric and batting scraps, I got to thinking...what if I made some little stockings, too, for decorating or for giving gift cards? So, rather than add to my scrap bins, I starting cutting and sewing and before I knew it, I had made 12 mini stockings!!! I may be slightly addicted. I still have fabric scraps picked out to make more.
Tomorrow, I plan to put the tree up in my shop window. I'm pretty sure I'm the only store in town that isn't decorated for the holidays yet. But usually, I have some vendors who bring in ornaments for sale that I use to decorate the tree, and this year, they are behind schedule. I can't put up a tree with no ornaments, right? And I'm too cheap to go out and buy some. What's a gal to do? MAKE SOME!
Oh, happy day! I knew all those plastic thread spools would come in handy! Using just scraps of ribbon, fabric and beads that I already have on hand, I whipped up 7 ornaments already, and have the fabric strips cut and the paper peeled off the tops/bottoms of the spools to make another 40 or so. I kept getting interrupted as I did this at work on Small Business Saturday (people are SERIOUS about getting their shopping done! which is GREAT for me, as a shop owner), so I hope to finish them up tomorrow while the shop is closed.
Any other quick and easy ideas for me to decorate using what I have on hand? I am open to suggestions. What are YOU doing to decorate this holiday season?
