by Kim Tilley
http://frugal-moms. com/
It is easier to pull things
together if you have a theme. Here are some of the
decorating themes I came up with for the holidays,
whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or
Kwanzaa, I tried to include a large amount of ideas.
Decorating Themes:
1. Monochromatic- White Christmas,
all neutral, all gold or all silver, etc.
2. Color Schemes- red and green,
blue and silver, gold and burgundy, black and white,
etc.
3. Shapes- all hearts, stars,
snowflakes, menorrahs, etc.
4. Motifs-snowmen, gingerbread
men, angels, etc.
5. Religious-nativity, angels,
noah's ark, Jesse tree (bible stories- Old and/or
New Testament), Hanukkah, etc.
6. Cultural/Ethnic-African,
European, Native American, Middle Eastern ( the Holy
Land!)
7. National-design your theme
around a particular country-ie. Russia, Germany, U.
S. A. , Africa, etc.
8. Christmas around the World- do
the Christmas legend from each of several countries,
such as Father Christmas, Pierre Noel, Santa Claus,
etc.
9. Regional- Southern, New
England, Southwestern, Amish, Pennsylvania Dutch
10. Historical-Colonial, Medieval,
Renaissance, Classical, Wild West, Victorian,
Edwardian, Art Deco, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Modern
11. Secular-Santa Claus, elves,
toys, mice, snowmen, people, children, babies,
cherubs, etc.
12. Food-gingerbread men, candy
(sugarplums!), cookie cutters, cookies, pomanders,
cranberries, popcorn
13. Nature- birds and birds'
nests, bird houses, dried flowers, vines,
evergreens, pinecones, nuts, berries, etc.
14. Favorite Christmas songs and
poems- The Night Before Christmas, 12 Days of
Christmas, Jingle bells (horses, sleighs, etc),
music theme-bells, harps, etc
15. Stories- biblical, nursery
rhymes, secular.
16. Plays and Movies-It's A
Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol, The Nutcracker
17. Pop Culture-cartoon
characters, toys (Barbie, et al), movie, and tv show
characters (Star Trek and Sesame Street come to
mind!), Elvis (he is everywhere anyhow!), Etc.
18. Winter Sports- hats, mittens,
scarves, ice skates, etc. |
