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(P.S. It's ok if you didn't deck the halls on Dec. 1.)
It's going to smell good and look pretty all season long. Plus, it's only as expensive as an orange and some string. Here's the tutorial.
You can add rosemary, pinecones, cinnamon sticks — whatever your heart desires. Even if you can't make your place ~look~ as Christmas-y as you'd like, you can totally make it ~smell~ Christmas-y. Learn how to make pomanders that last a while here.
It's the perfect place to hang your stockings (use inexpensive S-hooks like these). If you're more artistically inclined, you could just paint a fireplace onto the drop cloth. But the chalk lets you mess up, erase, and start over so easily. See more inexpensive holiday decorating ideas at HGTV.
It really depends on what look you like best, and what works for your place! See more of this pretty holiday house tour here.
Part of what makes this brilliant is its flexibility — you can pick a stick as wide or tie greenery on as long as works for your space. You can also use small pine branches and red ribbons and bows in place of the eucalyptus if you wanted a more ~traditional vibe~. And it lets the notes from your friends and family be a celebrated part of what you see every day. Learn how to make it here.