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Ladies and gentlemen, the wait is over. The Halloween candy has all been devoured, and the time for holiday decorating is here! And to make sure you’ve got all your bases covered, we’ve put together a simple guide to make sure that no aspect of your home gets overlooked.

The Wreath

The front-door Christmas wreath is the first thing that your friends and neighbors are likely to see when they come a-caroling. Make sure that yours is both festive and tasteful, and don’t be afraid to use artificial wreaths if you’re unable to find any that look fresh and healthy. There’s nothing worse than winding up with dead pine needles strewn all over your doorstep.

Top 10 Holiday Wreaths

Holiday Figurines

You probably have a few ceramic Santas in storage, and holiday figurines make a great addition to the living room or entryway decor. Feel free to treat yourself to a new one every year, but don’t go overboard. If it’s not likely to become a cherished family heirloom, keep looking until you find one that really speaks to you. Then make sure you handle with care! Store your Christmas figurines in tissue or newspaper to prevent breakage.

Top 10 Christmas Figurines

Christmas Ornaments

Nothing says “Christmas” quite like the time-honored tradition of decorating the tree. One new trend that is definitely here to stay is personalized Christmas ornaments. Shop early and have one made with your family name or photo. Personalized ornaments also make great Christmas gifts, so order a few at a time and save on shipping.

Top 10 Christmas Ornaments

More Decorating Essentials

Holiday decorating isn’t just limited to tree trimming! These days, it’s easy to find unique Christmas decorations for every room in the house. Make sure your Christmas stockings are hung by the chimney with care, and take some time out to decorate a few Christmas cookies for Ol’ Saint Nick himself.

Top 10 Holiday Decorating Essentials

We’re all feeling the pinch this year with the recession in full swing and unemployment on the rise. But that doesn’t mean you can’t give nice, thoughtful gifts. Your nice, thoughtful gifts just have to cost less. A lot less. It may take a bit more creativity and a little footwork, but it’s doable. Here are our five favorite gift ideas for under $5 that will still bring joy to the lucky recipient.

#1 – The Homemade Coupon

This is hands-down our favorite low-cost gift and one that will be especially loved by a spouse, parents or grandparents. Who says a Christmas gift has to cost money? Spend a little time creating a homemade coupon good for a free back rub, 5 nights of doing the dishes or a week of breakfast in bed. What mom isn’t going to love receiving a coupon from her kids worth 2 hours of “quiet time” or a coupon from her husband for a week of diaper-changing. You can even spring for the $2.99 Christmas card to enclose the coupon.

#2 – A Framed Photo

Find a great photo of you and the gift recipient. There may be a digital photo sitting somewhere on a computer hard drive. Maybe it’s on your Facebook or Flickr account or in some long lost folder. Dig up a great photo and have it printed in 4×6 or 5×7 size at any one of the many online printing services. Most offer extremely low-cost prints as well as free prints for new accounts.

Then buy a nice little photo frame. You may be surprised to find that there are well over 200 photo frames available in all shapes and sizes for less than $5. Check out Pronto Home for all the sizes and styles. The one featured here would make a great gift and is only $3.12 at Sears.

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#3 – A Christmas Ornament

The holiday ornament is a very nice gift that will be used year after year. It’s an inexpensive gift, often less than the cost of a scented candle, yet can look like it cost much more. Our favorites are the blown glass ornaments or the old-style wooden or metal ornaments that look like something out of a Norman Rockwell painting.

CB2 offers a handblown frosted glass snowman for only $1.95. It’s simple, sleek and is a modern take on a traditional ornament. With a nice box and wrapping paper, this will make a great little gift.

We found hundreds of holiday ornaments for under $5 from great stores like Pottery Barn, CB2, Target and more.

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#4 – Holiday Sugar Cookies

Flour and sugar are cheap and water is free. Get the basics for making cookies for less than $5 at your local supermarket and spend the afternoon baking sugar cookies in all the traditional holiday shapes. What to pack them in? Here you will need to do a little recycling and regifting. Use last year’s cookie tins or some of the gift bags you’ve received in the past and stored in the closet.

#5 – A Bottle of “Inexpensive” Wine

Notice that I didn’t say cheap. The quality of wine is subjective and when someone doesn’t recognize the brand and has no idea of the price, more often than not, they also won’t know the difference. Don’t go to the liquor store for this one as these smaller stores are less likely to have wines below the $5 threshold. Try a local supermarket that runs good sales or weekly specials. Don’t buy a mainstream brand and judge the wine based on the label. A simple, elegant wine label will make the gift recipient think you bought this special wine while touring through the Napa Valley back in 1997. Who knows, you could have been storing it all these years just for this special occasion. Enjoy.

Ornaments and lights are essential decorations for any classic Christmas tree. I love finding unique light strings that glow in different colors or have non-standard shapes. Now you can combine ornaments and lights with these holiday gift box ornaments from The Gerson Company that light up in different colors. Add small and festive accents to any tree with these 2×2 battery-operating flickering gift boxes available at Amazon.com for only $2.36. holiday Check prices on Pronto.com.

Leg Lamp Ornament

This one is a must-have at any price, but thankfully it’s under $7 so it won’t break the bank. Normally you’d want to get a whole set of ornaments at this price but in this case we will make an exception.

From the classic Christmas tale comes the most kitsch ornament on the market today. The leg lamp scene from A Christmas Story is one of my favorites in the whole movie. Who wouldn’t want a leg lamp sitting in the front window of the house for all the neighbors to admire and envy?

Now you can hang the infamous leg lamp right from your Christmas tree with these mini replicas for $6.99. The leg lamp ornaments obviously make great stocking stuffers and are also fun as office gag gifts. And with the leg lamp ornament, you’re guaranteed not to shoot your eye out!