Every year, on a very modest budget, another condo resident and I decorate the common area of our building. Starting early fall, we plan for the Christmas season by busily crafting our decorations. This year, though we can’t have our traditional condo Christmas potluck or New Year’s brunch, we decided to keep the holiday spirit alive by decorating as planned.
We managed to make over 100 one of a kind tags, then decorated the stair railings with them, as well as with silver and red beads.
Over 200 feet of railings are now ready for the holidays!
A sampling of the tags we made.
Good for you! I refuse to NOT celebrate. We just have to be creative.
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Agreed! Let’s hope we can get back to our traditional celebrations in ‘21.
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Very pretty decorations and a wonderful thing to do. 🙂
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Thank you!
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How neighbourly of you both, the decorations are lovely Candice!
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Thanks!
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A great job Candice. Well done!
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Many thanks!
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Looks lovely 😊
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Thank you!
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What a beautiful wonderful gift. Congratulations to you both.
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Thanks!
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Very festive, and the tags are wonderful! I’m sure everyone appreciates your efforts!
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Thank you!
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Very nice, Candice. I must up my game and do likewise! 😀
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Thanks. At least it looks like Christmas, even if it doesn’t feel like it!
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It is very satisfying work, is it not?
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It is, especially when someone says it cheered them up a little.
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That sounds like a fun tradition! It’s wonderful when we can maintain some vestiges of normal holiday cheer despite the pandemic. I think decorations make an even greater difference in these days. When my family lived overseas in a country that didn’t celebrate Christmas much, my sisters and I cut a LOT of paper snowflakes and my mom knit ornament trees. They were good budget decorations.
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That sounds great! Our budget is always below 50 dollars. Thankfully, the pine garlands and lights can be used year after year.
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What a lovely and generous thing to do!
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Thanks. We enjoy making it more homey looking for the residents, and for us too!
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Ahh..love the decorations and tags. 😻
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Thanks! It makes things a little more festive.
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Indeed! (*＾▽＾)／
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How lovely and very public spirited of you. I almost wish I lived in your building! Have a great Christmas season.
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So nice of you to say! Thanks. Hope your Christmas is happy and safe.
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Thank you. Both happy and safe but missing family due to COVID lockdown!
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I salute your effort. We needed every ounce of Christmas spirit we could get our hands on this year. What a nice boost for those in your building.
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Thanks!
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Ooh! What a wonderful kitty pet cat!!! You’re all lucky to have found each other!!!
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