Some Ideals

Use plastic clear ball ornaments --in all different sizes--to make a snowball tree or to add a few ornaments to any tree.  Coat with white glue, mod podge, or spray adhesive and then roll in glitter to coat. May have to roll twice.  So many different kinds of glitter and the snowflakes etc. to roll in and have different looking snowballs.  Let dry completely.  I would probably spray alittle clear coat on them to seal the glitter on.

When at antique shops, flea markets or rummage sales look for chandelier prisms to make ornaments or to hang on garlands on mantles or staircases.  Also, while at those places besides looking for plates to give goodies on platters work too for bread and flavored butters and just cookies/candies.

I use my big old glass pickle jar (3 or so gallon) and fill with pine cones and put white lights all thru out it.

Cut wrapping paper into about 4" squares and have family members write down fun things to do on blank side thru the Christmas season .  Fold and put into jar. Each day draw one activity to do together.  If you get grandkids overnight or a weekend--you may have to do a few!

If you have any spare grapevine (or get wild grapevine) soak in warm water until pliable.  using inflated balloons of  whatever sizes you want, gently wrap it around the balloon forming a sphere making it as dense or sparse as you choose. Once the vine is dried pop the balloon.  These spheres look really  magical wired with tiny twinkling white lights suspended from bare tree branches, in windows, bathrooms or anywhere you want to put some cheer up.

A gift to start while children or grandchildren are young.  Get a recipe box and start writing down those favorite recipes with any stories or memories you have about them.  When child is older and on own they will have the treasured recipes besides having to ask for them or the chance of not getting them.