This time of year the internet is bursting with inexpensive, creative holiday decorating and craft ideas. Here are some projects that I find especially fun and inspiring and am looking forward to trying (if not this year than next!):

Felted Poinsettia Wreath (pattern available here): knit poinsettia flowers, felt them, then piece them together. Alternatively you could cut out felt poinsettia leaves and glue them to make a more simplistic, no sew wreath (more my style!).

Peppermint Package: stuff packages and cushion your presents with individually wrapped mints or candies (from The Farm Chicks Christmas) – so much better than the boring and environmentally-destructive Styrofoam peanuts. You can even buy more-natural candies at the Natural Candy Store (no high fructose corn syrup for sale there!).

Family Photographs Wreath: hot glue photographs to a wreath form for a simple reinvention of the family tree.

Holiday Card Wreath: decorate clothespins, then glue them to a wooden embroidery hoop (I picked one up at a local craft resale shop for $0.35 to make this project!) to display holiday cards or ornaments. (I am SO excited about this project!) It reminds me of this similar and much more expensive hooped card holder from Vivaterra (that doesn’t appear to be available online) that I clipped from their catalog:

What holiday decorating projects are you doing this year?