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20 Holiday Tables That Look Expensive (but Cost Less than $50)

From family heirlooms to bargains found at discount stores, GardenWeb members share creative ways to save money on their holiday table decorations (21 Photos)

compiled by Michele Miao on Nov 12, 2009 at 1:46PM

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20 Holiday Tables That Look Expensive (but Cost Less than $50)

GardenWeb User sandi_w

Santa's Coming to Dinner

"Here's my Santa table. Again, everything is from Walmart, Dollar Tree and Dollar General, except I made the napkins, napkin rings and boxes, and the Santa stems were from Walgreen's after Christmas last year for $1 each. The napkin rings are simply PVC cut to the right length, sanded lightly and spray-painted. I then cut the Santa from wide ribbon, added some lime glitter to the ball on his hat and glued it on the ring. I cheated on the bows on the boxes. The box lids have holes in the top for the candles to go in, which would have been in the way of the bows, so I just made loops and glued them in place." —sandi_w