These inexpensive Christmas lights & easy decorating ideas will add Christmas cheer to your holidays without blowing the budget!
Pinecone String Lights
At less than $20 each, you can buy one or a few of these decorative light strings, put them up during the fall season, and they can easily carry you through all the way to the New Year! We nestled one string of pinecone lights on top of a faux greenery garland from our local craft store to create this inviting mantel display & the total cost of the project was less than $30! Pinecone string lights would also look pretty wrapped around a topiary or Christmas tree.
Fairy Garland Lights
Fairy garland lights have hundreds of small LED bulbs that shoot off of the main string and are a beautiful addition to table centerpieces and perfect for wrapping around holiday greenery & topiaries. These fairy lights are a magical addition to Christmas mantel decor, and can also be used as ambient room lighting & event lighting year round.
Walkway & Tabletop Christmas Trees
With the ability to be staked in the ground as walkway trees or in planters, plus a stand for tabletop display, these 2 & 3 foot tall Christmas trees are incredibly versatile & simple Christmas decor that can be used indoors & out! Choose incandescent lights to keep the price point low, or spend a little extra for LED lights rated to last over 100,000 hours!
Garland Lights
With hundreds of bright incandescent lights per strand, decorating with just one or two of these garland lights can make a really big impact. Our favorite places to decorate with garland lights are on the porch and across the fireplace mantel. Wrapping garland lights around your Christmas tree is another unique way to use these light strings. Wrap garland lights around porch railings and add a wreath to your windows for an easy Christmas decoration, or hang garland lights around your front door and add a few decorative accents to create a festive entry into your home during the holidays. There are so many options for how to use this simple Christmas decoration, which is why we love it!
Folding Snowflake & Star Lights
These Christmas snowflake & star lights are beautiful, budget-friendly, and fold down to a quarter of their size for space-saving storage! We love these easy Christmas decorations, especially for use in smaller residences such as an apartment, condo, or townhome where storage space & areas to decorate may be limited. One snowflake or star sitting above the mantel, hanging against a wall, or used to britghten a balcony railing can create an eye catching display.
Unlit Folding Star Decorations
Unlit folding stars create beautiful displays during the day & can be uplit at night for a striking effect. Decorate with a few large stars to create big impact quickly or design an eye-catching scene with multiple star colors & sizes! When you're done using them, you can quickly fold these stars closed and pack them away easily in storage until next time you need them!
We don't just love them for the holidays either, star decorations are a beautiful addition to home decor, parties, & events!
Decorative Light Trees
We love these decorative trees for holiday & year-round display! Most of the size options with the exception of the larger 7 foot trees, are between $50-$90, so they're one of the higher priced items on this list, but you really only need one to make an impact!
Birch Trees
These natural looking trees are a beautiful edition to rustic & woodland Christmas themes. They're also great for fall decorating, and we have even seen birch trees used as cozy lighting in children's rooms. There's a lot of versatility with this decorative light tree for use outside of the holidays!
Fairy Light Trees
There are several fairy light tree colors available to create a variety of looks, but if you want something that could be used year round, we recommend the black finish! For Christmas decorating only, the warm white & gold combination is beautiful, and perfect for creating cozy atmosphere inside. The cool white & silver tree is much brighter, perfect for a winter wonderland themed entry way or covered porch display!
SoftTwinkle® LED String Lights
SoftTwinkle® LED String lights are a new style of animated light that creates a gentle, shimmering effect instead of the "blinking" which is often associated with traditional twinkle lights. These new LED lights are designed to fade on and off slowly to create a pleasant pulsating effect that's incredibly beautiful for decorating both inside and outside the home. Watch the video below to find out more about SoftTwinkle LED lights and to see them in action!
LED Halo Lights™
These lights are wild! The projection lenses splash color across surfaces and up onto the ceiling to create vibrant light displays. It only takes a string or two to make a huge impact, and with a price point at around $20 per string, you can create something really amazing without spending a fortune! Decorating for Christmas isn't the only way to use these lights though. We've also spotted these LED Halo Lights™ illuminating birthday parties & concerts, and in the background during live streams & social videos.
When can you get the best deals on Christmas lights?
The best deals for Christmas lights can usually be found over Black Friday and Cyber Monday, however the late November date for these sales means that many popular items could potentially run out of stock. If you want to ensure you get exactly what you want, we recommend shopping earlier in the season if possible.
If you're planning early for next year, After Christmas Sales are perfect for buying ahead, although the chance of inventory outages is even higher during this period. Finally, many stores, offer Christmas in July sales. A lot of inventory for the upcoming season should be restocked at this point in the summer which makes it a great time to buy and guarantee you'll get what you need!
We recommend signing up for email lists to be notified of any upcoming sales and promotions throughout the year to help you get the best deals on Christmas lights.