Reuse Dead Mums To Create Cheery Outdoor Christmas Decor

Outdoor holiday décor can be a big part of making your house both cozy and festive during the winter season. With endless options for outdoor elements, like lawn signs, wreaths, potted trees, and other accents, decorating an outdoor space during this time of the year can get expensive. Luckily, DIY projects can be some of the best ways to make your home holiday friendly without spending all your budget on decorations. Some projects can ingeniously put to use things you already have. Clever internet DIYers have been showing off how to take a planter of dead fall mums from trash to chic seasonal décor with the help of some spray paint and plastic ornaments. The end result is a beautiful way to get inexpensive and festively decorated holiday pots to flank your sidewalk or front porch.

Fall mums have usually reached the end of their bloom by the time winter arrives, when the first vestiges of frost often kill off any growth, leaving behind scraggly looking plant. If you haven't managed to get your potted mums in the ground and were thinking of tossing them into the trash or compost bin, think again. They can be the perfect holiday front door decoration, and alternative to expensive potted bushes and topiaries, especially if you're trying to decorate for Christmas on a budget. 

Before spray painting, wrap your planters carefully in a garbage bag or plastic to prevent getting spray paint on the container. One way to decorate your dead mums is to use a crisp white spray paint that makes the flowers look like they're dusted with snow, but you can use any color. Great options include gold, silver, or a metallic shade for a more modern look. You can even go for a shocking pink for a fun and retro holiday vibe. Give the flowers a few coats from a variety of angles to get as much coverage as you can and then allow them to dry.

To personalize your new holiday arrangement, add some plastic tree ornaments. Just nestle them in place between branches or add a few dabs of hot glue to keep them securely in place. You can also use floral picks with greenery, berries, poinsettias, small metallic packages, as well as ribbons or tinsel to customize your arrangement. Stick in some longer painted branches to gain some height or add some battery operated twinkle lights to the piece. You can even try securing a ribbon around the planter to make it holiday centric. If you want, maybe you could also spray paint inexpensive plastic or terracotta planters in holiday colors. With some hooks and hanging planters, make beautiful hanging arrangements with dead mums on posts along your walkways or on your overhang for a festive holiday porch.