13 Crafty Holiday Decorating Tips From HGTV Handmade Creators

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ... or at least it will soon! That's because we've got 13 stylish holiday decorating tips that will leave you and your family feeling the season's cheer. Style your home with carefully decorated craft projects that are sure to brighten your home this holiday season.

You don’t need a huge Christmas tree to show off your ornaments. If you don’t have space for a full Christmas tree, you can place smaller branches in a vase to spread the holiday cheer! Plus, you may even be able to get evergreen branches for free at a Christmas tree farm.

Worried about your pets, roommates or kids knocking precious ornaments off the tree? Try wrapping your wire ornament hanger around the branch so your most breakable ornaments stay in place.

Have smaller gifts that you want to give to friends and family in bulk? Place them on a nice, clean tray for a classic look, until it’s time to give them away.

Have some nosy little ones poking around the house? If you don’t want kids (or your roommate) messing with the gifts you’ve wrapped and put under the tree, use a numbering system instead of gift tags. Keep the key on your phone or in a safe space — and don’t lose it! Gift tags can be added on Christmas Eve.

Use your dining table as part of the decor. Set a pretty table using a unique, inexpensive table runner made of greenery and enjoy it for days instead of just one meal. Add cute DIY napkin rings to make your table stand out.

Quick and easy! Take down the art that hangs on your wall year-round and replace it with seasonal pieces, so you don’t have to put a new hole in the wall.

Don’t limit yourself to just having wreaths on doors, use removable hooks to hang them on your windows and mirrors to spread holiday joy throughout your entire home. Keep a stash of adhesive removable hooks in your holiday storage.

Want an over-the-top mantel that doesn’t feel visually cluttered? Don’t feel like all your stockings have to match. Just pick a simple color palette and then load up on it.

Why have one tree when you can have ALL the trees? Yep, that’s right! Having multiple trees can give you a nice layered look that gives you more real estate for your favorite ornaments.

Outdoor decor doesn’t have to take up a ton of storage space during the offseason. Use things that can pack flat, like these modern, Scandinavian-style trees. All they need are some lights!

Gifts don’t just have to go under the tree, use them as decor! You can pile them up in a quiet corner or place them around your house, including on the mantel or the front porch.

Nobody likes to see extra holes in their walls, and the same can be said for your mantel. Don’t put a nail in your mantel; use a weighted stocking hanger instead.