Frugal Friday: Dollar Tree Stocking Hangers

For this year’s Christmas decor, I really wanted to use some stocking hangers. Last year, I used clear Command strips to adhere to the mantle, which worked well, but it really felt like the mantle was missing something. I found these really cute ones at HomeGoods that spelled Noel, but I wasn’t really ready to spend $30 on them  (instead, I used Noel for my wine rack sign). So, I headed to the Dollar Tree to see what I could find instead. Lucky me, they had some stocking hangers with snowflakes and deer decoration.

Dollar Tree stocking hangers in their original form

I purchased four, but wasn’t really digging the clear, sparkles and gold. Out came the trusty can of white spray paint and after two coats on each one, I now had some great neutral stocking hangers for the mantle.  I debated at first on what color I wanted to spray paint them, but I liked the idea of white to match the red and white striped ribbon and the white frame on the mirror. Of course, right after I placed these, I knocked one of the snowflakes off and broke part of it, but some Gorilla glue meant I was back in action!

After a couple coats of white spray paint

I will fully admit that these are not the highest quality – they are Dollar Tree after all! I’m not sure if I would use these with kids as they aren’t weighted very much and could easily be pulled down, but for now they are out of reach from our dogs 🙂

The rustic deer in all his glory 😉

Click on over for parts one and two of the Loveland Lodge Christmas home tour if you missed it earlier this week! The final part of the tour (the kitchen) will be posted tomorrow.