{"id":927,"date":"2015-12-18T15:52:17","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T15:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/?p=927"},"modified":"2015-12-18T16:05:44","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T16:05:44","slug":"10-super-easy-hacks-to-make-this-christmas-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/10-super-easy-hacks-to-make-this-christmas-eve","title":{"rendered":"Awesome Life Hack of the Week: 10 super easy hacks to make this the best Christmas ever"},"content":{"rendered":"

Decorating your Toronto apartment or house for Christmas can be expensive and time consuming. So we’ve mustered up 10 ways to decorate easily and on a budget, usually using things that are hanging around the house anyway. Here are just a few ways to bring the spirit of the season indoors!<\/p>\n

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  1. Transform Scrabble pieces into festive messages.
    \nSource: Better Homes and Gardens<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Hang ornaments from your light fixtures for instant Christmas!
    \nSource:     Brassy Apple<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Using just one size of Christmas lights is boring. Mix tiny lights with bigger lights to add some oomph to your Christmas tree.
    \nSource:     Vintage Revivals<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Keep beverages cool in a pretty way. Freeze cranberries in water to make pretty, coloured ice. Garnish with small boughs.
    \nSource:     Better Homes and Gardens<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Whipped cream on hot chocolate is so average. Instead, spread Cool Whip on a baking sheet, freeze for an hour and use cookie cutters to make fun shapes!
    \nSource:     No Biggie<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Make snowflakes out of popsicle sticks painted white. Add sparkles.
    \nSource:     Better Homes and Gardens<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Blast candy canes in the blender and use the powder for absolutely everything. As a topping on cakes, in hot chocolate, in smoothies, to decorate stuff, into cake batter and on ice cream!
    \nSource:     Mama Loves Food<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. Create an advent calendar from a muffin tin. Don’t forget to put chocolates or toys inside!
    \nSource:     Better Homes and Gardens<\/a><\/li>\n
  9. Transform upside-down ice cream cones on top of cupcakes into Christmas trees. Use an icing piper and silver sprinkles to get the look just right.
    \nSource:     Better Homes and Gardens<\/a><\/li>\n
  10. Sick of your Christmas lights getting tangled? Wrap them around a hanger this year after Christmas and skip the hassle next year.
    \nSource:     Shabbyblogs.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    By the way, although we normally post Life Hacks for you on Saturdays, check for our Christmas Dinner Life Hack, coming out on Tuesday, December 22.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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