If you're like most of us, you keep a stash of crafting products anyway, so storage is not a huge issue. Still, you might want to concentrate on things that take up less space (scrapbooking stickers, rather than full sized artificial wreaths). But as of today, most craft stores as well as general merchandise stores will be offering their Christmas supplies at deep discounts, often as much as 80-95% off.
(As a matter of fact, if sale prices are only 50% off, don't buy, since they are routinely marked down 30-50% in the months leading up to the holidays as part of regular sales promotions.)
Remember some materials are generic enough to do double-duty for other time of year as well. Red ribbon can work just as well for Valentine's Day wreaths, bows, and decorations. And if you have kids, sets of things like Christmas-colored foam sheets or felt squares can be used throughout the year in all sorts of crafts. Sometimes pen sets in metallic and "holiday" colors can be purchased on sale, and can be used for many other kinds of crafts.
Even supplies for making ornaments specifically for Christmas may be something you can use in another way. We especially love the various shapes of glazed ceramic ornaments meant to be painted and personalized. These can be made into virtually anything!
So get down to your favorite craft store as soon as you can, to see what kind of deals are being offered, and stock up and save!
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