My baubles weren’t on trend this year so I updated them without spending a penny – here’s how

IT’S one thing to finally locate your Christmas decorations from the back of your storage cupboard, and another to find your baubles are ‘so last year’. 

The horror you feel when you open your feed to find that your silver theme is out and pastel colours are in.

Christmas Decoration trends change each year and it can be costly to keep up but not for this artist
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Christmas Decoration trends change each year and it can be costly to keep up but not for this artistCredit: GETTY IMAGE
Traditional green baubles were quickly transformed into baby pink ones with zero effort
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Traditional green baubles were quickly transformed into baby pink ones with zero effortCredit: tiktok/@illustrious.andy

Keeping up with the latest Christmas colour trends can be costly.

But not for this artist who has found a cheap way to dress up her baubles each year to fit the seasonal trend without spending a penny on new decks. 

The content creator named @illustrious.andy on Tiktok shared her genius idea which gained over 1M likes and a mixed response from commenters. 

In seconds she had transformed her traditional green baubles to a beautiful baby pink without much effort at all.

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First she removes the clip from the top of each bauble and slots each bauble inside a pink balloon before popping the clip back into place to reveal a bauble with a whole new look.

This content creator has unlocked an idea that will work each year to keep you up to date with the latest colour scheme trend of the year and all you'll need is a pack of balloons to pull it off.

This Christmas John Lewis has revealed some popular colour trends that include bold retro colours, as well as traditional jewel tones with plenty of gold.

The illustrious.andy's balloon idea generated a lot of feedback from commenters with some left totally inspired by the idea.

One commenter said:

"Why did I never think of this, a pink Christmas??? Yessss."

While another chimed in saying:

"I don't know if it's just me but this is genius, especially if they're glass and accidentally break. The broken pieces would possibly stay inside."

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While another turned Dollar Tree buys into fabulous Christmas decor for kitchen cabinets using a method that's damage-free.