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All I want for Christmas is a beautifully decorated home.

It's time to pull out the ugly sweaters and turn on your favorite holiday movie because Christmas is fast approaching. Once the halls are decked and the tree perfectly trimmed, don't forget to give your porch a little bit of love. Outdoor Christmas decorations can often get overlooked in the hustle and bustle of the season, but don't worry: With our list of the very best DIY outdoor Christmas decorations—including ideas for easy DIY wreaths and other crafty Christmas projects—you'll be inspired to give your home some major Christmas curb appeal.

Outdoor Christmas decorations can be as simple as hanging garland or as grand as creating a show-stopping light display. Whatever your time or budget, this list of ideas is guaranteed to turn your yard into a winter wonderland. You might even give the Candy Cane Forest a run for its money. And yes, while singing may be the best way to spread Christmas cheer, decorating might just be the second. Your Christmas party guests will certainly appreciate the added efforts. After all, any good hostess knows that the party starts the moment guests arrive, and what better way to welcome them than by lighting up your porch with a dazzling array of twinkling lights? You can even wow them with all your holiday craft projects. Best of all, you aren't just sharing the Christmas cheer with your guests but with everyone who happens to pass by your holiday-ready house.

This couple wrapped the porch pillars of their farmhouse in the Catskills with Fraser fir garlands—a perfect pairing with green wreaths and festive red bows.

Kaley Cutting's Connecticut farmhouse makes a merry first impression thanks to wreaths hung with layered ticking-stripe ribbons.

Wooden sleds propped by the door are also a cinch to decorate front walkways with. Hunt eBay and Etsy.com for vintage versions with a similar look.

A rustic tobacco basket makes for the easiest DIY wreath! Just add floral wire to fasten greenery, plus a few pine cone accents, some bright berries, and maybe a gingham ribbon to finish it all off.

If they don't immediately comment on this DIY garland beauty, your guests are sure to comment on the gorgeous aroma that wafts from it. It's made with an easy-to-source combination of cedar and grapevine twigs.

Make the Garland: Bundle 12-inch lengths of fresh cedar and grapevine twigs and use green metal wire to hold them together. Repeat until you have enough to go around the doorframe. Affix bundles together in an overlapping pattern with green wire. Hang over the doorway using nails or hooks. Add berries and pine cones.

Is there a more beautiful—or more Christmas-appropriate—pairing than dried oranges, pine cones, and greenery? We don't think so! Add a burlap ribbon, and you've got yourself an eye-catching front door decoration.

As if fur-embellished ice skates weren't wintery or glamorous enough! In this innovative DIY, they're filled with evergreen and finished off with a fluffy pom-pom for a unique "wreath" that will have all your holiday guests buzzing. A few silver jingle bells or miniature ornaments make things even more festive.

Have any of those lovely-looking vintage wooden spools laying around? You'll want to use them to create this adorable wreath. Simply wrap them with an assortment of thread, baker’s twine, ribbon, and rickrack, then attach them to a wreath form.

Paint this darling tree design on a shipping crate or other wood pallet, then embellish the slats with pom-poms. It's easy, fun, and perfect for a rustic aesthetic.

Here's a fun way to bring your advent calendar outside! Simply string together some mini galvanized pails, fill them with trinkets, and affix to a garland.

There's nothing better than a decoration that doubles as a practical addition to your backyard. This birdseed ornament looks pretty...and it attracts goldfinches to your yard! Adapted from Ernst Kirchsteiger's Swedish Christmas Traditions, it's just the thing your house needs this year.

Spread cheer out loud with these oversized letters. You can customize this word to spell out whatever you'd like.

Get the tutorial at Uncommon Designs.

Start with a basic Styrofoam wreath. Cover it with ribbon to hide the color of the Styrofoam, then add hand-me-down ornaments or vintage finds one by one with greening pins.

A simple bouquet of pine branches makes for a lovely, welcoming first impression. (In fact, it was one of our favorite elements of this Wisconsin home!)

Now, here's a home that incorporates the colors of Christmas in a seamless, beautiful way that doesn't interrupt their existing decor scheme. These Tennessee homeowners incorporated the merry hues using a wreath, a small tree, and other color-coordinated decorations.

Mini trees—real or fake—plus galvanized planters make for a delightful entryway view. They'll flank your front door with serious charm.

Get the tutorial at On Sutton Place.

This is no ordinary wreath—but it doesn't take a ton of elbow grease to create it either. A simple spray of wheat stalks, a strand of pretty ribbon, and a few artificial berries make for a gorgeous final look...and don't forget the tiny silver bells.

Get the tutorial at Good Housekeeping.

How's this for an all-weather Christmas tree? You can get a tomato cage at nearly any garden center. Next, dress it up with shiny ornaments, a colorful bow, and a touch of greenery at the base.

The cold never bothered you anyway! Become one with winter with this natural-looking and incredibly unique decoration, which suspends cranberries, apple slices, and a few evergreen needles in the air.

Get the tutorial at Woman's Day.

Tap into your natural side and add lots of greenery to your front porch for a fresh and festive greeting. This homeowner went wild with a mini tree, beautiful garland, and a Christmas wreath.

The unpolished look of this green garland adds a rustic touch to this Michigan farmhouse.

Even an old pickup truck (this one parked outside the Junk Gypsies' Texas inn) becomes cute outdoor Christmas decor when outfitted with a festive wreath.

This country Christmas display, again at the the Junk Gypsies' Texas Inn, comes together with just a few items, namely hay bales. They used bright lights and galvanized stars as decorations, but you canadorn yours however you like.

A touch of green in the form of forest green exterior lamps looks good year-round, but the color is especially fitting at Christmastime.

Garland and red ribbon dress up the porch rails of this Michigan farmhouse, while wreaths make windows and doors pop.

In addition to the one inside, why not also decorate a tree outside?The homeowners of this Midwest farmhouse went retro with Shiny Brites and vintage string lights on their 15-foot-tall tree.

This front porch is festive and unfussy all at once thanks to a wreath made of moss- and lichen-covered twigs. Mulled wine, served from a 1960s Danish muller (right) adds to the warm welcome of this cozy cabin.

A generous helping of greenery (garlands and wreaths and potted plants, oh my!) provide a lush welcome—as does an adorable dog!

Get the tutorial at Craftberry Bush.

If the weather outside isn't frightful, why not dine al fresco? This cute Christmas table is set with warm elements.

Get the tutorial at Zevy Joy.

DIY your holiday decor with these giant ornaments made from plastic bouncy balls and hung outside.

Get the tutorial at One Good Thing by Jillee.