DECORATING a Christmas tree should not be that expensive.

Anything can be hung on a Christmas tree as long as it is light and colorful, according to Alice Tesoro-Guerrero, chairman of Tesoro’s marketing corporation. In fact, the decoration can be unrelated to Christmas.

Guerrero’s Christmas trees, namely her Heritage tree and the Filipiniana tree displayed at the Tesoro Handicraft store, are examples.

The Heritage tree glowing in white motif was decorated with handkerchiefs, mini-pouch, wedding souvenirs, shell icicles, Capiz trimmings and lights. Guerrero said she got the idea of shell icicles from the shell chimes that were displayed in the store. Aside from the shell icicles, Guerrero said the handkerchief can be reused after Christmas.

“If it’s no longer Christmas, you can use it as a hanky in suits,” Guerrero said.

Guerrero said she came up with the idea of putting souvenir items on Christmas trees when she found that they have a lot of them in their store.

“I want to have something different,” she said.

You can get creative when decorating Christmas trees. There are other things you can hang: native car dolls, poinsettia napkin rings, butterfly refrigerator magnets, key chains, wine shot glasses, and children’s ballpen.

As Guerrero stressed, you don’t need to spend much this coming holidays.

“Look around the house. Maybe you can find small items. Let your imagination run wild,” Guerrero said.