Martha Stewart definitely has some guides and other information that she wrote regarding Halloween Decorating and ornaments. You can try http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/halloween-decorating or http://furniture.about.com/od/furnishingdesignresources/tp/marthastewart.htm
some good homemade gifts are ornaments that are painted and paper mache
Making your own Halloween decorations can be a lot of fun and it doesn't have to be expensive. Some great places to get ideas are http://iblue.hubpages.com/hub/Top-10-Halloween-Homemade-Decorations, http://familyfun.go.com/halloween/halloween-crafts/, and http://www.squidoo.com/halloween-homemade-decorations.
There are some really great recipes to make homemade halloween lollipops. Here are a few links for them http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/homemade-chocolate-lollipops-678967/, http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/spider-pops-715288/ and http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Halloween-Chocolate-Lollipops.
There are some places online that offer ideas on double-use ornaments. One site that I like is http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/halloween-decorations.htm.
There are many great sites that offer homemade Halloween mask ideas. Some of them include costumeideazone.com, 101halloweenideas.com, and halloween.com.
The round orb ornaments are the traditional christmas tree decorations, but many other items can be used to decorate your tree. One tradition of stringing popcorn together to make homemade garland to string around the tree. Another great tradition is using homemade ornaments from your family. A star traditionally goes on top, but some like to use an angel or leave the top exposed.
Pink Ladies (from Grease)
Ornaments decorations are generally used during holidays and special occasions and can be made or bought online or in local stores! Ornaments are meant to decorate and give a holiday feel. Some ornaments are used for more morbid holidays like Halloween, but mostly for Christian holidays like Christmas and Easter!
Your imagination is the limit when it comes to making home made Christmas ornaments. Many popular home made Christmas ornaments include stringing popcorn on a thread to wrap around the Christmas tree or cutting out festive shapes from colored construction paper.
Some great ideas for fun Halloween treats are candy apples coated in chocolate, Rice Krispy squares with pumpkin designs, or homemade spooky cat cookies.
Do you have any old Barbies? If you dont, get some! You can cover them with strips of toilet paper to make mummies.
Giving, sharing, learning the true meaning of Christmas, and the value of a dollar are some valuable lessons a child can learn by having a homemade Christmas. By creating their own ornaments to hang on the tree and making cheap, homemade crafts as presents a child will learn that Christmas is not just about receiving costly gifts.