1. Weave crepe paper streamers or place stars between spokes. 2. To decorate handlebars, use zip ties to attach stars and flags and tassels made from lengths of surveyor's tape or ribbon ...

Instead, grab some paper bags — yes, paper bags — to whip out these trendy table decorations. Using what you have to create each one, you'll be able to set up for a party using no money at all.

That said, with its crepe paper cutouts, streamers, barrel full of apples and wood paneling, this image perfectly captures what Halloween decorating was like in the 1970s.