Decorating the Christmas Tree

Those of you that use artificial Christmas trees probably already have a tree. If you are thinking of purchasing an artificial Christmas tree there are many styles, sizes and types to choose from. You'll want to decide where you'll be displaying the tree so as to choose the correct size for the space that you have. There are different types of needle lengths and textures on these trees as well as different shades of green. Or white if you choose! Basicly you just find the one that you like. If you bring in a real Christmas tree of course, you probably won't be decorating it quite as early!

After you have your Christmas positioned and in place for decorating the first thing you'll want to do is begin with the lights. Hopefully, you've already chosen your color or colors of choice and have your light strings tested and ready to go! It's a good idea to plug all the light strings in to be sure that they are all working, nothing like finding out after you have them on the tree that some of the strings are dead!
I like to start at the top of the Christmas tree and work my way down. Begin by winding the lights up and down each individual branch, I know it sounds like a time consuming task but it looks so nice. Fills the inner branches with light as well! Work your way around the tree, moving down towards the bottom as you go! Adding strings of lights as needed. I've read that the safe limit of strings to attach is no more than 5 so if you have a large tree and need lots of lights buy the bigger strings so you don't have to attach too many! When you are finished you will see the inner branches twinkling as much as the outer ones! This is a great method to follow for a beautifully decorated Christmas tree.

There are so many choices when it comes to choosing the ornaments for your Christmas tree! Many of you may have ornaments that you've collected over the years and can't wait to pull out. Or maybe you are ready for a change of colour for your tree this year. There are all kinds of colour themes that you could choose! From reds and golds, to pink and chocolate or blue and silver, really the list is endless. I like to start with hanging all of the glass ball ornaments first and then using special ornaments or unique designs depending on your theme to fill in the gaps! Here are some fabulous glass ball ornaments that would be perfect on the Christmas tree.

So now you have all the glass ball ornaments hanging on the Christmas tree. It's time to start filling in some of those spaces with pretty themed designs or unique ornaments to your own liking! Ideas like snowflakes, snowmen, bells, holly, angels, cartoon characters, are just a few ideas to get you started! You can go with one or two specific types of designs or mix it up with several different designs. If you've chosen to go with just one or two colours maybe you'll want ornaments of a similar shades to match this! Or perhaps you like ornaments in clear or white with lots of shimmer and shine! Here are some great ideas below!

There are so many other pretty items that could be added to the tree. Here I will list a few ideas for you!

Pretty Bows - metallic colours are nice

Silk Pointsettias - these clip onto the branches (come in reds, pinks or whites)

Icicle Ornaments - (my favourite) add lots of shimmer and sparkle

Wooden Toy Ornaments - wagons, sleds, ice skates, ect.

Musical Insturment Ornaments - drums, horns, harps, ect.

Garlands - many colours and thickness' to choose from

Ribbon Garland - again many colours and widths

Tinsel - for those that like this but a little messy

Last but not least you'll want to finish off your tree with a beautiful Christmas tree topper. There are maybe Christmas designs to choose from.
Stars and Angels are the most popular of the Christmas tree toppers though I'm sure there are some other designs available. Here are some pretty ones below! I love putting the tree topper on then standing back and viewing the finished Christmas tree!