Welcome to Christmas Trees on Parade hosted by Terri Steffes from Christmas Tree Lane. Not only will you get to see a bunch of beautiful trees, but we are all sharing a tip for decorating your tree! I’ll be sharing my tip for “filling in” your tree, especially helpful for artificial Christmas trees.
O’ Christmas Tree
I’ve been making Christmas ornaments for decades. Since I was a child. I love to make and give ornaments. And of course, make new ones for my tree every year.
Our collection of ornaments is probably enough to cover 4 or 5 trees!
But, we only have one Christmas tree every year.
And, as of now, most of the ornaments will stay packed away… because I’m enjoying the simplicity of my tree the way it is now.
The kids might end up adding more ornaments. But once the tree was physically in the living room, no one seemed to be interested in helping me decorate!
And for now, simplicity is working for me.
Filling In an Artifical Tree
Allergies prevent us from having a real tree. I’m guessing this technique would work for a real tree too, but I don’t have any experience with them.
I love our tall slim tree. But, like most artificial trees, it doesn’t take much to see that it is a fake tree. Especially if the tree is in front of a window!
Lots of ornaments are one way to fill in the tree. But I like to give it a nice full appearance before adding the ornaments.
See the difference?
Filling tip number 1: wrap inexpensive garland around the tree close to the center pole.
Filling tip number 2: add wide wired-ribbon.
The faux greenery garland I used was less than $3 for 9 feet. Using 3 bunches of garland is the difference between the first and second pictures.
Ribbon can be found relatively inexpensive too. So, in a few years, if I’m over buffalo check, I can use ribbon in whatever theme I’m into. The ribbon I used this year was $4.99 for 50 feet at Aldi. More than one role was used on my 9-foot tree.
Layering large ornaments before adding smaller ornaments also helps to fill in the tree and balance everything out.
I have a dozen of each of my faux knit ornaments and my rustic twine ornaments.
Bonus Tip: Christmas tree skirts can be expensive. Tablecloths can be cheap…
I used the rest of a large tree skirt I found on clearance for $2.50. One end is even cut since I used it for my front door stockings. The buffalo check theme continues from the front door to the inside.
Christmas Trees on Parade
I can’t wait to see everyone’s beautiful trees and find out decorating tips!
Be sure to check them all out.
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