Let me
introduce you to my trees and how they have come about... a wonderfully decorated tree must
always have a story to go with it!
The Main tree in our HomeEach year on the day after Thanksgiving my family goes to the mountains and picks out our own trees. We have been going since my mother hiked up the mountain very pregnant and I have not missed a "tree hunting" trip yet! So each tree is very
special and is picked from the farm especially for our home. Here is our tree (from last year) among all the others in the field!
And with a little
patience, lots of lights and an overflowing amount of
love this seemingly simple tree from the field turns into a
beautiful added decoration to our home.
This is a picture of the tree after decorating before the presents made it feel like
home! Most of the ornaments have a story behind them as well; which makes decorating a fun event! My husband and I buy an ornament on every trip we take so as we decorate our tree we remember where we have been that year as well as years past.
Here is the one from our trip to
Hawaii, it was our honeymoon!
Here is one from our trip to the
NC Outer Banks!
Of course at our home a large bow on the top of the tree streaming down is the final
perfect touch.
Here is the tree not feeling so lonely and surrounded by
Christmas Joy!
The Carolina/State TreeWe have all heard of "a house divided" and here is our rendition as a "tree divided." My husband is a graduate of
NC State University and I am a graduate of
UNC-Chapel Hill so in our guest room we have the divided tree!
The Carolina-State tree includes ornaments we have received, mostly as gifts, over the years because of our pledged
allegiance to our Alma Maters.
This tree is complete with Carolina and State Santas and lights as well as a combined red and blue on top.
The Wedding TreeIn our entry way to our home we have a small wedding tree.
This tree contains ornaments received as a wedding gift signifying our
marriage a couple of years ago!
The Crystal TreeThis tree has been in my bedroom since I was a young girl. My God Father started buying me a
crystal ornament each year for Christmas and soon I had enough to fill a whole tree.
This is probably my
favorite tree in the house. It is surrounded by snow globes as well!
The crystal tree at night!
Finally, the
Fostering Creativity TreeThis tree was put up last month for my Home Show.
This tree was decorated with a
uniformed theme. There were only a handful of different ornaments and then
multiples of the same one with multiple dried stems placed throughout the tree. If there is anything you see on the tree you think would look
perfect on your tree let me know, I still have many of the items available. You can see them in more detail in this
post.
The newest addition to trees in our home!The Black and Silver Mini Tree
This year I added another tree to the mix and went with a mini real tree in our sunroom. This tree has a black and silver theme. There were just a few ornaments on the tree to keep a simple look. A few white lights and it coordinates with the decor in the sunroom.
The small table in the sunroom beside the mini tree.
This is the tree we put our presents around so they will be out of the way and not in the middle of the walkway in the den.
The Black and Silver tree at night!
The
first thing to decorating my trees is to put on the lights. I think a lot of lights makes a tree beautiful and as you can see I only use white lights (with the exception of the Carolina/State tree that has Carolina Blue and State Red hues to the lights because of the plastic coverings). Once we have added the lights,
next I like to put all like ornaments on the tree at the same time. This ensures that they become evenly disbursed throughout the tree. The
final key thing to remember when decorating trees are odd numbers are your friend! I tend to not have an even number of anything on a tree, they just look better in odd numbers!
I hope you have enjoyed my Christmas trees as much as I do! Head on over soon (the contest has not started yet) to
Tip Junkie to see what other great trees you can find, not to mention other great holiday ideas!
