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When it comes to decorating a Christmas tree, the possibilities are endless!
Traditional. Whimsical. Decorate to reflect a hobby, or to match the theme of a room.
Either way, just enjoy what you do – regardless how little or how much.
Me?? I seem to have a problem. With trees, that is. (uh, em…)
We have five trees. When we had a larger house, we had seven.
I have since compromised.
Our ‘main’ tree is in the den.
It is decorated with colored lights and vibrantly colored ornaments. All of my Radko ornaments are here. Lots of bright, funky ornaments – many over-sized.
I love the mish-mash -
Each of the kids has his/her own tree.
Nicholas’ reflects his love of the outdoors – primarily fishing and hunting.
In the olden days (before we had children), this tree could be found in Bryan’s office. Therefore, we have been adding to this tree for a while. While this tree is simplistic, the over sized fish as a topper does the trick.
Here’s a secret:: the hanging fish wasn’t even being sold as a tree ornament. Just an example of you can make anything what you want it to be.
Maggie-Peyton’s tree is over-the-top fun. Whimsical.
Dripping with shoes, purses and daisies, this tree says girly.
My favorite tree is our snowman tree.
Drenched with white lights, it is covered in white and blue ornaments – snowmen and snowflakes.
Do you prefer more of a traditional feel??
photo credit – Trendy Trees
If you are a fan of the classic red and green, jazz it up! Coordinate the color palette with beautiful packages of the same tones. Classic doesn’t have to be boring.
Decorating a Christmas tree also doesn’t have to break the bank.
Why not let the kids decorate a tree with homemade ornaments – popcorn and berry strings, reindeer made of pipe cleaners or paper chains a la construction paper. Candy canes can do wonders, y’all!
How ever you decorate your tree, let it reflect who you are and what you enjoy.
Don’t chase the latest trend (or your best friend’s style).
Be creative and decorate your Christmas tree(s) to suit your family’s personality.
And by all means, have fun!
If the holiday season seems more stressful than joyous, if your budget seems too small to be generous, or if you are simply in search of inspiration, the 12 Ways of Christmas is written just for you! Click on each of the buttons below and join all 12 of us as we share crafts, decor, traditions, and more!
Love it!! I only have 2 trees…one that stays in my family room (well, now it’s our office) year round and gets decorated for EVERY season and holiday (when we remember). The actual Christmas tree is pretty traditional and steeped in sentimentality! Our favorite day of the entire year is the day we go cut a tree and decorate. If I tried to change ANY PART of that day, my children would lynch me…I am certain!! I love that!!
Love your kids trees….especially Maggie-Peyton’s!! I guess I like the girly thing! Fun post!!
Thank YOU for having ME!
Love your trees, yes, we are cut from the same cloth with all our trees
All so gorgeous!!!
Lovely to be a part of the 12 ways … btw my blog is pulling my blogging side rather than my homeschooling side, so here is the link!
http://homeschool.bywordofmouthmusings.com/2011/10/12-ways-of-christmas/
Jenn, I love all of these trees, girl! So creative and gorgeous. I know your children will have wonderful memories of their Mama’s trees!
Most of our ornaments are sentimental. I like the idea of a themed tree, but the sentimental ornaments win out.
I so agree … sentimental is what it’s all about! Each of my siblings and I were given a decoration by my parents, when we were babies. Each year the only person who could place that dec on the tree was the person who it belonged to. Now in my 40′s and living overseas my mum tells me when she places my dec on the tree she thinks of me. She still makes my brothers place their dec on it when they visit, even if it’s Christmas day. The grandkids all have their own that reperesent them, to place on Grandma’s tree now too. We have done the same for our daughters and they love placing “their very own” ornament on the tree and also love to tell us where we need to place ours! We also buy an ornament to represent a loved one that is no longer with us.
Love all the trees, Jenn! We only have one, but I’ve wanted to add smaller trees for each of our children for years now! You just might have inspired me to finally do it!
Our one tree is super large, and very traditional ~ my OCD self has all matching ornaments on there with the reds, greens, and golds! It’s a beautiful sight, but I’m sure the kids would all enjoy having trees they could decorate THEIR way too!! 
Wow- now aren’t you the Christmas tree queen! I am amazed. I do put up a big tree and then some smaller ones here and there, but nothing like this. Thanks for sharing your talents with us. Thanks for hosting this fabulous 12 ways day! You are a delight. See ya soon. : )
I definitely go a little more traditional than you, but I think my tree is a little whimsical.
We use colored LED lights, white net ribbon with holographic sparkle, multi colored balls to fill in the interior of the tree, white fluffy ornaments to break up the LED harshness, and then all of our ornaments.
This year we are going to buy a 4ft tree and put all our Charlie Brown ornaments on that one. Can’t wait for Christmas!