Before you know it, Christmastime is just around the corner, meaning you must prepare your Christmas tree decorations. Do you stick with the old, traditional way that worked for years or start something new?
Each year, you and your family look forward to decorating your Christmas tree, bringing many cheers to the holiday celebration, tradition, nostalgia, and spending more time with each other. You may be wondering if this year is the time to break from tradition and consider a new theme that incorporates what is important to you and your family.
Once you have your tree, artificial or real, you’ll want to add your Christmas tree lights before you deal with the other decorations. You may want to get twinkle lights to enliven your tree.
A topper is the first thing you see on your Christmas tree, and it should match your overall Christmas tree decor. Once you decide on a multipoint star, bow, angels or other figurines, or a graceful finial, there are many options.
Typically you wrap garland around your Christmas tree. You can reuse ribbon from previous years or biodegradable materials to string around your tree, from popcorn, berries, dried flowers, yarn, pinecones, and ornaments from recycled materials.
You find tree collars that can match your Christmas tree decor, but you’d want something durable given the tree’s weight. Although tree skirts are traditional for hiding the tree stand and catching the mess from falling needles, the tree collar may replace it.
One of the standouts here: “There actually IS a tomorrow and that it would be a good idea to make plans,” shares one contributor, “instead of leaving a big fat dump for your kids to sort out.”