| Did you ever look in the windows of those | | | | goes on the tree branches, and we've done |
| grand department stores and wonder how they | | | | everything from stuffed animals and hot |
| got their Christmas trees to look so | | | | wheels cars hung in the tree to paper |
| perfect?It's not nearly as difficult as it | | | | ornaments cut out of colored paper. Spirals, |
| looks. And I'll share the secret here.1. The | | | | paper chains, and glued ornaments with |
| tree - not that it matters a whole lot what | | | | glitter all go in our collection.5. The |
| the tree is, but my favorite tree is the fat | | | | topper - Whatever you want to put on top of |
| rounded kind with branches that allow a bit | | | | your tree - make sure it's big enough to be |
| of space between, but not so much that you | | | | seen. Our tree usually gets an angel or a |
| can see through them. I love the smell of | | | | star. I have a selection. My tree is 7 feet |
| fresh pine. But in my particular case, with | | | | tall, and my star is well over a foot tall. |
| an allergy to pine, I find the most adorable | | | | My angel on the other hand is not so big, |
| fake tree I can find and make it look as much | | | | because she's always competing with the |
| like a real tree as possible.2. The lights - | | | | angels on the tree - so she can't be too |
| Whatever kind of lights you choose, get | | | | huge.If it's a color year, we make a new star |
| enough to cover the tree well, but if you are | | | | out of colored paper or fabric and attach all |
| going to add ornaments, you need less lights | | | | kinds of shinys to it with glue. Last year, |
| and more sparkle. I like to bury the lights | | | | we had a bright yellow star with silver |
| just a bit inside the branches, so I add the | | | | glitter and gold braid along the edges of a |
| lights as I put up the branches a couple of | | | | six pointed Star of David. It was awesome.6. |
| rounds per layer, so there's some depth to | | | | The tree skirt - Under it all you need |
| the tree, a few glowing lights hidden inside | | | | something to hold the packages, and the |
| the branches.3. The garland - If you want | | | | finish it off. I have a white braid and |
| garland of some kind on your tree, now is the | | | | ribbon skirt this year. It started out as a |
| time to add it. After the light are on, the | | | | circle of cloth and I was just stitching some |
| tree is up, walk around the tree with the | | | | ribbon along the edge - I ended up with |
| garland in your hand and drop generous swags | | | | layers of ribbon spreading out around the |
| of garland between the branches of the tree, | | | | base of my tree. The best part is, I don't |
| allowing them to fall freely and gracefully. | | | | have to put many presents under a tree that |
| My favorite garlands are thin ribbon with a | | | | has a great skirt.I've found a great |
| nice satin sheen to reflect the lights, | | | | adornment for my Christmas tree is a nativity |
| beads, or for a natural look, some popcorn | | | | that I can set under the edge of the |
| and dried berries strung on a thread.4. The | | | | branches, in plain sight. The star on top is |
| ornaments - A wide variety of ornaments | | | | a special touch - and the boughs of the |
| depicting a specific theme work very well. My | | | | evergreen protect it. Everyone notices the |
| ornaments are mostly gold and white with some | | | | nativity under the tree, and I have a special |
| dark red or Christmas red and Navy blue | | | | place where children look and ask questions, |
| thrown in for accent. I have angels, drummer | | | | so I can tell them the story of Jesus |
| boys, toy soldiers, glass orbs, stars, | | | | birth.Of course, there's another nativity on |
| sleighs, a rocking horse or two, some crystal | | | | an end table, another in my dining room, and |
| bells with carved ornaments inside, and some | | | | another in each of the bedrooms, because I |
| crystal ornaments with imprints of the | | | | love nativities.After all, what is Christmas |
| nativity. When I look for ornaments, I look | | | | all about?Merry Christmas!Share the season of |
| for things that say "Christmas" to me, and | | | | giving! Enjoy the blessing that is yours for |
| fit in the color scheme I've chosen for my | | | | the taking, by giving to others.At eBiz Blitz |
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