Holiday decorating

winnieb · #1 11-26-2006, 03:15 PM

I'm taking a break from cleaning / decorating. Who has started, who is done?
What is your "theme"?

I have a love for tinsel trees (yes, i know they are tacky!) So my entry hall will have a red tinsel tree and my nutcracker collection, the living room will have a white tree with bright colored ornaments, and I haven't decided if I am going to put a third tree up in the family room yet.

Well back to cleaning, rearranging furniture, and unloading decorations.....

carnation · #2 11-26-2006, 03:19 PM

We have 3 themes--Mexican Christmas, Christmas candy, and Christmas balls. Right now, we're still agonizing over whether to make the move to an artificial tree. Most we've seen look so fake!

winnieb · #3 11-26-2006, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by carnation

Most we've seen look so fake!

Just think, it couldn't look at fake as my white tree!

Tom Earp · #4 11-26-2006, 03:34 PM

LOL, some of the fake trees with lights on them really look good now. Just have to put the added goodies to help "spruce" them up, no pun intended.

My little tree is about 18 inches tall and is in the front room window on the ledge.

It was given to me by Bookems wife Debbie as she felt I need it!

Just looking at it makes a small glow for the Holidays.

tunatartare · #5 11-26-2006, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by carnation

We have 3 themes--Mexican Christmas, Christmas candy, and Christmas balls. Right now, we're still agonizing over whether to make the move to an artificial tree. Most we've seen look so fake!

We use an artificial tree for our New Year Tree every year. It looks really sad and pathetic when it first comes out of the box, but after you put all the ornaments and lights on it, it looks really gorgeous. I think some places even sell a spray that you can put on your artificial tree to make it smell just like the natural ones.

Tippiechick · #6 11-26-2006, 03:54 PM

We haven't had a real tree since I was almost one and found out I am allergic to Pine trees. Since then, we've also found out, that I am allergic to most coniferous trees...

We have a 7.5 fake srpuce. (Think tall and narrow tree.) I love it. We use regular size matte finished burgandy, green, and gold balls with smaller shiny and matte mixed pearl, gold, and burgandy little balls with little clear lights.

I keep things as simple as possible.

Other than that, we have stockings, a wreath, and a Christmas snow globe collection, thanks to the dear M-I-L.

carnation · #7 11-26-2006, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Tippiechick

We haven't had a real tree since I was almost one and found out I am allergic to Pine trees. Since then, we've also found out, that I am allergic to most coniferous trees...

We have a 7.5 fake srpuce. (Think tall and narrow tree.) I love it. We use regular size matte finished burgandy, green, and gold balls with smaller shiny and matte mixed pearl, gold, and burgandy little balls with little clear lights.

I keep things as simple as possible.

LOL, Tippie! This will work until your son gets into school and starts bringing home his handmade ornaments! That's when my jeweltone-themed tree went down the toilet.

Munchkin03 · #8 11-26-2006, 05:19 PM

Well, we have a balcony, so I am going to string white lights around it. Since I spend most of the holiday season at my parents' house in Florida, I'm not buying a real tree. I am, however, buying a nice wreath from the Quebecois tree sellers around the corner to put on the front door.

AlexMack · #9 11-26-2006, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Tippiechick

We haven't had a real tree since I was almost one...

TC, you were almost a tree? Now that's traumatic!

ps. out of context quotes rule!

Tippiechick · #10 11-26-2006, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by centaur532

TC, you were almost a tree? Now that's traumatic!

ps. out of context quotes rule!

Heh, heh. I think I would have been a magnolia.

Well, it didn't help that I had been drinking Margaritas and some peach wine when I wrote it. I should have obviously added ...years-old.

honeychile · #11 11-27-2006, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Tippiechick

We use regular size matte finished burgandy, green, and gold balls with smaller shiny and matte mixed pearl, gold, and burgandy little balls with little clear lights.

I keep things as simple as possible.

Mine is the same, only with pink instead of burgandy. I also tuck silk magnolias & roses in between the branches, then scatter just a little artificial snow from the top.

I have two archways in my living room, with magnolias, and the same pink ribbon from the tree at the top of each. The same bows are on my mailbox, wreath, and lamp posts. The only lights I put up (clear, of course) outside are on a burberry bush (which glows pink) and the huge Mountain Laurel I have on the side of the house.

Today was clearing up for the decorations day; next weekend, I hope to put them up.

#12 11-27-2006, 03:08 PM

Since i already was in the christmas tree thread we have already put up the tree and decorations this past week. Besides my obession with the perfect full and tall tree i have decked out the house and it has all come together quite well. My decorations are pretty much in the burgandy, hunter green and gold color scheme. I have my grandfathers old train set under the tree as well as a beautiful navitiy set in the entry way table. Along with all the red, green and white cutsey old fashion decorations i cant ever get rid of.

I hang tear drop decorated weaths and lighted mantle swags over the mantle and door ways. I bought last yr at the after-christmas sale at wal mart this HUGE outdoor weath that is pre strung and put it up above the garage door along with the dangling white lites and mix it with traditional colored strands outside.

We really deck the halls every yr around here. My brothers and i can see who can outdo the other each yr

I am now on the search for the old fashion tree lights that are now walk way path light stakes. We also put out the yard display items.

The housing development i live in , i think we secertly try to out do one another every yr , like my brothers and myself.

aephi alum · #13 11-26-2006, 04:46 PM

We haven't done a thing yet. We don't do much... an electric menorah and some electric candles in the windows, and that's about it.

KatieKate1244 · #14 11-26-2006, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by winnieb

I have a love for tinsel trees (yes, i know they are tacky!)

I love tinsel trees, too! I think it's probably a rebellion from my mother, who is very traditional in her (over)decorating.

I have a few things for my dorm room, including a tiny silver tinsel tree, some silver tinsel I'm not sure where I'll put, and some of those flashing, strobing lights that give people seizures.

Maybe I'll get a theme when I get out of a dorm. Which will be never.