Today I’m sharing my woodland-inspired Christmas tree decked out with red and rustic Christmas tree decorations!
Welcome to Day 1 of the 12 Days of Christmas! I can’t tell you how much I love participating in this series each year. Honestly, it’s one of the things I look forward to the most when the holiday season rolls around. Not only do I get to share inspiration with all of you, but I get to team up with some of my favorite bloggers. Be sure to check out all of their Day 1 projects at the end of this post.
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Technically, I’m cheating on today’s post because I’m sharing a tree I decorated back in October. It turned out super cute, and it is a Christmas tree after all so I hope it’s OK to post about it. Please know that I also will be sharing some techniques and unique touches that you can use to make your tree extra special. Sound fair?
Woodland Inspired Christmas Tree with Rustic Christmas Tree Decorations
I started with a standard green tree. (This one here.). I always think it’s wise to invest in a quality tree. Not only will a good tree last for years, but you get what you pay for. You want a full tree so you can’t see through it. Realistic branches are also always a plus. I opted for the pre-lit variety because it saves so much time.
Whenever I’m decorating a tree, I like to begin with a ribbon. Ribbon offers a bit of a backdrop for your decorations. It also helps to fill up the tree if you happen to be light on ornaments. I chose this thick black and red gingham flannel. I could spend all winter in a shirt with this pattern, so why not wrap my tree in it?
For this particular tree, I opted for an “Into the Woods” theme. Although the tree bears no resemblance, the theme was inspired by the movie of that name that’s coming out soon and Taylor Swift’s new song. (People, you have to take whatever inspiration you can get wherever you can get it, no questions asked.)
As much as I love traditional ornaments, it’s always fun to think outside the box when it comes to Christmas tree decor. (Donna of Funky Junk Interiors is the queen of unique tree trimmings.)
These red lanterns are the perfect non-traditional ornament! Not only do they go with the tree, but you can put smaller ornaments, battery operated tea lights, or other treasures inside the lanterns.
I also found an inexpensive Christmas village, so I just tucked several of the houses right inside the tree.
Lastly, I picked up these adorable woodland creatures (a.k.a. squirrels) and added them as well.
I then threw on some traditional ornaments to fill in anywhere things looked a little sparse.
Finally, to bring my “Into the Woods” theme home, I added some icy red berry picks and a few snow covered pinecones.
What to see more Christmas Trees? Check out these:
- Navy Blue Christmas Tree
- Flocked Christmas Tree
- Rainbow-Inspired Christmas Tree
- White Flocked Christmas Tree in Gold and Green
- Rustic Modern Christmas Tree
With that, my tree was complete! Colorful, warm, and cozy. I think it turned out pretty well. What do you think?
See how the other 12 Days Bloggers are decking their halls.
Front Door Christmas Decorating from Shanty 2 Chic
Branch Candle Centerpiece from Funky Junk Interiors
Blue and White Christmas Decorating from Thistlewood Farms
Advent Calendar from Songbird
Colorful and Crafty Printables from Remodelaholic
I love the tree! My tree is extra special because it’s mine and my husband’s first Christmas in our new home that we built, so to celebrate we went out and bought a 9′ tree. It’s been so much fun decorating a new (and huge!) tree together.
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I love your trees! Our tree is extra special because our ornaments are from generations prior. We have two Christmas trees a “breakable” tree and a “non-breakable” tree. Our breakable tree has ornaments from my great-great grandmother and every year we buy an extra ornament with a memory from a time or place that is breakable for the tree. Our other tree has non-breakbale fun ornaments that have similar memories, but are ones we made as kids or ornaments with pictures on it. Thanks so much!
Michael,
Aunt Gay showed me your website and I have loved it! Thanks for sharing! I love your tree’s and have never been able to get my wide ribbons to “flow” through my tree! Your red plaid is wonderful!! My tree’s are unique as one has all crystal and glass with touches of silver and gold. The other is brightly colored blown glass ornaments; namely Shiny Bright and a few others. Enjoy!
Vickie
I love the gingham….My tree has an assortment of vtg handmade ornies, ornies my kids have made, and collectible ornis….eclectic but I love them all…
I love your tree and I really love your idea to put the ribbon on the tree first. I now know what my tree has been missing all these years, I will definitely be applying that ribbon method, LOL, on my tree this year.
Love the tree! My tree is a white, gold, and green theme. It’s extra special to me because it has my son’s hand made school ornaments spread through out.
This year, what makes our tree special is that we’re getting a real one! We haven’t done that since we’ve gotten married, so we’re super excited!
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The tree has all our ornaments that we’ve collected since my husband and I met.
Love the ribbon pattern…so festive!!! Joined the newsletter!
Love the little red lantern on your tree. Our tree is special decorated with our children’s ornaments they made at school and at Scouts. Now our grandchildren’s crafty ornaments hang along side their parents’ beauties.
What makes our tree extra special are the ornaments handed down from my grandma. They are like tiny little windmills and when you place it above a tree light, the heat makes the paddles spin.
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We have vintage ornaments from my great grandparents and things made by our children and now our grandchildren on our tree. It is truly a family history book.
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Now that my kids have flown, I only use old glass ornaments from my childhood Christmas and ones I find in my trips to flea markets. I love the light reflection and a change from the homemade cotton and wood ornies of the 80’s and 90’s.
What makes my tree so special to me is that I have ornaments from several generations on it. I have them from my grandparents, my mom, my in-laws, my husband and myself, and my kids. Some are store bought, but many are handmade. When we travel, I always try to find an new ornament for the tree, and I buy a new one every year for each of my kids. When we decorate the tree, we tell stories about them and reminisce about times together. It’s fun and brings back great memories. It may not be “magazine worthy”, but it’s beautiful and sentimental and we love it! 🙂
I love each and every ornament that I have on my tree. I get a new one every year. Sometime it takes awhile to find the right one. I look around until I find the perfect one. It has to touch my heart in some way when I see it. My favorites are of course the ones the grandchildren make for me though. 🙂
our tree is an Asian inspired tree. It is 14 feet tall and put in the branches every other row. That way we hang lanterns, paper balls and pagoda style lights and you can see each. We also put in mint colored fir branches and apricot colored apple blossom stems. It takes my husband and me 3 days to do the tree. It is a lot of work, but when it is up we think it is grand.