Woodland Inspired Christmas Tree
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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:
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- 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?
This year it includes a handmade ornament from my son, my first ever “mom” ornament, so I’m very excited about displaying it.
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Like you, I try to have a different theme each year & enjoy the hunt for items to use to achieve that theme.
Hello! First, I would like to know where you got your tree skirt. You didn’t mention it in your blog post and I am sure that I can’t be the only one that would like to know this.
When I was little, my parents always purchased ornaments for me and when I left home I was given those ornaments to start my own tree. I started this tradition for my kids (25 and 20) and over the past few years, our family tree was decorated by them with their own ornaments. Usually, their ornaments represented something important that had happened that year OR where we had traveled as a family.
In addition, my daughter (25 and living in China for the past two years) has traveled extensively People To People, Semester at Sea, a semester in London, backpacking SE Asia, etc. It isn’t always easy transporting big souvenirs and students can’t often afford expensive things. So, to capture the memories of her travels, she purchases an ornament in each country she visits. She now has a separate tree just for her travels.
My two mini schnauzer are the inspiration for my white table top tree!
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Personalized ornaments make our Christmas tree extra special.
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Our Christmas tree is special simply because it is ours (my husband, my son, and mine). Displaying simple ornaments as well as sparkling accents and of course, sentimental pieces, our tree is perfect every year just because it is ours. <3
ornaments that have been passed down to be and now this year, it is my daughter’s first Christmas ornament that will be going up on the tree.
We love Christmas and have had our trees up for over a week. My favorite ornament is an antique bird just like the one mt grandmother had on her tree when I was growing up. It brings back priceless memories.
I have miniature blown glass ornaments from Germany on my feather tree. They take me back to my roots and Christmases past.
besides the annual ornaments for each child….I just LOVE all my engine, train cars, and caboose ornaments…and I just love when it is time to bring in our garden train and put it around the bottom of the tree!
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Merry Christmas!
Michael,
I love receiving your newsletters! You have inspired me to find vintage ornaments for my tree along with the ornaments I already have. Needless to say, I am always on the lookout for shiny brights and “vintagey” ornaments to adorn the tree. Last year, I added tinsel-the “REAL” stuff and I must say it was amazing and reminded me of my grandma’s tree years ago! Finally, what’s really important to me and my family is picking out our tree and decorating the tree together…and throwing the tinsel on the tree is so much fun-a new tradition!! Merry Christmas!
My tree is special because of all the memories from all the ornaments. It’s definitely not a designer tree, but I think it is beautiful. I love to relive the memories year to year, and I even have ornaments from the year I was born!
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My family’s Christmas tree is full of ornaments that we have collected and been given over time, as well as ornaments from my parent’s childhood. That’s my favorite part, no fancy theme-just family.
Your tree is beautiful!
We typically do a very small real tree and decorate it differently each year. We have begun collecting ornaments from our various travels and those always make it feel the most special to me!
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Michael –
Our Christmas tree is extra-special because it’s loaded with ornaments that remind us of some of the happiest times we’ve shared as a family.
There are the handmade, popsicle-stick picture frame ornaments that the boys made several years ago. And photos of them — toothless and smiling from ear-to-ear.
And then there are the souvenir ornaments from places like Cape Cod, Nantucket, The Biltmore Mansion, DisneyWorld, and many more.
There’s the very first tree ornament that my wife and I bought — twenty-seven Christmases ago. We have a tradition of putting that ornament on the tree (together of course) before any other ornaments go on. And….when the Holiday season is over, that ornament is the very LAST ornament to be taken off and carefully packed away.
We love our tree and all the memories that it brings back for us.
That’s what makes our tree an extra-special one!
–Michael