There’s no right or wrong way to decorate your Christmas tree. What’s important is that it’s decorated the way you want it to be, whether that means having a well-thought-out theme, like all gold or all silver or even wine or western ornaments, or having an eclectic mix of hand-made ornaments, heirlooms, and keepsakes.
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While we’re looking at strange but creative Christmas trees, here’s another! The Mountain Dew Christmas Tree is constructed from about 400 Mountain Dew cans attached to metal posts that go into the trunk of the tree. The tree is appropriately topped with a 2-liter bottle of Dew and is lit with white lights. The red, [...]
From the “truly unique Christmas tree” files, this week, we have the beer bottle Christmas tree. Built from over 1,000 beer bottles with a bubble lamp in the center to provide color, this very interesting Christmas tree stands about 6.5 feet tall and is lit with 200 Christmas lights. Enjoy watching it all come together, [...]
Decorating the Christmas tree is a task that’s usually steeped in tradition, from the ornaments that hang on it to the night the tree is decorated. If you’ve started a family of your own and haven’t yet established your own Christmas traditions, this might be the year to start. If you need some suggestions, check [...]
Each year when you take out the ornament boxes to decorate your tree, you probably have memories wrapped up in some of the ornaments that you hang up. Maybe it’s an ornament that your grandmother gave you at your first piano recital, or an ornament that your mother made when she was a little girl. [...]
Decorating the Christmas tree is usually a task steeped in tradition, with special ornaments that come out year after year to remind us of events and people in our pasts as well as our present. Tree decorating also provides a great opportunity to start a few traditions of your own that your children will remember [...]
This easy Christmas craft project makes it simple to add a personal touch to your Christmas tree and create lasting family memories. Take an evening to sit around the kitchen table with your family and make these adorable clothespin reindeer ornaments. They’re inexpensive and easy to make. If you use craft glue instead of hot [...]
If you choose to have a real Christmas tree in your home this year, you’ll want to make sure you get the best tree possible for your money, especially since live Christmas trees can be pricey. This video demonstrates what you’ll need to know in order to pick the freshest, best looking tree on the [...]
Are artificial Christmas trees made of PVC better for the environment in the long run than a real tree? This is a timely debate in the Christmas tree industry, and a report recently released by the American Christmas Tree Association says that PVC trees are the greenest of all. But when you consider the source-the [...]
Poinsettia plants are a lovely accent for any holiday decor, with their bright and festive colors of red, green, and white. But this pretty plant also has a not-so-pretty rumor following it around-that its leaves and flowers are poisonous to people and pets. Earlier this week, the Christmas Myths blog tackled this pervasive myth, proving [...]