Best Christmas Tree Decorations

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 Certainly a tree is not complete without garland and topper.  You can choose from so many styles to create a special look.  Garland is available in shimmering, plush strands of tinsel or beautiful, elegant strands of beads.  Toppers come in everything imaginable, from disney characters and vintage angels to traditional stars and lighted crystal.  This is where you bring it all together.  Take a look at the style and feel of your tree and its ornaments and you will get a feel for what you need to make the perfect finishing touch.   Do a little window shopping at the places below to see all the different styles available and have some fun creating your perfect tree.

Christmas Central - an easy to navigate website with a beautiful selection of garlands.  Everything from pre-lit or traditional to berry or beaded.  Good customer service.  As an added bonus – they have beautiful tree toppers here too!

Bronner’s –  if you like traditional garland Bronner’s offers a wide variety of artificial greenery garland.  This is a family owned store with good customer service.  Two in one shopping here – they have a huge selection of tree toppers!

Christmas Tree Hill – small but beautiful selection of beaded garlands  at very reasonable prices.  Tree toppers here too!

ChristmasDepot – if you are on a tight budget Christmas Depot offers several bead garlands at incredibly cheap prices.  They also carry a very life like greenery garland, made in the USA.

If you are feeling particularly festive you might consider making your own garland.  Here are some ideas to get you started.

The addition of tinsel as a decoration was brought about by the legend of the Christmas Spider…

The day before Christmas the mother of a family made a huge effort to get her home clean so it could be decorated and made ready to be blessed by the Christ child on Christmas. The spiders fled before the vigorous onslaught of the broom. They scurried away to hide up in the furthest reaches of the attic.

The house was cleaned and decorated with great care. A Christmas tree was brought in and adorned with ornaments and decorations. That night, when the family had gone to bed, the spiders returned to the main rooms of house to see what the flurry of activity had been all about. They were delighted by the beauty of the home. The Christmas tree was the center of attention, however, and the spiders ran to the tree and danced throughout its branches so they could admire each and every one of the ornaments. Of course, to do this, the spiders had to spin their webs, so the tree was soon wrapped with strands of dull gray spider silk.

In the morning, the Christ child came to bless the house. The tree was beautiful to him, for after all, the spiders were among God’s creatures, but he knew the mother, who had worked so hard to clean the house, was not likely to view the webs the same way. The Christ child touched the spider webs and they began to glisten and glimmer and turn to sparkling garlands of gold and silver.

In the morning, the entire family gathered about the Christmas tree and exclaimed that it had never looked so lovely! Only the mother knew that the sparkling strands were a true Christmas miracle and not some last-minute decoration. Since that time, it has been tradition to bedeck the tree with garlands and tinsel. While the mother still chases the spiders away for cleaning on Christmas Eve, she remembers and honors the Christmas miracle by hanging a spider ornament among the branches of the tree.

CAUTION

Tinsel is a beautiful addition to any christmas tree but please be cautious about using it if you have dogs, cats or children in the house that are prone to eating foreign objects.  Cats in particular are known for chewing and then ingesting the longs strands which can easily become twisted up in the intestinal tract and cause blockages that will require surgery to repair.

Here are the best places online to shop for your tinsel…

*Bronner’s -  beautiful silver, gold or iridescent angel hair tinsel strands for a very reasonable price.  Bronner’s is a high quality site with high standards of customer service.

*Blumchen & Company – this is for the serious tinsel decorator… authentic, old-time metal icicles, made in germany out of real pewter!  And at a very surprising price!

*1000Bulbs – your traditional, store bought, very inexpensive icicles.  So cheap, in fact, you might want to pick up a few bulbs while you’re there.

Decorating with miniature christmas trees is a really fun way to bring christmas to every room in the house.  What I really like about it is the unlimited possibilities and the opportunity to change things up and not be limited by that one tree.  Maybe you have always longed to do that elegant white tree or maybe you have a passion for bingo – well, whatever you can imagine can be made into a miniature christmas tree.  Any tree you create is sure to bring joy, laughter or a great conversation piece to your family and friends for the holiday season. 

Here are some links to get the best ideas for starting your miniature christmas tree collection and how to do it…

*Country Living - here are a few pictures of some simple but elegant mini trees 

*Essortment - this article discusses details about what you can use as a mini tree and decorating ideas for a tree for every room

*Associated Press Article – this article gives ideas about decorating a mini christmas tree with kids

Now if you need to know where to get mini lights and mini ornaments take a look at the best christmas tree decorations.

Simple, goofy, elegant and everything in between.  Mini trees can be whatever you want them to be because they are so small and easy to do.  No-where-near the time commitment that you give to a full size tree.

Look at this clever idea, perfect for the kitchen.  I imagine it would look great with oranges as well – maybe even some orange zest sprinkled around for a great look and a great smell.

Here is a more traditional looking tree in miniature form.  You could adorn it in traditional ornaments or you could pick your favorite subject and you are sure to find mini ornaments to accomodate.  How about dogs, cats, trucks or even puzzles.  Browse the available mini ornaments, pick a theme and cover your mini tree from head to toe.  What fun! 

Tips on lighting a Christmas tree with expert ideas onholiday decorations in this free video clip. Expert: Leslie Moselle and Tony Ramirez Bio: With a double major in Psychology and Criminology, Ms. Leslie Moselle has experience in both the legal and child development field. Ms. Filmmaker: Leslie Moselle

Li’l Decor Christmas tree ornaments are handcrafted by Canadian artisan Karen Pasieka. Making only a few limited editions and one-of-a-kind pieces every year, as the bulk of her time is used to create her Li’l Bouquet jewellery & Li’l Newlyweds custom wedding cake toppers, Karen sells these adorable holiday decorations at craft shows, from her studio, and on her Etsy site: www.subtledetails.etsy.com. See if you can spot these designs in her collection of holiday favorites…angels, bears, carolers, elves, St. Nicolas, snowmen (sledding, skiing, snowboarding…), and trees! Predating and inspiring her other work, Karen holds these designs close to her heart, making a tradition out of giving them as gifts to family and friends at Christmas! Like all her other work, Li’l Decor Christmas tree ornaments can be made custom to order! More info: www.subtledetails.com Order on-line: www.subtledetails.etsy.com See what Karen has to say: www.subtledetails.blogspot.com

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