So.....who is a bit of a control freak like me? I do the tree the same way every year but my other decorations vary wildly from one Christmas to the next. Still, I have certain things that always happen:
1. I've had trouble with tree toppers so now I invariably place a few sprays of artificial flowers from Dollar Tree near the top. Right now I have frosted red berries, a couple of white pointsettias, and some oversized holly berries and leaves up there. The tippy-top is just a lone branch.
2. The man-in-the-moon and stars ornament goes near the top of the tree because the sky and stuff.
3. I have a pre-lit tree (white lights) but if I didn't the lights would go on first, followed by my beaded garland. Ornaments are after that and then if I add in more flowers they are the very last thing.
4. Everything must be color coordinated as much as possible. I have one or two gifted ornaments that are out of scheme and they do go on the tree, but everything else is gold, bronze, purple, dark red, bright red, and that almost lime green color. There's no white, silver, blue*, or any other color. If I do add in peacocks to make it more middle eastern I will have to get a few of them and 1 or 2 ornament sets that harmonize with what I already have. I'd likely want to overhaul the other decorations in the house to tie the teal color in. It would have to be a deliberate thing. (Told you I like control.)
5. I don't like cartoony nor brightly colored nor pastel Christmas stuff. Everything is richly or darkly colored and accented with gold, fit for a king. You won't find a pink stocking or white tree in my house.
6. The one exception I make to not matching things is that I have multi-colored lights outside and the blue doesn't go with anything else. If they would've carried all red or all green battery powered lights I would've gotten them. I don't know if this will carry over; I normally don't do outside lights.
7. The bathroom is always the first room to be decorated. No, I don't know why. I add decorations and change out towels and mats. I use different mats for the kitchen also, and yes, I have special dish detergent and hand soap, and even special dish brush colors.
8. Bows figure prominently in my holiday decorating because, well, they're cheap and easily made with craft supplies. I have long trailing bendable ribbon all over the place.
9. I don't have a tree every year but I always put up a display with the Holy Family and a big star.
10. The Three Wise Men gilded globe ornament is always in a prominent place on the front of the tree, to be seen from most angles. Exact placement depends on which branch will hold it.
11. Large ornaments go more toward the bottom of the tree and smaller at top, which I think a lot of people do. Finials go more toward the top.
*There are tiny touches of peacock blue from my We Three Kings ornament set which includes the beaded garlands.
1. I've had trouble with tree toppers so now I invariably place a few sprays of artificial flowers from Dollar Tree near the top. Right now I have frosted red berries, a couple of white pointsettias, and some oversized holly berries and leaves up there. The tippy-top is just a lone branch.
2. The man-in-the-moon and stars ornament goes near the top of the tree because the sky and stuff.
3. I have a pre-lit tree (white lights) but if I didn't the lights would go on first, followed by my beaded garland. Ornaments are after that and then if I add in more flowers they are the very last thing.
4. Everything must be color coordinated as much as possible. I have one or two gifted ornaments that are out of scheme and they do go on the tree, but everything else is gold, bronze, purple, dark red, bright red, and that almost lime green color. There's no white, silver, blue*, or any other color. If I do add in peacocks to make it more middle eastern I will have to get a few of them and 1 or 2 ornament sets that harmonize with what I already have. I'd likely want to overhaul the other decorations in the house to tie the teal color in. It would have to be a deliberate thing. (Told you I like control.)
5. I don't like cartoony nor brightly colored nor pastel Christmas stuff. Everything is richly or darkly colored and accented with gold, fit for a king. You won't find a pink stocking or white tree in my house.
6. The one exception I make to not matching things is that I have multi-colored lights outside and the blue doesn't go with anything else. If they would've carried all red or all green battery powered lights I would've gotten them. I don't know if this will carry over; I normally don't do outside lights.
7. The bathroom is always the first room to be decorated. No, I don't know why. I add decorations and change out towels and mats. I use different mats for the kitchen also, and yes, I have special dish detergent and hand soap, and even special dish brush colors.
8. Bows figure prominently in my holiday decorating because, well, they're cheap and easily made with craft supplies. I have long trailing bendable ribbon all over the place.
9. I don't have a tree every year but I always put up a display with the Holy Family and a big star.
10. The Three Wise Men gilded globe ornament is always in a prominent place on the front of the tree, to be seen from most angles. Exact placement depends on which branch will hold it.
11. Large ornaments go more toward the bottom of the tree and smaller at top, which I think a lot of people do. Finials go more toward the top.
*There are tiny touches of peacock blue from my We Three Kings ornament set which includes the beaded garlands.
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