Article by: Sara Lopez
I buy fake trees.
There, I admitted it.
There are several reasons: there is no pine needle cleanup party after disposing of the tree, I’m pretty sure my dog may attack the tree, etc. etc. But the main reason is because my older brother is allergic to real pine trees and if I had one in my front room, not only would he not be able to come over for Christmas, but neither would my adorable 2 year old niece and my sister-in-law. And that just won’t do!
I bought a little white, pre-lit, 5 ft. tall Christmas tree. Now I knew exactly how it was going to look out of the box… not that impressive. But I also knew I could work with it and transform it into something beautiful and stunning! So here are my tips on how to transform your small little Charlie Brown Christmas Tree into a fabulous and luscious tree that won’t cause allergic reactions!
Poor Thing…
First thing is first, get that tree out of the box and start fluffing those branches! Run your hands against the grain of the tree limbs and let the pines come back to life. Try to keep the limbs evenly spaced out.
Once you have fluffed enough, take some artificial flowers and arrangements and start sliding those into places that seem to need more girth.
Already looking a little better
I used all silver flower arrangements to contrast and compliment the white of the tree. After you have poked your flower arrangements into the middle pole of the tree, you can then string your garland.My garland is made of some adorable little silver and blue bells. After I strung my garland, I started to get out the ornaments!
My mother taught me a tip growing up that you hang the smaller ornaments at the top area and your larger ornaments at the bottom to create an effect of the tree looking much larger at the base.
Once you have hung your larger ornaments, you can now hang the smaller ornaments throughout or wherever you see needs a little extra something something.This is also the time when if you have long dangly ornaments you can place those. I typically also keep snowflakes or something else lightweight for a final decoration touch to add to any gaps that may not have yet been filled.
Now plug it in and enjoy!
Next we will make a topper for the tree! Keep an eye out for that upcoming craft!
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Also check out our other Holiday Inspired Crafts:
- How to Make your own Stocking
- DIY Bath Salt Ornaments
- Recycled Greeting Card Ornament
- Snowman Sock Hanger
- DIY Heart Warming Hand Warmers
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