Christmas Trees [Archive] - Decorating Forum

Julie-Ann

27-11-2010, 05:26 PM

We have half started putting the decorations up. But now I see where I want something new so it's not finished. Then DH decided he wanted a fibre optic tree so we have spent all afternoon looking for one with no success.

Does anyone know where you can buy a 5ft fibre optic tree, that's bushy and not really cheap bristles, and no baubles, bows or berries added?

Mrs B

28-11-2010, 03:54 AM

Although mine should already be up by now :rolleyes:, I think we have time to put it up today thanks to the rain and no cricket for the weekend :(

Just cant seem to get into christmas this year, we might have a lot of changes about to take place so we will know this week if it happens or not.

I love christmas so I must shake this mood of mine and get into the spirit of things :clapping:

Mrs B

tryingtodecorate

28-11-2010, 08:48 AM

I am so looking forward to getting our tree up!

I don't know if we will have time this week. Hoping maybe Friday night as it will be my birthday and we'll all be home. Might go out for an early dinner and then come home for Cake and Tree time :thumbs up:

I found my mod podge so will finish my Merry Christmas letters this week, I think I am more excited about Christmas this year than my kids. I love my house looking Festive, got my Rag Wreaths out ready to go on the front doors. Will do this Wednesday morning :D

Julie-Ann

28-11-2010, 10:04 AM

I hope all the changes are the positive and come your way MrsB.
I think once you get the decorations out it helps to get into the Christmas spirit.
Either that or pop over and visit Tryingtodecorate- she definitely sounds in the mood for Christmas:D.

giggle_smile

28-11-2010, 03:14 PM

We are getting the photos done for the house listing tomorrow so ours will have to wait till next weekend.

Soooooo not into the xmas spirit this year which sounds terrible i know, but just have so much going on at the moment its just something else i have to handle :) I have however finished all my xmas shopping.

Julie-Ann

28-11-2010, 04:23 PM

Well at least you are organised Giggle_Smile. And maybe when the house is listed and the pictures have been done you fill more like it. My hubby has dragged me through every Christmas shop around looking for the perfect tree so I am well and truly in the spirit:D.

kimzboyz

28-11-2010, 04:36 PM

I'm a bit Meh about Christmas this year as well.

Hopefully putting the tree up will help get me more in the mood.

My MIL and Uncle in Law are arriving for a 5 day visit on Wednesday, so we are hopeing they will be able to join us in a bit of tree decorating.

clp

28-11-2010, 05:30 PM

Just put up the tree and it looks great - stocked up on some new baubles at Myer (red and green with white and silver accents) which have replaced some of the ancient ones. I have the decorations from my childhood tree so I get very sentimental putting it up.

Julie-Ann

28-11-2010, 05:32 PM

Oh how exciting- we will need pictures to help get us all in the mood Clp:)

rosierose

28-11-2010, 07:49 PM

Nxt week as December begins we will need to see some pictures of everyone's trees/walls/mantals/tables etc...............I am expecting great things people........!:thumbs up:

clp

29-11-2010, 10:12 AM

Yikes I shouldn't have outed myself

Julie-Ann

29-11-2010, 12:32 PM

Don't worry Clp I will go first:D. Although we haven't done our tree yet and some other areas. But this is what we have going on so far. I even bought a new Christmas "The Teatowel".:)

yvette72

29-11-2010, 03:26 PM

1st dec also need to look at getting a new one this year only have small cheap one,very year i look for a new one and cannot find one i like,last year found one i like even on specail all sold out

Julie-Ann

29-11-2010, 04:54 PM

I gave up on the pre-lit or fibre optic tree and just bought a beautiful bushy 6ft tree from Myers. And it is hinged to make it easy to pack away.
Can you get to a Myers Yvette? I liked their trees best of all. And trust me I have seen wayyy to many trees lately:rolleyes:.

tryingtodecorate

29-11-2010, 06:03 PM

1st dec also need to look at getting a new one this year only have small cheap one,very year i look for a new one and cannot find one i like,last year found one i like even on specail all sold out

Can you wait until after Christmas? Buy one in the sales. We have a beautiful Myer tree, retailed for 500 odd dollars and I got it for $62.50 mid January.

daphadills

29-11-2010, 06:13 PM

SHOW ME YOUR TREES....LOL...we prob wont get ours up this year with an extension in process and no room. But hoping to buy a small one to just sit on a lamp table...want a white one me thinks:p

Julie-Ann

29-11-2010, 06:23 PM

Under the cir***stances you are excused for having a small Christmas tree Daphadills. Good luck with the extension.

rosierose

30-11-2010, 06:56 PM

Just got back from VIP night at Adairs............was really just a family and friends thing and I have a friend that works there. We even got a showbag with two white pillowcases, a huge bottle of MERCER & REID fabric softener and some soap and chocolates....Love a goodie bag......and some free champers and nibbles..
But I my point was supposed to be that I got a cute little tree to decorate for 30% off (so $20) and we should be decorating it tomorrow all being well (Mr 5 not great tonight - mumee leaves house and see what happens Grrr)
Will post pics soon of the tree....

Julie-Ann

30-11-2010, 07:12 PM

Sorry to hear about Mr5 Rosierose:(. But it's good for you to go out and have a little me time. It sounds like a lovely evening. I can't wait to see the tree:)

dmplus3

05-12-2010, 04:40 AM

I'm not ready to photograph my tree yet, but here is a quick pic of a little vignette in our entry.

rosierose

05-12-2010, 04:56 AM

It looks lovely......where did you get those reindeer from? they are cute and I have a thing for reindeers....:)

tryingtodecorate

05-12-2010, 06:13 AM

Lovely dmplus3. Love the NOEL boxes :love it:

Lizzie

05-12-2010, 09:16 AM

Looks very Christmasy - love the Noel boxes too:love it:

dmplus3

05-12-2010, 09:29 AM

It looks lovely......where did you get those reindeer from? they are cute and I have a thing for reindeers....:)

Thank you everyone!

rosierose - The reindeer are from a garden store called Eden Gardens, here in Brisbane. I think there are some interstate, but can't be sure. I missed your post RE: Mr5. I hope the remainder of the week was better. :kiss:

The NOEL blocks you can get pretty much everywhere. Usually we have HOME in that spot.

Julie-Ann

05-12-2010, 09:46 AM

That looks gorgeous Dmplus3. Thanks for showing us:kiss:

rosierose

05-12-2010, 12:29 PM

Dmplus3 thanks for asking about Mr5, his health is very fragile but at the moment he is stable.....*Sigh*

We don't have that gardening place in Vic as far as I know (and I know shopping) but may check out some gardening stores.

I have a few reindeers myself. Will post my reindeers once I take a picture but I have attached my tree..This little fella is the one I bought last week from Adairs and instead of my glass ornaments I dug up these tin reindeers and trees as well as these cute reindeer pegs from my christmas box.. It is Mr almost 3 proof......

rosierose

05-12-2010, 12:53 PM

oops forgot to add picture LOL

Julie-Ann

05-12-2010, 04:41 PM

Rosierose what happened to the picture:(

rosierose

05-12-2010, 05:30 PM

for some reason its saved as a TIF file which forum won't accept....

Julie-Ann

05-12-2010, 05:57 PM

Oh what a pity Rosierose. I hope Mr5 is feeling stronger very soon. That would be a lovely Christmas present for all of you.

rosierose

05-12-2010, 06:10 PM

hopefully fixed this now

Julie-Ann

05-12-2010, 06:12 PM

It looks lovely Rosierose. Love the reindeer:love it:. And definitely looks Mr3 proof:D. Thanks for showing us:kiss:

Julie-Ann

05-12-2010, 06:25 PM

So I did our tree today and this is our Meals table. DH put up some lights at the front. So the whole house is looking very Christmassy:love it:.

tryingtodecorate

08-12-2010, 06:32 PM

I love that little tree Rosierose. Love the pegs! Gold looks lovely Julie-Ann :kiss:

And here is ours. My girls assembled it last Sunday, I put on the lights (yes I am the Christmas Tree Light Police) and then all 4 kids decorated it. I am so proud of them, after living with the Christmas Tree Police all their lives they have done me proud :D I only moved 5 decorations after they went to bed. Been sitting on the couch tonight watching the lights twinkle, so pretty :love it:

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae250/ourphotos20/Christmas2010037.jpg

Julie-Ann

08-12-2010, 06:48 PM

I had to laugh when you said you only moved 5 ornaments:D. That would be me too. After all you were just tweaking it:D.
The kids did a fabulous job. Obviously they have been well trained.
Thanks for sharing all your lovely photos:kiss:

tryingtodecorate

08-12-2010, 06:58 PM

Yep just five little tweaks :clapping:

Thanks :kiss:

tryingtodecorate

09-12-2010, 05:43 PM

I saw a beautiful tree today in a shop window, it only had white, red and silver baubles on it. Just beautiful :love it:

Julie-Ann

09-12-2010, 05:57 PM

Classic colour combination. Sometimes the classics are the best:)

Lanne

10-12-2010, 05:09 AM

We have had ours up for a couple of weeks LOL

Elves decorate our house and they did it in mid november because they are busy lil elves and wouldnt have time until close to the day otherwise.

http://lanne.posterous.com/oh-christmas-tree-8-dec-2010-3pm

Blue white and silver...lots of textures and sparkle (not showing up in iphone photos LOL)

Sarah

10-12-2010, 05:14 AM

we are putting ours up over the weekend... my eldest is so excited as we have new decorations that she hasn't seen before lol (she spent the last two Christmas' with her Dad in Florida)... I am still yet to find all the decoration boxes.... plus I can't find my blender or coffee machine :(

tryingtodecorate

10-12-2010, 07:04 AM

Classic colour combination. Sometimes the classics are the best:)

Yes it looked just lovely.

Lovely tree Lanne. I :love it: the blue. My favourite colour.

... plus I can't find my blender or coffee machine :(

Maybe Santa can leave new ones under the tree for you ;)

Julie-Ann

10-12-2010, 06:56 PM

Eeek you can't find the coffee maker:eek:. I think that would be the 1st thing my DH would unpack:D. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas with all your children:kiss:.

Elements

12-12-2010, 08:02 AM

I have finished a weekend project for my Alfresco Christmas Tree that I wanted to share.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yM1OiyFFHkM/TQL_wIirR1I/AAAAAAAABzc/Tb3Nm3PvYtU/s320/IMG_2350.JPG

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yM1OiyFFHkM/TQL_wu9a7NI/AAAAAAAABzk/ZINECd0CAXs/s640/IMG_2354.JPG

I got the branch on my morning walk...well I put it aside and went back in the car but sprayed it and then put it into place ready for our Christmas soirees over the next 2 weeks.
Its still a little light on in the decoration department but I didn't want to over do it, so I underdid;) it.
I am hoping to make up some pom poms to hang around also.....we will see how time lucky I become.

Elements

12-12-2010, 08:04 AM

I forgot to mention how beautiful everyone's trees are......I love the effort everyone goes to.:love it:
I peaked a bit early and the tree has faded into the background a little so hence my focus on Alfresco Christmas;)

Julie-Ann

12-12-2010, 08:36 AM

That is stunning Elements and just the right number of ornaments:love it:. Very clever:). So you have lots of functions you have to host? Did you see Lanne's tips on how to entertain by opening a packet? That's my idea of entertaining:D.

Elements

12-12-2010, 08:43 AM

Thanks Julie-Ann, I have got a few functions. We have nearly finished the house and then all the functions:eek: I can't wait until this year is over so we can relax and enjoy. But its been fun dressing things up a little.
I am off to check out Lannes ideas.;)

tryingtodecorate

12-12-2010, 09:33 AM

Looks lovely K :love it: and now your alfresco area looks Christmasfied....that's my new word after my house got Christmasfied this week.

rosierose

12-12-2010, 09:34 AM

Elements...there is just enough decorations there...Lovely....btw what do you put in your vase so it all doesn't topple over...

Miss S

14-12-2010, 05:50 AM

Here are my trees.. small decorative one for the mirrored table and the main one in my lounge room.

I have all white lights on the outside of the house...

rosierose

14-12-2010, 06:08 AM

hey Miss s....great to hear from u........

Love all the white decorations ............just dreamy!!!

And doesn't that silver branch look great on your mirror table.....and red baubles.........a bit of colour.....you could get to like colour........;)

Julie-Ann

14-12-2010, 07:02 AM

Hi Miss S- lovely to see you. Your trees look gorgeous. I especially love the silver tree on the mirrored table. Can I ask where you bought that from? It's very unusual but striking.
Lol- yes I agree with Rosierose- it's very adventurous of you to use some red:D. But it really makes that tree pop:love it:

Miss S

14-12-2010, 11:01 AM

Hi,

Sorry its been a bit manic the past couple of weeks and I havent had time to pop online! Depressing!

Thanks for the compliments... Its my first real christmas tree since living in our new place, so had to make it a good one! I think i have kept the economy of MYER going with my purchases, ha ha!

The silver tree is from Target - I know, unbelieveable right! It was only $40 too! BARGAIN! I got 3 of them, one for me, one for my sister and one for my mum.. I think the shop assistant thought i was tree happy!

I was a little suprised with the red baubals too. but i think a touch of colour "gulp" was just what that corner needed with the mirrored table etc, otherwise too much silver.... :D

Julie-Ann

14-12-2010, 02:24 PM

Wow $40- that's a bargain:clapping:.
You are so funny- will we be seeing splashes of colour being added to the house now???:D

Miss S

15-12-2010, 04:32 AM

Wow $40- that's a bargain:clapping:.
You are so funny- will we be seeing splashes of colour being added to the house now???:D

Possibly... but doubtful. I had my birthday celebrations on saturday, so by the time everyone had gone my beautiful white tiles were a slight brown colour.. if you classify that as colour ha ha :thumbs up:

stormy

27-12-2010, 04:52 PM

Hi Everyone! A very Merry Christmas to you all! I have had the busiest past 3 weeks and I really haven't had much of a chance to post here. I finally 'almost' finished putting up the decorations, then had to wrap many presents, organise tables and seating for 18 people, AND try and clean the house!!

Here is how it all turned out (except for the front doors, that's last years photo because this year the ribbon has faded and it doesn't look nearly as good!):

http://www.stormygirl.net/house/christmas14.jpg

http://www.stormygirl.net/house2/tree1.jpg

http://www.stormygirl.net/house2/tree2.jpg

http://www.stormygirl.net/house2/tree3.jpg

cont...

stormy

27-12-2010, 04:56 PM

...cont

I made some vintage inspired gift tags for my pressies:

http://www.stormygirl.net/house2/christmastags1.jpg

http://www.stormygirl.net/house2/christmastags2.jpg

Table decoration:

http://www.stormygirl.net/house2/table1.jpg

http://www.stormygirl.net/house2/table2.jpg

...cont

stormy

27-12-2010, 04:59 PM

cont...

http://www.stormygirl.net/house2/table3.jpg

http://www.stormygirl.net/house2/table4.jpg

My take on bon bons! I didn't want to spend $50 on crackers that just get thrown in the bin, so I made some yummy treats, wrapped them in celophane bags, tied up with their names and included a rolled up bad Christmas joke!

http://www.stormygirl.net/house2/bonbons1.jpg

http://www.stormygirl.net/house2/bonbons2.jpg

...and 1 more...

stormy

27-12-2010, 05:01 PM

My stair decorations!

http://www.stormygirl.net/house2/banister1.jpg

It was a lovely day, but I am completely exhausted! Thankfully, I won't have to do Christmas for the next 2 years....that's someone else's job in the family!

Julie-Ann

27-12-2010, 05:10 PM

dmplus3

27-12-2010, 05:45 PM

Absolutely fantastic, Stormy, I love everything!!

Just to let you know, after seeing your door ribbons last year, I did a similar thing on my Mum's front door this Christmas, and everyone who visited her house loved it. Thank you for the inspiration!

Miss S

27-12-2010, 05:56 PM

Julie-Ann

27-12-2010, 06:01 PM

Wow $20- that's a bargain. I will spread the word- thanks Miss S:kiss:.
I hope you had a lovely Christmas:)

Miss S

27-12-2010, 06:04 PM

Wow $20- that's a bargain. I will spread the word- thanks Miss S:kiss:.
I hope you had a lovely Christmas:)

They had heaps left yesterday :) ohhh I bought more led lights for the front! White of course! It's amazing how many people stop out the front of my house to look at the lights. Porbably cause they are ALL white and no colour ha ha! I'll have to take a pic and show u all he he

Julie-Ann

27-12-2010, 06:33 PM

Rofl Miss S- I love your colour issues:D. We only have white lights even on the tree. We would love to see pictures of your lights:)

Elements

27-12-2010, 07:02 PM

Gorgeous Stormy.....you really have done a beautiful job at Christmas decor this year.
Thanks for sharing your gorgeous images and that beautiful front door I tried my hardest to recreate on my own door and I didn't come even close so I decided its to be taken down and tried next year.;)

stormy

28-12-2010, 05:08 AM

Thanks for showing us your decorations Stormy:kiss:
Your decorations look stunning. I love the table, the tags and the bad joke being included in your version of crackers:love it:.
I hope January is a lot more restful for you:)

Thanks JA! I'm already relaxing now, and the kids don't go back to school until Feb, so it's a nice long holiday for me!

Absolutely fantastic, Stormy, I love everything!!

Just to let you know, after seeing your door ribbons last year, I did a similar thing on my Mum's front door this Christmas, and everyone who visited her house loved it. Thank you for the inspiration!

Thanks dmplus3! You can thank the person in the same suburb as me who gave me the initial inspiration! I'd love to see a photo if you have one? What ribbon did you end up using?

Gorgeous Stormy.....you really have done a beautiful job at Christmas decor this year.
Thanks for sharing your gorgeous images and that beautiful front door I tried my hardest to recreate on my own door and I didn't come even close so I decided its to be taken down and tried next year.

Thanks Elements! I think the trick is the type of ribbon. I was going to do a thread in the DIY section of how to do it, but I completely ran out of time with everything else I had to do! The bow isn't actually tied, but just formed with the ribbon (to make it look neat!) and held together with staples! Next year I think I'll make it a bit bigger too...

dmplus3

28-12-2010, 05:21 AM

[Thanks dmplus3! You can thank the person in the same suburb as me who gave me the initial inspiration! I'd love to see a photo if you have one? What ribbon did you end up using?[/QUOTE]

Unfortunately I had to use thick red bias binding (I'm pretty sure that's what it was). It had a glossy look, rather than the velvety look that I was aiming for, but Mum's door is a heritage green colour, so it worked quite well. I can never find what I want when I know what I'm looking for, but I'm sure if I had just wandered in randomly I would have seen it in a second!

Where did you get your ribbon from? I'll see if I can take a photo, if Mumsy hasn't taken it down already!!

stormy

28-12-2010, 05:28 AM

I bought my ribbon from a wholesale place that sells direct to the public. It's a wide velvet wire edged ribbon (to keep the shape of the bow!). It's actually not very heavy either, so it was easy to use and it stayed in place really well!

http://www.barama.com.au/products.php?cat=263

Lizzie

28-12-2010, 01:34 PM

Hi Stormy

I absolutely loved all your decorations:love it: - also thanks for the link re the ribbon. I have just been drooling over that site and all the different ribbons they have.:clapping:

dmplus3

28-12-2010, 06:08 PM