As a Christmas tree maximalist, I would hoped to share extra vacation decor content material this yr. It turned out that November and December have been identical to the remainder of the yr for me right here on the weblog – very quiet. I shared a whole lot of vacation dwelling decor in Instagram Tales, and even on TikTok, however my long-form writing and processing have been primarily executed offline. I hope to get some stability again within the new yr. I miss it right here, and can without end be a fan of the running a blog medium. It is all the time refreshing right here, whereas social media could be actually draining and a quick move to comparability land.
We had household come and stick with us between Christmas and New Yr’s, and it was so good to have a full home. I like internet hosting folks, even when I typically seem a bit (or quite a bit) stressed about it. I would like everybody to really feel snug and like they’ve all the things they want – Southern hospitality, I suppose. I believe the most important serving hit of the week was sausage balls. Should you’ve by no means had them (perhaps they are a Southern factor?), I undoubtedly suggest them to your subsequent gathering. They do not appear to be a lot however style nice. I often make them within the oven however tried one of many two batches within the air fryer this time and so they have been simply nearly as good. Keep watch over the time within the air fryer – I discovered they prepare dinner a bit sooner. For an additional kick, throw in some pink pepper flakes. You may as well serve it with a creamy dip when you desire.
Now, onto the Christmas timber!
Should you’ve seen my timber earlier than, you will discover some repeats. To do that many timber, I’ve needed to slowly add gadgets to my assortment yearly. Which means the themed timber are fairly locked-in so far as the ribbon, ornaments, and accents I take advantage of. I’ll tweak how I add the weather, however it may be actually costly to do one thing fully new from scratch.
Final yr, I used to be in a position to flex some extra inventive juices by designing a new tree for a charity public sale. I could not decide to an entire tree this yr for that occasion (and solely on per week’s discover), so I made a wreath to donate. I’ve little or no apply with wreaths however do love how this one turned out. It bought rapidly, which I used to be actually glad about!
I additionally made this wreath for my entrance door, which was enjoyable. I fell right into a deep gap of designer ribbons and purchased a bit an excessive amount of! This plaid and inexperienced have been so fairly, although.
You possibly can see it on the door right here, together with 2 of the 9 timber (I do know, I do know… it is quite a bit)
The wreaths on the home windows are one thing I bought the primary yr we moved into this home, and I rapidly realized they’re too small in scale for the dimensions of the home windows. Yearly I say I will purchase larger ones, after which resolve to make them final another yr. After 5 or so years, I lastly purchased some on an after-Christmas sale so as to add for subsequent yr. These are 20″, however the brand new ones are 30″ – large distinction! I additionally wish to cling them greater, however the tops of our home windows do not go down. I’ll must attempt suction cups or one thing else if I wish to get them greater. Rising up, we had wreaths like these and I all the time keep in mind cursing the suction cups as a result of they weren’t dependable. Then once more, I used to be like 15, so perhaps there are higher choices lately.
Magnolia Cream and Gold Christmas Tree
This tree received a significant overhaul this yr, and I used to be thrilled with the outcomes. That is the primary themed tree I wished to do years in the past as a tribute to my late mother, however I by no means was happy with the outcomes. It all the time seemed haphazard to me, despite the fact that I spent essentially the most time by far adorning it and investing within the parts.
First, I used to be gifted a 9ft. slim tree from King of Christmas. I beforehand had a 12ft. tree in right here, however it was a full-width tree that projected 76″ into the room! The slim tree labored a lot better for the area and took far much less to embellish. The tree took lower than 13 minutes to assemble and fluff – I used to be thrilled.
The largest change right here, aside from the tree, was the ribbon. I added about 70 yards of this attractive designer ribbon, which gave it the grounding it wanted so as to add all of the bigger ornaments, outsized jeweled magnolias, and extra sparkles. I additionally took out the lengthy needle pine I used beforehand – it felt extra shaggy than stylish on this explicit tree.
The hearth used my favourite long-needle pine garland, together with some magnolia clips, and an addition of some crystal garland. View my fire garland tutorial right here.
Jewel Toned Christmas Tree
This tree additionally received a significant overhaul this yr, due to extra ribbon. That is one that’s exhausting for me to {photograph} as a result of the sunshine is difficult in our entryway. It was spectacular and cheery in individual!
The plaid glitter stripe ribbon was all the things! It was the most important splurge I spent on adorning this yr, however I mixed it with purple ribbon from years previous, and a few leftover ribbon from the magnolia tree. The vast majority of the ornaments are cheap shatterproof balls from AtHome.
Chinoiserie Blue, White, and Inexperienced Christmas Tree
This tree is precisely the identical as in earlier years – no new parts! It is all the time a crowd favourite.
Animal Print Christmas Tree
No modifications to this animal print Christmas tree this yr. It is Steve’s favourite as a result of “it is so totally different.” He often has no opinion about decorations, so I am going to take it as a win!
View the tutorial/extra data behind this tree.
I scored some extra ribbon for this tree on after Christmas sale, so it’s going to get a contact extra subsequent yr.
Silver and Pink Tinsel Tree
This little tree lives in my workplace and all the time makes me smile. I additionally find it irresistible as a result of I can merely throw a trash bag over it and retailer it absolutely adorned!
Easy with Glass Ornaments
This tree is in our bed room, and I like how easy and clear it’s. The one ornament on it’s a bunch of glass ornaments from Goal.
Household Tree
The household tree is the house of all of the collected or inherited ornaments. They’re those that imply essentially the most, and I like having all of them collectively. Years in the past (after I had a single tree), I shared a few of my favourite ornaments.
Ruby says Completely happy New Yr!
See earlier vacation dwelling excursions:
If by probability you have not taken down your decorations, here is a breakdown of how I retailer mine.
I took 4 timber down on New Yr’s Eve, and the remaining New Yr’s day. I preserve this meme in my digicam roll as a result of it is true yearly:
