DIY DIY Christmas Tree Decor

November 10, 2017

I am thence incredibly excited to part this year's tree amongst you!

I've been working for the by calendar week on the tree, together with it's thence overnice to hold upwards bring it done. I wanted my Christmas tree to live a mix of sparkly materials together with natural elements, together with since I had a pocket-sized budget, I had to brand most of the decor myself.

Rather than a traditional tree topper, I decided to piece of occupation around of the white satin ribbon (I got l yards of it for a dollar at the thrift store, remember?) together with brand a giant bow for the transcend of the tree. It turned out to live my favorite business office of the tree.

I too wove the ribbon throughout the entire tree to create amount inward betwixt the branches. I dear the means it turned out.

The cats too dear the ribbon, every bit they've decided it's their sole mission to withdraw it from the tree. :)

Here's Tootie showing off her excitement.

If you lot missed this post, allow me say you lot a trivial hush-hush almost this tree: I establish it for $40 at a thrift store. It was a 6.5 ft. pre-lit tree, even thence novel inward a box. I charged over to it at the the shop similar a stampeding bull, together with set my torso across it until I called soul over to assist me cram it inward my car.

My previous tree was iv feet tall, rivaled Charlie Brown's tree, together with I was inward desperate postulate of an upgrade. One 24-hour interval I'll upgrade to a alive tree, exactly for now, the $40 thrift shop tree seemed similar the perfect solution.

I'll live sharing all the juicy details tomorrow almost how I made many of my DIY ornaments, exactly for directly here's a few closed ups of the tree decor.