Silver Trappings

Festival of Trees Today is all about my Christmas trees. This first one is my favorite. My military/patriotic tree. My husband is military. So this tree means a lot to me. When I posted pictures of this tree in the Christmas tours post, this tree got the most comments. That made me happy!

This next tree is our live tree - the one we put our presents under! Yes, it's leaning. It has leaned at least three different directions this year. So far.

There is a lot of tradition attached to this tree. All five of us go each year to pick it out together. And our decorating party is one of my favorite nights of the year. We play Christmas music. We eat party finger foods. And fudge. My hubby puts the lights on. I put the red bead garland on. Then the kids hang all the ornaments. The ornaments are a collection of those that the kids have made over the years, and their yearly ornaments. Every year they each pick out one (or two) ornaments. We put their initial and the year on the back or bottom of the ornament. When they get married (or move out) they will take all their own ornaments with them to start their own tree.

Here are a few pictures of that night.
This next tree is in my sitting room. I put this tree in an urn. It is decorated kinda Victorian. I love this angel tree topper.

Now my dining room tree. This adds some sparkle to the room. I love this little tree.

My kitchen candy tree. Eventually this tree will have a lot more of the glass candy ornaments. I just add a little at a time.

The next tree is my Dollar Store tree. I bought this tree this year at Hobby Lobby with a 40% off coupon. I didn't have decorations for it, and did not want to spend much (because I am not done with my Christmas present shopping yet!!!!!) So I went to the Dollar Tree. Scroll down for a cost break-down!

Silver and copper reindeer - $1 each - I bought six. (I am going to add a little silver and copper glitter to these later.) I hung them each with a red ribbon. $6 for all of them.

Two boxes of these glass balls - they look like a faded silvery-gold vintage ornament - $2.

Two rolls of this meshy gold ribbon - $2.

Two packages of the red glittery ornaments - $2.

Total cost of the ornaments on this tree - $12. And I love it! It's really very pretty.

I wrapped two valances around the base that were on windows in our last house.

Next tree - the one my son decorates in his room each year.

One of my daughter's trees in her room.

Jewelry trees in my studio.

A little Christmas cheer in one of the bathrooms.

And I have several feather trees scattered around the house.

Thanks so much for joining my little tree festival. Hope you are having a wonderful week-before-Christmas!

I am linking up to Gypsy's Corner's "Three or More Thursday Party." Click below to see more.

And to The Southern Hostess' "Trim the Tree Thursday Party." Again, click below to see more.

I am also linking to Show & Tell Friday at There is No Place Like Home. Click below to see more.

Shannon