How To Decorate A Stunning Christmas Tree - 5 Easy Steps

Creating a stunning Christmas tree is really easy if you break it down into steps. An organized plan is key to decorating your tree. Using these 5 steps, you will be assured of the most beautiful tree in the neighborhood.

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Step 1 – Lights for a Stunning Christmas Tree

There are 22 sets of lights on this tree! They are wrapped around almost every branch! It takes about one day to cart the tree, two sections at a time, from the basement to the family room, set it up, and put the lights on it. At the end of the day, I always plug the lights in and just enjoy the beauty of over 2200 twinkling lights. (Some sets are 150 and some are 100.)

How To Make Your Christmas Tree Special This Year — Start wrapping the lights on each branch from the top down.

The 8-foot tree in the family room glows from the inside out with around 22 sets of clear string lights. It takes an entire day for me to retrieve the tree from the basement, assemble it, and string the lights! You can see in the picture that strings of lights are wrapped around the branches, starting from the top. Starting at the base of each branch, wrap the string all the way to the tip. Hold the light on the tip and with one hand, string the lights under the branch and to the base of the next branch. Then, wrap the next branch in the same way. Repeat the process. You will be amazed at how this lights up your tree! Look how this lights up the entire tree! Sometimes I miss a branch, but I try to wrap every branch. It looks spectacular with just the lights!

Step 2 – Layered Ribbon For A Stunning Christmas Tree

When Sophia and I were shopping several years ago, we saw Christmas trees at Macy’s. I noticed one of the trees had a ribbon treatment, which I had never seen before. Multiple pieces of ribbon were layered together and they were festooned on the Christmas tree. The result looked rich and gorgeous! The spools of ribbon I use have 50 yards of 2-1/2-inch wired ribbon. For our tree, I use virtually all of the ribbon on the roll. You do want a wired ribbon.

How To Decorate A Stunning Christmas Tree - 5 Steps — Cut four lengths of ribbon.

Cut the first piece about 36″ long. Using that ribbon as a guide, cut the next ribbon about 1″ longer, the next 1″ longer than the one before, and so on. Cut four more ribbons in total. You will have 5 in each cluster.

Line up one end of each of the ribbons, right sides up, and staple. See the picture above. Then, line up the ribbons on the opposite end and staple them together. The stapled ribbon ends will be tucked into the branches of the tree and won’t be visible.

Add these pieces in a swirl around the tree, beginning at the top.

Continue swirling the stapled ribbon lengths around the tree, tucking in the ends. Use your fingers to pull some of the ribbon edges out to make them more visible. In the featured image, you can see the ribbon clusters in a sheer gold ribbon version.

Step 3 – Add A Topper And A Swirl Of Festive Silk Flowers For A Stunning Christmas Tree

Christmas Decorating Inspiration That Will Spark Your Imagination — Tree Topper

Don’t you love the addition of a topper for the Christmas tree? You know the tippy top of the tree is not that stable. You can even extend the height of the tree slightly with this addition! So, I use a 36 – inch long 1/4-inch dowel painted green to add support. Just use florist wire to attach silk flowers and other decorations to the green dowel. Leave several inches at the bottom to secure the dowel to the sturdier center of the tree with florist wire. Next, begin adding more silk flowers in a swirl around the tree. I don’t wire these onto the branches. The poinsettia stems and leaves inserted in between the branches of a dense tree like this one will hold the flower in place.

Step 4 – Decorate A Stunning Christmas Tree With Ornaments

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Now, add ornaments to the tree. Begin with the largest ornaments and space them out around the tree. Then, begin hanging the middle-sized ornaments and, lastly, hang the smallest ornaments. After all of the ornaments we have collected over the years have been added to the tree, I fill in with inexpensive filler ornaments, ◄ like these.

How To Decorate A Stunning Christmas Tree - 5 Easy Steps — How To Decorate A Stunning Christmas Tree – 5 Easy Steps

At the end of the season, large containers of ornaments like these can be picked up cheaply at craft and home stores. Think ahead for next year.

These inexpensive plastic ornaments are perfect for hanging with your unique ornaments. They are also perfect for tucking behind some of the smaller ornaments. An ornament in a contrasting color can call more attention to the special ornament. Sometimes there is a bare opening in artificial trees. I hang or tuck the inexpensive ornaments in those spaces.

Step 5 – Coordinate Beautiful Wrapped Gifts With Your Stunning Christmas Tree

How To Make Everyone Envy Your Christmas Tree Display — Japanese Style Gift Wrap

Beautifully wrapped gifts that coordinate with your decorated Christmas tree are the finishing touch. You see, the presents are just an extension of your tree. Realizing that and planning ahead will ensure that your tree will be stunning.

Wrapped Gifts Are Part Of The Christmas Tree Display!

You can find step-by-step directions for Japanese Style Gift Wrapping ◄ here.

You can see that Stunning Beautiful Christmas Trees are easy to create!

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