It�s here! The final party in our Holiday Home series is finally upon us. :)
I hope you�ve enjoyed the parties as much as we have!
Year after year, my hubby and I waffle back and forth on whether or not we should get a fake tree. EVERY. year. The conversation usually starts about January 2nd, when we�re hauling a massive, shedding tree out the front door, and trying to get it back on the car to take it to the recycling. With a needle trail following us the whole way�
It basically comes up when we are over. it. :)
This year, we decided to finally take the plunge and go faux � and we headed to Lowe�s to get the BIG honkin� tree we had been eyeing for weeks. It was gone, so we called two other locations -- gone. Called one more, and they had the display available -- �Come and get it!� Lowe�s guy said.
We drove ten minutes to the store and walked in to see someone else wheeling it out. GAH. It was nuts! Did I mention it was still November?
Sooo�we decided to go for a real tree again, and hubby insisted we go BIG. (So THERE!) ;)
And big we did. She�s tall and fat and chunky, just how we like �em. Twelve feet tall to be exact. It�s go big or go home around here!
The theme of our main tree is always traditional, always gold and red, and always has lots of sparkle!
I used the ornaments we�ve had for years:
Those cheap glitter ball ornaments are so great � they look fantastic and the price can�t be beat!
Because we usually purchase a nine to ten foot tree, we didn�t have quite enough ornaments to fill it. Well, we did�but I like lots and LOTS of ornaments in there. :)
I got a few more at Big Lots for a STEAL:
I love sparkle!!
I picked up a new one from the Rockettes show over Thanksgiving:
I like to get one new ornament a year to signify something special, and this one is perfect. :)
I stick all kinds of stuff in the tree every year, like the twirly sticks and some gauzy stuff from Hob Lob that positively GLOWS:
I love my poinsettias placed here and there:
All that filler stuff is great for hiding empty spots, cords, whatever.
The Bub helped me this year and the bottom of the tree is dripping with ornaments:
I let him put them wherever he wanted, and I didn�t move one afterwards. :)
Every few minutes, an ornament he had just put on the tree would plop on the floor, and I�d hear a little voice yell, �It�s otay Mama!!�
I heard that many, many times that day. ;) Ugh, I could squish him!!
The other night, I walked into the living room and found hubs sitting in there, staring at the tree. We LOVE it. And we do love our real trees � maybe next time we�ll plan ahead and go faux. But for now, that smell is pretty amazing.
And of course, it�s best with the lights low:
I can�t wait to see your beautiful trees!
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Have fun � I�ll leave the linky open for a week for those of you who need a bit more time. :)
P.S. I have to send a hollaaa out to Wendy G. and Alexis C. � thanks for the love on Facebook!! ;)
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