is coming New Year, and with it pre-holiday chores and worries. One of the upcoming tasks is decorating a house or apartment for the holidays. Today we will talk about how to decorate a Christmas tree this year, consider new trends and design novelties.
When choosing a Christmas tree decor, someone is repelled by recommendations Chinese calendar or follows the rules of feng shui, someone focuses on their own taste, interior, room size, age of children or, say, the presence of pets (when, for obvious reasons, it is impossible to afford to use whatever you want in decoration).
For some, a Scandinavian Christmas tree without toys - fashion trend, and for someone such a design does not respond in any way in the soul: either the holiday is ahead, or it has already ended, and the decorations were again hidden in a box on the mezzanine. And someone wants to hang everything on the Christmas tree at once. For example, the Americans, unlike the Scandinavians, prefer to decorate the forest beauty more pompously. The best way in their understanding - a Christmas tree "in red", littered at the base with gifts wrapped in the color of balls.
If you want to decorate a Christmas tree according to the eastern calendar, then in order to attract good luck and prosperity to your home, try to please the symbol of this year - White Metal Rat. In the decor, most of all she will like silver, white, gray, platinum, smoky colors and their shades. Moreover, white snowflakes, silvery bells, beads, balls and flowing rain look great against the background of green spruce branches.
The blue-silver color scheme, combining cold shades of blue, white, blue and silver, due to the glare and magical shimmer of the balls, creates the feeling that the Christmas tree is sprinkled with light snow. This creates a winter mood and a festive atmosphere.
For those who prefer to use brighter colors in the decor, designers suggest combining cold shades of light purple, cornflower blue, lilac, lavender with silver and white, keeping a cold palette in the overall composition and, if possible, avoiding warm shades of red, yellow, lilac, orange. .
fashion ideas
In the New Year's decor 2020, there has been a trend towards the use of rich, bright colors, blue-green and raspberry shades, combined with plant and animal prints, exotic leaves and flowers, fantasy elements. For example, it can be Christmas decorations in nautical style or with leopard print. The designers called this unusual direction "Tropics".
All kinds of Christmas decorations are in priority dark shades: graphite gray, deep emerald, wine and even black. And among the color combinations - various shades of blue with brown and gold.
Decorations and toys in the form of balls decorated with embroidery, sequins, beads, velvet and soft voluminous stars decorated with sequins and beads will look stylish on the New Year tree.
The unequivocal hit of the season is delicate fluffy toys in the form of soft hearts and stars made of faux fur, which go well with spruce needles.
The fashion trend in decor this year is decoration with Christmas tree decorations from corrugated paper. You can make paper pendants with your own hands, remembering labor lessons at school.
However, you can experiment with color without adhering to strict rules.
For example, a yellow tint goes well with blue (not to be confused with blue) and red. Such an outfit, which makes the forest guest bright and visually fills the entire space, will look harmonious in spacious and uncluttered rooms.
Orange also goes well with yellow (causes association with New Year's tangerines) and golden tones that create a sense of celebration.
A combination of green with beige and brown is also quite appropriate. Such an unfamiliar combination of colors in the New Year's decor creates a calm and at the same time festive composition.
Not the most obvious combination of colors will help to update the interior: pink with orange and green. This decor looks good in a laconic modern interior.
You can dilute the recommended colors with red. Although the tree “in red” is probably not the best outfit in the year of the White Rat. But this is a traditional rich color, recognized as a classic of New Year's decor, which contrasts perfectly with green spruce and makes the interior bright and stylish. So, if you adore this color scheme, you can decorate the forest beauty with toys in red shades that go well with gold and silver.
Gifts can also be made in the same colors.
If the collection of existing homemade New Year's toys is the decisive argument when choosing a design, you can get by with them, slightly updating it and replenishing it with several new sets of balls (for example, silver or gold).
Designer's Tip: Having 4 sets of balloons of different colors (silver, red, gold and blue), you can always get into the trend by experimenting and combining two or three shades at the same time.
If the branches of the tree are not thick enough (this happens especially often with pine trees), greenery can be added with green balls or a green garland located near the table itself.
An interesting idea is to use vintage toys (touching New Year's figurines, old balls). The principle of maintaining a certain number of shades is no longer important here. The general mood, feelings, memories are important.
A reference point for the interior involves the choice of Christmas tree decorations, based on two or three basic shades of the interior (the color of the walls, chairs, shades of metal fittings, sofa upholstery, bedspread color, etc. can be taken as a basis).
The main thing is that a decorated Christmas tree gives joy and a feeling of a real holiday.
It seems that the Scandinavian trend of last year with a minimal set of decorations in the interior and not large quantity toys on a New Year's tree (most often it is an ordinary spruce or a small coniferous branch in a vase), got to us. At first glance, the Scandinavian Christmas tree may seem unusual and not even festive at all. But the inhabitants of Northern Europe (Danes, Swedes, Norwegians) living on the Scandinavian Peninsula have a different opinion on this matter.
Scandinavian style is restrained colors, simple decor, natural materials and a special cozy atmosphere.
To decorate the Christmas tree and the house, they usually choose one color - most often white with silver.
The inhabitants of Scandinavia are surprisingly not indifferent to the white color, which is always taken as the basis of any interior designed in the Scandinavian style. For this reason, he is given a dominant role in jewelry and textiles. Of course, this does not hurt to slightly dilute the white color scheme with a classic rich red.
Consider the characteristic features of the New Year's Scandinavian style.
- Multiple lights effect
In the Scandinavian style, candles play a special role. And this is an obligatory element of the interior during the New Year holidays.
The main emphasis in the design is on the natural beauty of coniferous branches, decorated with a large number of the most different candles in the most incredible candlesticks that are located nearby.
It could be paper lantern in the form of a fabulous city. You can dress up any piece of furniture in a luminous outfit, somewhat reminiscent of a Christmas tree, for example, a stepladder or light pill candles inside glass goblets.
A New Year's candlestick can also be made from simple glass bottles by filling them with water and glycerin and placing a coniferous twig or other green plant inside. From above, a candle of a suitable diameter can be inserted into the neck.
- Silver "rain" instead of tinsel
A special Scandinavian approach is manifested in such an ornament as a flowing "rain", which they have not abandoned so far. The only limitation is not to use bright turquoise, pink, light green and purple “rain”. This rule also applies, by the way, to christmas toys, and on garlands. In the color of the silvery “rain”, the corresponding decorations are selected: white and silver.
By the way, many are interested in the question: is it fashionable now to use "rain" to decorate the Christmas tree and the interior? For those who grew up in the Soviet Union, it is difficult to imagine a Christmas tree without the New Year's "rain", which traditionally ended the decoration of the New Year's tree. Throwing shiny threads on the branches of a spruce meant almost complete readiness for the start of the holidays.
Over time, tinsel and balls replaced the silver and gold threads of the “rain from childhood”. And now it is quite rare to see it on a New Year's beauty. But, apparently, multi-colored shiny tinsel, which has been in trend in recent years, is gradually beginning to be replaced festive decor in the style of eco-design, pursuing certain goals: as little plastic as possible and a minimum of harm to nature. Therefore, designers predict that the fashion for the New Year's tree in the "rain" is returning to us again.
- natural materials
Everything is used to decorate the interior and the Christmas tree in the Scandinavian style and create the right atmosphere. Moreover, the main material that is used in this case is wood: wooden Toys, spruce twigs, slices, coasters, just a bunch of logs for the fireplace.
To create an original decor, you can use store interior stuff along with what was stale at home or found on the street. For example, long twigs from a forest or park, spray-painted silver, can act as an alternative to a Christmas tree. Taking them off new Year decoration after the holiday, they can continue to be used to decorate the interior.
Branches with berries from the winter forest can be put in a jar of water, and a Christmas wreath can be woven from needles or vines.
- Circles instead of stars
Last year's Christmas and New Year's wreaths of various materials, brightly decorated with ribbons, berries, toys and cones, were most often in the shape of a star. What can you say about this season.
Today, lovers of following the fashion in the decoration of the New Year's interior are trying to make ordinary round wreaths of pine needles and with little or no decorations.
A Christmas wreath can be hung not as usual indoors or on the front door, but outside the window.
- Improvised balloon garlands
Even with such a minimalist approach to decorating a Christmas tree, you still really want to somehow use the Christmas decorations that have accumulated in the box over the years. Designers offer this way out: to make an impromptu garland of balls, stringing them on satin ribbon, and decorate with it, for example, a wall on which the main emphasis is placed in the festive decoration.
But it is not recommended to use more than two colors in any New Year's decor, so as not to dazzle in the eyes. And if there is a bright garland on the Christmas tree, sparkling with lights of different colors, then no more color support is needed. The best option is to add a box of plain balloons.
Those who do not like bright colors and extra color accents can decorate the Christmas tree with a clear glass and acrylic garland. The green needles of the Christmas trees, as if sprinkled with crystal, look great.
In the New Year's set of decorations, garlands of light bulbs on ropes (including jute) are still popular, which fit perfectly into loft and eco styles.
Like last year, designers urge not to use special wrapping paper for gift wrapping. Instead, multi-colored and bright remnants of wallpaper are used. It turns out no less beautiful, and besides, it frees up space for storing the necessary things.
Designer Tip: Don't forget to decorate your suburban home and yard. Christmas lights will transform everything beyond recognition and create a feeling of real magic and fairy tales.
Very soon, the streets and squares of each city will shine with Christmas lights, and evergreen trees will light up with cheerful lights in houses and apartments. Decorating a Christmas tree for the New Year is a fun activity and an extremely important task at the same time. After all, the mood of all those present at the holiday depends on the aesthetics of the composition.
The decoration of the coniferous guest can be different, and on the eve of the celebrations, everyone will have to choose the style in which the forest beauty will be dressed up. There are many of them: from classics to completely extraordinary ideas.
The experts of the Winter Tale online store invite you to get to know the most striking design solutions and find out which styles of Christmas tree decoration are at the peak of popularity today.
Vintage style Christmas tree - mysterious and very cozy
Types of Christmas tree decorations Merry Christmas
In this seemingly traditional direction, designers offer two main ideas for decorating a Christmas tree for the New Year:
- Focus on Christmas characters. Let them become the central figures of the composition. Gnomes, Santa Clauses, Snowmen, Deer - with such guests it is not at all difficult to believe in a fairy tale. And they can be accompanied by poinsettia buds, berries, a clock face, in principle, any small toys.
- Hang items in the Christmas colors and themes on the crown. Lollipops, gingerbread, checkered bows, balls and icicles are all aged in a red and gold palette.
Fashion for decorative solutions, color combinations and toys comes and goes, but some principles remain the same..
Take a little inventory
- A few days before you decorate the tree, examine the contents of your boxes with New Year's decor. Figure out what you're missing and make a list to go to the store with - it'll save you time.
- Examine the toys left over from previous years - they may need a light repair, new glitter or fasteners.
- If you have children, give them a holiday by making homemade Christmas toys.
Correctly choose and install a Christmas tree
- Don't put a big tree in a room that's too small. Do not install a live tree near a radiator or other heat source.
- If you have children or pets, it is especially important to secure the spruce carefully. Make sure its base is securely fastened. Additional way fastenings - tie the top of the tree to the cornices and cabinets with several laces (arrange a stretch), then disguising them with garlands that will stretch under the ceiling.
- If your Christmas tree is too low, you can put it on a podium (or table), after laying it out Christmas paper, oilcloth or cloth. By the way, this will give you a place for fancy gifts that will be more visible than on the floor.
Use an electric garland
- Buy faceted light bulbs, not smooth ones - they have more glare.
- Before wrapping a tree with a garland, plug it into an outlet and check how it works - whether all the lights are on, whether the wiring sparks. Do not use more than three garlands at once - traffic jams may not withstand.
- The electric garland is hung on the Christmas tree before other toys - so it will not obscure them. It is good if you wrap a tree trunk with one garland, and place the other on the branches to illuminate toys.
- It is more convenient to decorate the Christmas tree with the lights on - you will immediately see how evenly the garland lies. Arrange the garlands in a spiral, not from the bottom up.
Hang toys in the right order
- The larger the tree, the larger the toys fit it. A small Christmas tree with huge balls will seem cumbersome.
- First hang large toys, then small ones. Start hanging with large balls that set the main tone for the tree. After hanging all the balls, rest for a while in another room. Then come back and take a fresh look - does everything look harmonious. Hang toys of a different type in the remaining gaps between the balls.
- Large toys are placed on the lower branches. As you climb higher, it is worth using smaller toys.
- Same toys better near do not hang.
Attach toys correctly
- You can hang balls on the Christmas tree with thread or wire. A convenient and simple method is unfolded paper clips.
- You can also look for special plastic hooks for Christmas decorations- they are released in green so that they are invisible.
- Toys tied with lush bows will look especially elegant.
- The best, most expensive and beloved toys are usually the most fragile. Do not hang them on weak thin branches close to the tips (especially if you have children and pets). Place them close to the trunk.
Decorate the top
- Traditional decorations are a spire or a star (it is a reminder of the Bethlehem star that led the Magi to the manger of Jesus).
- You can also put an angel upstairs or even tie a bow.
Use improvised materials
- Try to decorate the Christmas tree with edible toys - tangerines, sweets, nuts, wrapped in gold foil.
- Teddy bears and any other toys will also look good.
- A wide shiny ribbon wrapped around a Christmas tree is a successful and not very common decor.
Finishing touch
- Scatter beads, shiny tinsel, rain on the Christmas tree, sprinkle with frost spray, artificial snow, sprinkle with confetti, serpentine, sparkles - but only when she is fully dressed up.
- Be careful with rain if you have cats - pets love to eat them and can die from it.
- If your Christmas tree is designed in a certain color scheme, wrap the gifts that will lie under it in paper of the same colors.
- Put Santa Claus with the Snow Maiden under the Christmas tree. If you are celebrating Christmas, you will need Christmas scenes, the so-called. "nativity scenes" where small dolls depict the Mother of God and other characters.
The main attribute of the winter holidays is an elegant coniferous tree. There are many options for decorating the Christmas tree with toys around the house. Both a green beauty dressed up with traditional shiny balls and a creative stylized craft will create high spirits.
Basic rules for decorating a Christmas tree
Any Christmas tree brings a touch of magic to the interior of the room. To make a tree look elegant, you need to properly decorate it.
A color scheme
The combination of three shades looks organic and beautiful. You must adhere to this rule when choosing an outfit for the main New Year's attribute. Red-green-silver gamma or blue-green-gold have a festive look. You can pick up Christmas tree decorations in fashionable pastel shades (pale pink, light green, blue). If the balls are hung next to the garland bulbs, then the toys will be interestingly highlighted.
Style selection
A fashionable trend is the design of a Christmas tree in a certain style, which is easy to emphasize with colors and shapes of toys.
Arrangement of decorations on the Christmas tree
Decorating a tree is a fun activity that all family members can take part in.
Before decorating the Christmas tree with toys, a garland is fixed on it, then balls are hung (first the largest, and lastly the smallest). But do not get carried away with decor, otherwise it will be difficult to see the fluffy coniferous greenery.
Christmas tree decoration trends 2020
The symbol of the year is a yellow pig, which prefers flashy colors (golden, purple, orange). But a lurid Christmas tree is unlikely to please anyone, so the bright colors are balanced by soft shades (silver, blurry blue, light green, brown).
In the New Year's decor, little things matter: garlands are chosen with inconspicuous green fasteners, original decor is selected for the crown of the tree (for example, a large bow, a pig figure, bright Star), it is fashionable to arrange toys in a spiral.
A brightly decorated attribute always looks festive. It is advisable to dress up a fluffy beauty in the appropriate interior style so that she fits well into the decor of the room.
Christmas tree decor in accordance with the style
Traditionally, you can support the character of the apartment's furnishings with a variety of colors for handicrafts or special types of decorations. Balls decorated with lace, knitted fabric look unusual, metal toys in the form of geometric shapes (golden squares, silvery circles, pyramids) are also original. The main thing is to avoid messy hanging.
Traditional (classic) decoration of the Christmas tree
A win-win option would be decorating in the usual order: large balls are hung from below, and tall and thin branches are decorated with small toys. The Christmas tree is decorated with multi-colored plastic beads, shiny rain, garlands. To make the tree still look modern, they select decor in two or three shades.
Christmas tree in the style of country and Provence
You can give a rustic touch to the Christmas tree with the help of medium-sized textile bows. The material is selected in pastel shades (sand, pinkish, blue) or bright checkered textiles are used (for country-style furnishings). Snowflakes made of golden straw are cute attributes in a rustic style. The decor of the Christmas tree for the New Year will look great if you hang small homemade gingerbread cookies on the branches.
Scandinavian style
The mood of the winter north is symbolized by any shades of white. Toys and garlands in a restrained range will perfectly fit into home interior scandinavian style. A LED garland will help to slightly dilute the sterility and coldness of the Christmas tree decoration. Moreover, flashlights can have a monochrome color (blue, golden) or be multi-colored. Great option the outfit of the green beauty is a duet of white and red tones, while it is advisable to use the red color to a minimum (small balls or stars).
In the style of minimalism
Fans of laconic decor will love fluffy small fir trees, decorated with 3-4 small balls. It is difficult to give the tree an elegant look with a minimum of decor, so it is advisable to hang a medium-sized one-color electric garland.
Minimalist style welcomes use natural materials. A wicker basket or bucket wrapped in kraft paper and fixed with twine is suitable as a stand for spruce.
Art Nouveau (strict geometry)
The New Year's coniferous tree is no longer associated only with in green. A creative solution is a snow-white artificial fluffy beauty. The outfit for her is also selected original. In modern style, a combination of balls of two sizes and shades (blue / black, red / gold) will look. A non-standard solution is to decorate the Christmas tree only with a garland, which is placed closer to the trunk.
retro style
A tree decorated with retro toys is a great occasion to remember what decorations were in fashion 40-50 years ago. A mandatory attribute of a New Year's outfit in retro style is a five-pointed star on top. It is easy to give the green beauty an unusual look, because each house has a special set of toys.
Decor in the form of glass vegetables (cucumbers, apples) or figurines (Santa Claus, Snow Maiden, snowmen) is popular. Don't forget artificial snow. Cotton snowballs are strung on threads and hung on the branches in the form of garlands.
Avant-garde and fusion style
Experiments with textures, unusual shapes are features of the fusion style. To decorate the Christmas tree, toys of bright luxurious combinations (golden-light green, lilac-turquoise) are selected. Individual silver-plated twigs, glass and plastic figurines of various shapes will give an unusual look to the tree. Bold and extraordinary natures will like defiant avant-garde Christmas trees. The main principle is novelty, so the tree is decorated with original toys (for example, transparent glass balls with live spruce branches inside, metal snowflakes decorated with bright beads).
How to decorate a Christmas tree on a budget
To update the outfit of a New Year's tree, it is not necessary to buy expensive factory products. You can unusually decorate the spruce with homemade toys or elegant precious trinkets, sweets.
New Year's decor from natural materials always in fashion
Christmas tree decoration with candies and lollipops
A real joy for a child will be a delicious and sweet decor of a fluffy beauty. Sweets are picked up in bright shiny wrappers. It is advisable to hang goodies of different shapes and colors (pyramidal truffle, chocolate medals, star lollipops).
Oranges and cookies as decorations
An edible orange citrus decoration looks no less stylish. Oranges of different sizes can be wrapped in shiny nets or foil. Curly cookies or gingerbread cookies will be a worthy addition to fruits. Sweets are decorated with multi-colored fudge, shiny sugar beads. To support the Christmas theme, confectionery products are chosen in the form of Christmas trees, snowmen, houses.
Christmas tree decor with nuts and spices
Support the theme of edible decor walnuts, reminiscent of Christmas balls. The shell is covered with silver or gold paint. You can hang treats-decorations on velvet or satin thin ribbons red and blue hues. A great option is to connect two or three nuts and decorate with elegant bows.
The fragrant decor will organically complement the outfit of the green beauty. Several cinnamon sticks are tied with a red organza ribbon. Dried orange slices decorated with beautiful star anise have an original look.
Christmas tree decor with buttons
The most budgetary way to decorate a Christmas tree is to use colored buttons of different sizes. Great idea- sheathe a ball of fabric with plain buttons and shiny beads. Step-by-step instruction creating a custom decoration option:
- several rows of lace ribbons are glued onto the lower half of the plastic ball;
- buttons of different diameters, small fabric flowers and beads are sewn to the lace;
- the entire ball is painted with silver or gold spray paint.
To make the decor of the Christmas tree look elegant and original, hang balls of the same color, but of different sizes. You can also sheathe the same balls of various shades with buttons.
Photos instead of balloons
To give the holiday a family touch, cardboard mugs with pasted photographs are suitable. To add a playful touch to the decor, you can stick children's photos on red paper mugs, and adults on blue ones.
We decorate the Christmas tree with cones
The traditional decoration element of the green beauty is a variety of cones. They are decorated in several ways:
- Scales are painted with silver mother-of-pearl, sparkles.
- Cones are connected with nuts and hung on shiny threads.
You can combine nuts with other decorations - balls, snowflakes, bows, sweets, cookies. The Christmas tree, beautifully decorated with objects of the same shade, will look original.
Christmas tree decor with balls of yarn
Fluffy multi-colored balls look great on green pine branches. Yarn of different quality will make the decor original and unique. Balls of shiny viscose or silk will look exquisite against the background of matte balls of shaggy wool.
Exquisite beauty in simple New Year's decor solutions
Other original decoration ideas
An interesting option is to decorate the Christmas tree with decorations in the form of a symbol of the year. In 2020, it will be a yellow earthen pig. You can draw an animal Christmas balls or bake cookies in the shape of a pig.
CDs are also used as creative decor, which will make the Christmas tree an excellent decoration for a high-tech room.
A good decor for a coniferous tree is coins and banknotes folded in an original way. This Christmas tree outfit should please the guests. At the end of the holiday, you can invite friends to pick up a coin (to attract monetary luck next year). Children can enjoy chocolate medals.
An alternative to the traditional Christmas tree
People choose non-standard types of New Year's symbol for various reasons:
- owners of small apartments will gladly decorate their homes with a Christmas tree that takes up little space (for example, painted on the wall);
- creative lovers can surprise their friends in a new way every year;
- conservationists are unwilling to install cut down trees.
It's great that creating a festive attribute is easy. You can buy a variety of materials or use improvised means.
Christmas tree made of plywood
Small plywood Christmas trees will decorate small rooms in an original way. Step-by-step process of creating crafts:
- a detail is cut out of the sheet in the form of a fluffy beauty and placed on a stand;
- the base is painted in any color;
- live Christmas tree twigs, garlands, Christmas decorations are used as decor.
It is not difficult to transform the appearance of such a wooden New Year's attribute - just repaint the plywood base and pick up a new set of decorations.
Branches in a vase
Such a New Year's symbol looks European (exquisite and easy). Twigs can be painted with a shiny varnish. It is advisable to spray artificial snow to create a snowy effect. It is important to consider the weight of the decor, as dried stems can break.
Unexpected decor instead of a traditional Christmas tree
Painting or panel with spruce
Draw a large silhouette of a Christmas tree on the wall - an original technique to give interior design festive mood on Christmas. This option is suitable in case of an early repair of the walls. You can use washable markers or stick shiny tinsel with tape, laying it out on the surface of the wall in the form of a coniferous tree. Christmas tree decorations made of cardboard are decorated with lace, beads, mother-of-pearl paints and glued with double-sided tape.
A stylish festive triangular panel is created from sticks laid out in several rows. The picture can be left raw or painted in the desired color. Decor for such a stylized Christmas tree can be bright balls, glass icicles, garlands or silk bows.
Christmas tree made of cardboard
This is a great budget option to create a green beauty of the right size. Moreover, the color of the paper can be left or changed. Spruce is made voluminous or flat and fixed on the wall. Multi-colored decorations are made of parchment. Small plastic toys, foil stars are also attached.
book tree
To create such a Christmas decoration with your own hands, you do not have to spend a lot of time. The main thing is a sufficient number of books. They are folded according to the Christmas tree principle - from large publications to small ones. The final touch will be the arrangement of the garland as a spiral.
Christmas tree stepladder
This design will organically fit into the modern New Year's interior design. To decorate a folding ladder, bright garlands are used, which are densely wound on the steps and sides of the structure. Shiny balls decorate the stairs. You can also tie a variety of silk bags with gifts, cones.
The original use of conventional stairs
Christmas tree from a garland
A great way to depict the symbol of the New Year on the wall is to lay out a spruce pattern from several garlands. If the lights are of the same color, then it is advisable to additionally attach decor - shiny beads or light plastic balls.
Stylish transformation of simple buttons
Other Christmas decor ideas
To create designer Christmas trees, you can use various materials. Here are some decorating ideas:
- wind copper wire onto a cone-shaped cardboard blank. Then remove the blank, and attach garlands or ribbons of shiny organza to the wire;
- several even branches are fixed like a hut. Then they are intertwined with a thread, jewelry and a lush shiny rain are fixed;
- foam cone is decorated with tangerines. To do this, citrus fruits are pinned sequentially (from bottom to top) with toothpicks.
There are many creative design options for fluffy beauties. It all depends on the preferences and imagination of the person.
Decorating the Christmas tree with garlands and toys is a wonderful holiday custom that brings positive emotions. The tree can be decorated based on the interior and style of the room, or you can give preference to an alternative (for example, a stepladder Christmas tree).
New Year's decorations of past years are always relevant
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Memo for adults "How to properly decorate a Christmas tree"
Fashion for decorative solutions, color combinations and toys comes and goes, but some principles remain unchanged.
1. TAKE A LITTLE INVENTORY
A few days before you decorate the tree, examine the contents of your Christmas decor boxes. Figure out what you're missing and make a list to go to the store with - it'll save you time. Examine the toys left over from previous years - they may need a light repair, new glitter or fasteners. If you have children, give them a holiday by making homemade Christmas toys.
2. CHOOSE AND INSTALL THE CHRISTMAS TREE CORRECTLY
Don't put a big tree in a room that's too small. Do not install a live tree near a radiator or other heat source. If you have children or pets, it is especially important to secure the spruce carefully. Make sure its base is securely fastened. An additional method of fastening is to tie the top of the tree to the cornices and cabinets with several laces (arrange a stretch, then disguising them with garlands that will stretch under the ceiling. If your Christmas tree is too low, you can put it on a podium (or a table, having previously covered it with New Year's paper, oilcloth or cloth.By the way, this will create a place for you for elegant gifts, which will be more noticeable than on the floor.A Christmas tree dressed up in a single color scheme looks very elegant.
3. USE AN ELECTRIC GARLAND
Buy faceted light bulbs, not smooth ones - they have more glare. Take care of the safety rules: do not use homemade or cheap Asian crafts so as not to cause a fire. For the same reason, do not decorate the Christmas tree with candles and sparklers. An exception is an electric garland with "candles". Before wrapping a tree with a garland, plug it into an outlet and check how it works - whether all the lights are on, whether the wiring sparks. Do not use more than three garlands at once - traffic jams may not withstand. The electric garland is hung on the Christmas tree before other toys - so it will not obscure them. It is good if you wrap a tree trunk with one garland, and place the other on the branches to illuminate toys. It is more convenient to decorate the Christmas tree with the lights on - you will immediately see how evenly the garland lies. Arrange the garlands in a spiral, not from the bottom up.
4. HANG YOUR TOYS IN THE RIGHT ORDER
The larger the tree, the larger the toys fit it. A small Christmas tree with huge balls will seem cumbersome. First hang large toys, then small ones. Start hanging with large balls that set the main tone for the tree. After hanging all the balls, rest for a while in another room. Then come back and take a fresh look - does everything look harmonious. Hang toys of a different type in the remaining gaps between the balls. Large toys are placed on the lower branches. As you climb higher, it is worth using smaller toys. It is better not to hang the same toys next to each other.
5. ATTACH TOYS CORRECTLY
If you use ribbons, do not forget to tighten the knots properly. You can hang balls on the Christmas tree with thread or wire. A convenient and simple method is unfolded paper clips. You can also look for special plastic hooks for Christmas decorations - they are produced in green so that they are invisible. Toys tied with lush bows will look especially elegant. The best, most expensive and beloved toys are usually the most fragile. Do not hang them on weak thin branches close to the tips (especially if you have children and pets). Place them close to the trunk.
6. DECORATE THE TOP
Traditional decorations are a spire or a star (it is a reminder of the Bethlehem star that led the Magi to the manger of Jesus). You can also put an angel upstairs or even tie a bow.
7. USE MATERIALS
Try to decorate the Christmas tree with edible toys - tangerines, sweets, nuts, wrapped in gold foil. Teddy bears and any other toys will also look good. A wide shiny ribbon wrapped around a Christmas tree is a successful and not very common decor.
8. THE FINAL TOUCH
Scatter beads, shiny tinsel, rain on the Christmas tree, sprinkle with frost spray, artificial snow, sprinkle with confetti, serpentine, sparkles - but only when she is fully dressed up. Be careful with rain if you have cats - pets love to eat them and can die from it. If your Christmas tree is designed in a certain color scheme, wrap the gifts that will lie under it in paper of the same colors. Put Santa Claus with the Snow Maiden under the Christmas tree. If you are celebrating Christmas, you will need Christmas scenes, the so-called. "nativity scenes" where small dolls depict the Mother of God and other characters.
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