Because I just moved I was not about to spend a fortune on decorations for the tree. I wanted to find the most affordable way to decorate the Christmas Tree! I went with a color palette that was new to me. I chose blue because … well do I really need a reason? And I balanced it out with silver, gold and bling. But I also added a bit of rustic in there. Sort of a melting pot, but it works for me.
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We have 51 talented bloggers joining up to share their decorated Christmas Trees with you! So grab a cup of your favorite beverage, settle in and get comfortable because you are going to love the beautiful Christmas Tree Decor shared today!
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Michelle | Our Crafty Mom | Allison | Upright and Caffeinated
Angela | Simply Beautiful By Angela
Angie | Knick of Time | Annie | All Things Big and Small
Brittany | Our Home Made Easy | Chloe | Celebrate and Decorate
Cindy | County Road 407 | Colleen | Life on Kaydeross Creek
Denise | My Thrifty House | Eileen | Sand Dollar Lane
Erlene | My Pinterventures | Iris | Iris Nacole
Jaclyn | The Dotted Nest | Jeannee | Centsably Creative
Vicki | 2 Bees In A Pod |Jennifer | Oh Fiddle Dee Dee
Jessica | Designers Sweet Spot | Jolene | Create Pray Love
Kim | Made In A Day | Kristie | Teadoddles
Leanna | Faeries and Fauna | Lorelai | Life With Lorelai
Lynn | Lynn’s Everyday Ideas | Maria | Simple Nature Decor
Marie | The Inspiration Vault | Mary | The Boondocks Blog
Meegan | What Meegan Makes | Meg | Green With Decor
Melissa | Welcome To The Woods | Donna | Modern On Monticello
Morgan | Charleston Crafted | Nancy | Slightly Coastal
Nicole | Madness and Method | Pam | P.S. I Love You Crafts
Sam | Raggedy Bits | Sharon | Little Bits Of Everything
Shirley | Intelligent Domestications | Stephanie | Abbotts At Home
Stephanie | Crafty Ladybug Creations | Wanda | From House To Home
Yami | The Latina Next Door | Jenn | Loveland Lodge
Christene | Keys To Inspiration | Libbie | A Life Unfolding
Jaclyn | One Thousand Oaks | Jennifer | 2 Bees In A Pod | Sarah | The Project Pile
My Blue Christmas Tree
The first thing that caught my eye was this lovely fella! And so I took my cue from him and made the theme silver and gold, with a dash of blue and of course white.
I also found a few of these half shaped globe ornaments. All I had to do was to remove the excess greenery inside (because it was too colorful) and I had a ready ornament.
From there on I had to upcycle a few ornaments. Like this light blue one you see below. It was originally a whole ‘nother color, not that you can tell now. It is amazing what a little amount of paint can do.
And those blue longish icicle ornaments, also at that same yard sale. I left those alone.
Another piece of jewelry, this time a pearl necklace. I simply wrapped it around itself and added a pretty grey bow!
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Lela
Wednesday 3rd of January 2018
Hi, Mary! I know it's after Christmas, but your tree looks great! Those half-circle ornaments are truly eye-catching. I decided to break away from the "traditional" red and green on my tree this year too, and went with more of a white/silver approach. I don't know about you, but I think the different colors make a room look brighter! In any case, yours looks great, and happy new year to you!
Leanna
Monday 4th of December 2017
This is such an important and helpful post. You create beauty almost out of air sometimes. This is needed because everyone wants a Christmas to remember and not everywhere has the budget to splurge on it. I Your tree is beautiful and of course my favorite part is the chandelier crystal ornaments.
Mary
Saturday 9th of December 2017
Aside from the budget Leanna I think it is wasteful for people to throw perfectly good items out and start anew every year. With just a little ingenuity we can get the desired effect. And we are good to mother earth.
Michelle Leslie
Monday 4th of December 2017
Thank goodness we haven't put our tree up yet. I'd have to redesign everything after seeing all this inspiration. I do so love how you've used old and new ornaments and even a few borrowed and blue ones too ;-) My favorite has got be that bangle - that's so typically you.
Mary
Saturday 9th of December 2017
You know the best thing we can do is shop around the house and sometimes the most unexpected things can be turned into an ornament. As you have shown us with your washboard ornament.
Lisa
Monday 4th of December 2017
Your tree is wonderful! My favorites are the Twas the Night Before Christmas ornament and your rustic stars. Happy Holidays Mary!
Mary
Saturday 9th of December 2017
Lisa that ornament is so special for me. I really lucked out with Angela's idea. Merry Christmas to you.
Beverly
Monday 4th of December 2017
Your tree is lovely, Mary. The blue is a beautiful touch. It's great that you found so many items on a budget that worked for your tree.
Mary
Saturday 9th of December 2017
I really lucked out at those yard sales. Gotta love all those folks who don't want their ornaments. And they were all brand new.