A little look at my Dollar Christmas Tree

Every year when I put up my tree it makes me smile a bit!  Most of my ornaments I bought at the Dollar Store or the day after Christmas!!  I do have to admit I have been adding to this tree for years now, and this year it is my favorite so far!!

These snowflakes I bought from the Dollar Tree, 10 for $1 and then I glittered them Tutorial here

I love birds!  The Birds are my new ornament this year!  I found them at Walmart for $.98 SCORE!!!

Here is a little peek at what the tree looks like!  My big Red Ornaments used to be orange, as to why they were so cheap, so I spray painted them and added glitter!!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season!!

TTFN

Brooke

My real Christmas Tree!

It has become a tradition in our family to go pick out a real Christmas tree.  We don't go anywhere special, we went to Smith's Marketplace this year.  It is just fun to pick one out, and I love the smell.

This year Devin picked our tree.  In the lot this tree looked so perfect.  Not that it isn't perfect, but it is WAY larger than we original thought.  When we got it in our front room we realized how big it was.

 My daughter and I made most of the ornaments on this tree, but we didn't really anticipate a tree this big so we had to make a few more!

 

I gathered Burlap to help fill the space and add a vintage feel. (tutorial on gathering coming soon!!)

This is my favorite Ornament my daughter and I made.  The center is a wood drawer pull I turned upside down and hot glued the cinnamon sticks into and I glittered the center.

The glass ornaments are vintage ornaments my mom gave to me.  I love them!!

We also made this book page garland.  We cut pages into triangles and hot glued them on to twine!  This garland was an after thought, this tree was so full we needed more to make it look decorated.  I love the special touch it adds.

Here is a link to our Glittered Pinecones and Snowflakes tutorials

TTFN

Brooke

Tree decorations don't have to be expensive!

My friend came over to my house the other day and said, "Wow, that looks like a Martha Stewart tree."  I had to laugh and say "why thank you!"

I love this tree.  The best part is almost all the ornaments are either from the dollar store or the day after Christmas clearance!  Oh, don't forget the star on top from Lost and Found Thrift!

The big balls I bought at Tai Pan the day after Christmas, they were probably still there cause they were  orange, but a little spray paint can fix that!  I sprayed them red.  After the spray paint was dry I sprayed the ball with a spray adhesive and dumped glitter all over!!

Instead of wrapping my tinsel around the tree this year I randomly stuffed it in the tree as a filler!

Look at my cute model and of course helper.  

My fun green stars were also the day after Christmas steal, but the rest of the ornaments were all found at the dollar store!  Who would have thought you can decorate a tree from the dollar store?

Here is also a little peek at my center piece.  The pine cones are scented, they smell wonderful every time I walk by!

I am a sucker for glass filled with something, and christmas is no exception.

TTFN

Brooke