Christmas tree color lights

Yes, I might be singing along with Christmas songs over here while decking the halls, and decorating trees and mantels. I start by putting Christmas music on my ipod and then start bringing out the boxes that are filled with the Christmas trinkets and treasures One ornament at a time Stepping back to see where each…

Mixed white lights with colored lights this year and love the results. My tree in a Behren's galvanized wash tub is a fun new twist, too. (Behren's is a local company in Winona where we live).

Traditional Christmas Tree

I have a good old fashioned DIY tutorial for you tonight accompanied by a little treat at the end! To conclude my busy Thanksgiving weekend, Simon and I decorated our tree. This was not just any ordinary tree. This happened to be a steal of a deal from a local thrift store. Monday's are half off, so I ended up paying twenty bucks for it last month! When it comes to making decisions, you all know how I am. Funny enough, I decided on the colors for our tree this year rather quick. Okay, I…

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Christmas trees nowadays range from traditional to so uniquely modern that they are hardly even trees at all. And it is absolutely up to a person's wishes what their Christmas tree should look like. In a way, the Christmas tree is only a symbol. According to a Christmas expert in "Pre-Christian/Pagan times, people used branches of evergreen trees to decorate their homes during the winter solstice, as it made them think of the spring to come". So, in the end, it has never been about the…