How To Decorate A Beautiful Christmas Tree

You don't need a lot of time or a ton of expensive ornaments to beautifully decorate a Christmas Tree. I'm a designer and honestly my tree never looks the same year after year, yet I never spend more than $20 in tree decor. And they always get compliments. This year I spent $15 on 15 berry picks. I wanted a "Traditional, Natural, Family" themed tree. I also had only 30 minutes to decorate.

Listen up: The trick to a designer tree is not the ornaments...the trick is WIRED RIBBON.

Try This:
Start with 2 or 3 spools of 2.5 inch wide wired ribbon in each pattern. I re-used sheer gold, red gingham, and a patterned "Happy Holidays" ribbon that I had leftover.

1. Pin ribbon together at one end.
2. Cascade them over the top of the tree.
3. Start at the top of the tree: Poke the ribbon into the tree with a flat object like a yard stick, a paint stick, or a ruler.
REPEAT with the next ribbon color.

--For natural texture, add a just few objects like berry picks and pine cones.
--Add 2 boxes of ball ornaments.
--Add your family ornaments. Ours are simple handmade snowman that we've added year after year. Some years I purchase 1 or 2 snowmen ornaments but ONLY if they look handmade.