Decorating The Christmas Tree

I seem to have issues getting the ribbon to look good in our Christmas trees.
 Last year the ribbon was burlap and it was easier to work with. 
This year I wanted something with a little shimmer and glitz. 

I found a bolt of silvery ribbon at Decorator's Warehouse. 
It had 50 yards on the spool and was only $18.99. 
That was a price I could deal with for the amount of ribbon on the bolt. 
It was harder to work with than burlap because it is a lighter weight.

So I watched some YouTube videos about putting ribbon in a tree. 
This might have worked but I'm super picky about ribbon. 
I want it to look like it is naturally cascading down and around the tree. 
I also want it look like it is woven through the tree.

 
The video produced by Raz Imports had tons of great advice about decorating a tree.  
The tree in the video looked fabulous. 
My tree-not so much!
  I started decorating Saturday morning. 
I got it all done and then ripped the ribbon out of the tree before I went to bed.

Sunday morning was a new day. 
 It was more challenging adding ribbon to an already decorated tree and we lost an ornament as a result.

 Five long lengths of ribbon cascade down the tree at a gentle angle. Ribbon is secured at about eight inch intervals by bending the end of a branch. 

The icy berry picks are actually two garlands that were cut into small 5 inch lengths.

They are simply laying on the branches of the tree. 

I am crazy about this technique. 

It was so much cheaper than buying picks.

Each garland was on sale for $20.00.  
Which isn't exactly cheap but it was so much cheaper than the picks would have been. 
It makes the tree look like a higher end tree.

 

 Other icicle branches ago are also nestled in the pine. 
Additional picks of pink and purple are resting on the boughs. 

These came from a Michael's clearance sale. 
There are even frosted acorns. 

 

I say this every year but this is our prettiest tree yet. 
Thanks for taking a peak.
Katie 

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