Rachel Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 31 minutes ago, school17777 said: That was Lynn! No wonder you were confused!😆 @lynnI really like how you did both types of lights on the same tree! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 3 hours ago, Thatboyofmine said: Speaking of pets.... here are my two. The tree is just out of the pic but they’re laying in front of their ‘fireplace’ with one wayward snowman ornament. Don’t know who knocked that down. 🙄 I love these sweet babies!!! 💖It's obvious they are loved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 I haven't pushed it back in it's final position, and a bit of tweaking to do, but essentially done. which is always nice to be able to move the furniture back. I don't normally like "theme" trees - so I made a rule everything had to be homemade. I've added to it over the years. I 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 2 hours ago, Rachel said: Did you put colored and white lights on the same tree? you can also buy LED lights that switch back and forth between white and multi. costco's tree's this year switch back and forth. pity I didn't like them (i do not like sheered trees). the top section on mine is broken - so it needs to be replaced. haven't found one I like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
school17777 Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 28 minutes ago, gardenmom5 said: I haven't pushed it back in it's final position, and a bit of tweaking to do, but essentially done. which is always nice to be able to move the furniture back. I don't normally like "theme" trees - so I made a rule everything had to be homemade. I've added to it over the years. I That’s beautiful! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 10 hours ago, Thatboyofmine said: Speaking of pets.... here are my two. The tree is just out of the pic but they’re laying in front of their ‘fireplace’ with one wayward snowman ornament. Don’t know who knocked that down. 🙄 And now I'm feeling like maybe I should get my pooch his own fireplace. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snickerplum Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 We’re not too fancy here. I’ve always loved snowflakes, so most of the ornaments are snowflakes. The children have a tree upstairs (that we haven’t yet set up) and they decorate it all themselves, meaning I don’t get uptight about clusters of ornaments and completely bare places. 😊 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, gardenmom5 said: you can also buy LED lights that switch back and forth between white and multi. costco's tree's this year switch back and forth. pity I didn't like them (i do not like sheered trees). the top section on mine is broken - so it needs to be replaced. haven't found one I like. Half of us like colored lights, the other half like white, so we have been putting up both on the tree for years. Sometimes we plug in the colors, sometimes the white, sometimes both, so that everyone is happy. Very cloever that you can buy LED lights that’ll switch back and forth. I didn’t know you could get lights like that. Edited December 5, 2018 by Garga 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 (edited) For a number of years, I’ve had a different theme every year for Christmas. This year started out that way (red/green/gold), but quickly got out of hand. It’s hard to tell from the picture, but this tree is packed to the gills with ornaments of all kinds of colors. 🙂. It’s hard to find a branch without something stuffed on it. (Except for the bottom branches because we have 5 cats and any ornaments on the bottom branches are instantly labeled “cat toys” by the felines in the house.) Edited December 5, 2018 by Garga 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
school17777 Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 15 minutes ago, Garga said: Half of us like colored lights, the other half like white, so we have been putting up both on the tree for years. Sometimes we plug in the colors, sometimes the white, sometimes both, so that everyone is happy. Very cloever that you can buy LED lights that’ll switch back and forth. I didn’t know you could get lights like that. My kids prefer colored lights, but I like white lights. Since they no longer want to help decorate the tree, white lights it is! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
school17777 Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 8 hours ago, gardenmom5 said: you can also buy LED lights that switch back and forth between white and multi. costco's tree's this year switch back and forth. pity I didn't like them (i do not like sheered trees). the top section on mine is broken - so it needs to be replaced. haven't found one I like. When we need new lights, maybe I’ll get those so it can look like a different tree every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 1 hour ago, snickerplum said: We’re not too fancy here. I’ve always loved snowflakes, so most of the ornaments are snowflakes. The children have a tree upstairs (that we haven’t yet set up) and they decorate it all themselves, meaning I don’t get uptight about clusters of ornaments and completely bare places. 😊 I like simple! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 (edited) This is our little tree. We just got it this year - an artificial 6 ft tree. I like that it's more compact. Dh decorated all by himself because I was gone for three days. Lights came out weird. They looks like different sizes while they are all the same. Edited December 6, 2018 by Liz CA 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 We have our trees up and lit, but they aren't decorated yet. Our smaller tree has lights, but many of them were burnt out again this year. Dh set up dd14 at the dining room table with a multimeter and they fixed the tree. :) I'm calling it a science lab. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, Thatboyofmine said: We do, too! They makes all our lives just so much better somehow. They are full of mischief, the chihuahua is a jerk a lot of the time, and the beagle sheds like crazy, but we’re nuts about them. 💛 My chi-mix was a little menace, but he was my first baby and I loved him like crazy. And the first dog I knew well was my grandma's sweet beagle, who was a Very Good Girl but still stole hot dogs from children. 😊 Our spaniel doesn't have a mean bone in her body and is as sweet as they come, but she's also quite the little diva and isn't afraid to let us know exactly what she wants and then sometimes pout if she doesn't get it. 😄 They are all their own little people, aren't they? So thankful for them! Edited December 7, 2018 by MercyA 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sangtarah Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 I let the kids do all the decorating this year. The toddler keeps taking off the bottom ornaments, and the star light finally went out, after 16 years. But I like it. 😊 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) Finally got ours up and finished! We fill a big glass bowl with some of the shiny ball ornaments as a counter decoration. We always have a real tree, for the lovely pine smell every time we come into the house. And after the holidays, I snip off the branches and use them for mulch around the outdoor plants, which lasts until well into the following autumn. And the trunk gets cut into several logs, which go camping with us in summer to add to a camp fire. So Christmas and our tree are with us all year... Edited December 8, 2018 by Lori D. 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyR Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 (edited) Photo of my tree up close. This year I went with white wrapping paper with buffalo check ribbon. I ended up removing the tree skirt and putting down white "snow". Edited December 9, 2018 by LadyR 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
school17777 Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 1 hour ago, LadyR said: Photo of my tree up close. This year I went with white wrapping paper with buffalo check ribbon. I ended up removing the tree skirt and putting down white "snow". Wow! That’s so pretty! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Dd was in Europe last year so this happened. Ds not getting away with it this year. Haha 6 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
school17777 Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, Starr said: Dd was in Europe last year so this happened. Ds not getting away with it this year. Haha How does one hang a tree like that? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Great thread! I love seeing photos! I can't figure out sharing photos but we got our tree up and decorated this past Thursday! We have white twinkling lights, lots of animal ornaments, and rainbow garland. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Starr said: Dd was in Europe last year so this happened. Ds not getting away with it this year. Haha What in the world?! I need more of an explanation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
school17777 Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 6 hours ago, happi duck said: Great thread! I love seeing photos! I can't figure out sharing photos but we got our tree up and decorated this past Thursday! We have white twinkling lights, lots of animal ornaments, and rainbow garland. It’s very easy on this new platform. Just hit the paper clip below and select your photo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 8 hours ago, school17777 said: It’s very easy on this new platform. Just hit the paper clip below and select your photo. I'll give it a try! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 (edited) Can you spot all of the Disney ornaments? We kept ours a little more sparse on the bottom because of the puppy. Also just realized that my star is completely turned Edited December 9, 2018 by sassenach 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Our star. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
school17777 Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 45 minutes ago, sassenach said: Our star. I love your wall color! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 49 minutes ago, school17777 said: I love your wall color! Thanks! It’s Benjamin Moore “Hale Navy.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loowit Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 We got our tree yesterday. After getting home I realized it might be the last time all of us go pick out the tree together. 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweiss Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 We have several trees in our house. Here is our main tree in our family room: 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweiss Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 This is our Nutcracker themed tree in our breakfast room: 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweiss Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 We also had a little snowman themed tree in a front hallway and both of my daughters have trees in their bedrooms. One of my daughters has a ballet themed tree and the other has a horse themed tree. I haven’t taken pictures of those though. We just bought a real tree for our dining room today. We haven’t decorated it yet, but it is fruit themed. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 I usually have a family tree and my own “pretty” tree, but we did minimal decorating this year so just the family tree. Bonus picture of my mantle because I made the wood palette centerpiece sign a couple years ago and I’m right proud of it. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Ok here is my real picture. I’m struggling with Christmas this year for a variety of reasons I don’t need to go into, but I’m trying for my kids. I let them do the ornaments by themselves! I’ve resisted the urge to rearrange with the exception of breakable ones hung precariously or that might be too tempting for the puppy. The sun is actually out today so the lights don’t appear too bright in this picture, but there are lots of lights and was able to fix the messed up strands. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 I have kittens this year. The tree isn’t getting much decorating-but lots of love 😉 9 1 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 We don't have a tree this year, but I decorated more than I usually do because of that fact. Our living room cabinets: 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 15 minutes ago, dmmetler said: I have kittens this year. The tree isn’t getting much decorating-but lots of love 😉 Best present for them ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Every year we get the biggest tree we can find. Decorations are what my kids have made through the years and then each year they each select a new ornament from the store. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 The first tree is our main tree that the family decorates together. Many of the ornaments were made by someone in the family or were picked up as a memory boost for a special activity that we did. The second tree is the pretty tree. Dd16 decorates this tree every year. The third tree is the little blue tree in dd16 and dd14's room. Dd14 decorated the tree. Also, she made all of the doll costumes that are pictured! 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 23 hours ago, dmmetler said: I have kittens this year. The tree isn’t getting much decorating-but lots of love 😉 I used the "thanks" trophy like button to award this tree first place for the thread! (:D 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 @heartlikealion several years ago, I got mantle hangers made of wood and very light so they would not kill a child who might pull one down. You can see them in my mantle photo upthread. I think I got them from the Home Improvements catalog. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, heartlikealion said: I originally wanted the heavy kind so that they could support full stockings but it simply doesn’t make sense to keep filled stockings hung. They can tip the hangers if full. Mil got a free standing thing that holds stockings and I will probably buy one for the new home as there is no mantle in the home we’re going to in Feb. We hang ours on cabinet knobs on a bank of cabinets in the dining room - strong enough to support filled stockings, no fear of pulling down hooks. Edited to add photo. When my kids were little, they were often used as toys up til Christmas. Now, they're cat toys - the kittens especially like the shiny, mermaid one. Edited December 13, 2018 by beckyjo 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 On 12/11/2018 at 10:48 AM, dmmetler said: I have kittens this year. The tree isn’t getting much decorating-but lots of love 😉 reminds me of the year 2dd was one. we lived near a tree farm so dh picked one up after work. it was a VERY DENSE noble fir. we joked it was too dense for 2dd to climb - and she climbed everything. (including the plain side of the kitchen cabinets. ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 I use heavy duty magnets for the lighter ones (mostly pets) and the heavier ones on the fireplace knobs. Christmas stockings are pretty much the only time the fire place gets used all year. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 🎄 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 On 12/9/2018 at 6:22 AM, school17777 said: It’s very easy on this new platform. Just hit the paper clip below and select your photo. Thanks! I finally posted! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 We finally got our tree up on Sunday night and decorated on Monday with my granddaughter. Here's the photos: 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonhawk Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Late to the party, but we finally got our tree up 🤗 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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