Christmas Trees 2012

Like every Black Friday, I do a small amount of shopping. No really just a bit. We always get up too late for the good stuff and vow not to go out, nut the idea that it is the biggest shopping day of the year gets us every time. So this morning the girls and I got up and geared up to go. The good thing we only went for some decoration updates... No rush. No large crowds and it only took 1 1/2 hours to do 4 stores. First we started by decorating the door outside, easy purchased it all from Sam's. Abigail wanted to do her tree next. Finally, I was able to start on my trees.

I always start by fluffing my branches and adding any lights that are missing. Next it's deco mesh time. This year I did both red and green and polka dot ribbon.

Next I add the large ornaments. I do this so I can work around them. Next I add the regular ornaments. Personally I use the shatterproof because we used to have a large husky in the house and now we have the baby. Now there are no worries. The other plus is that they are cheap for a lot of them. The set I use on the this tree comes from Sam's. I put them on in color order because I can be somewhat OCD. I put them in the center of the tree to give depth and to fit it all. I try to cluster the ornaments around the mesh poofs.

Finally I add the picks. These again came as a set from Sam's and like everything else I buy a few things here and there every year to add and spruce it up. This year I added the hat topper and the awesome light bulb picks. The same process goes for our dining room tree. I have several sets of decorations and multiple trees so I try to put them to use. And the blue and white was perfect for my monochromatic dining room. Hope you enjoy. I'm off to enjoy a fire and egg nog. Happy holidays