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Christmas trees

Now I know its still before Thanksgiving, but I am curious, what type of tree do you put up (hodge-ornaments the kids have made you over the last 20 years) or a themed tree (all one color, all santa type ornaments).  When do you put your tree up? Take it down?

I like to trade off years.. some years I do a hodge podge tree and others I like to make a themed tree... This year I am leaning towards a themed tree.... I am leaning towards either old fashion santa's or snow men....One year I did gingebread men... I made a bunch of cinnamon dough men, dried them and then decorated them with googly eye and puffy paint..... I tied together 3 hard candys and made  ornaments from them...with a bead garland... it sure was a cute tree... I have also done angel trees...

This year whatever I decide on I am going to make the balls,  I will buy small napkins, with cute santa's or snow men and  some styrofoam balls... you cut the picture out and using watered down glue cover the ball with the napkin then you roll it in angel dust glitter and top off with a pretty ribbon held in place with a pretty pin... these are fun family activities to do...

I like to put my tree up VERY soon after Thanksgiving, and it comes down the day after Christmas.. I bought a artificial tree one year.. I like it very much..But DH likes the real thing... so on years we can get high in the mountains... we go get a tree...my favorite tree grows at very high elevations...This year I think, unless it storms in the next week, we may get a fresh one....

Christmas trees

07:07, 2008-Nov-24 .. Posted by borderling

Our tree is always decorated the same way. Mostly decorations our children have made. My parents get us a new ornament every year, so those go on there too. We have a star at the top and I still like to hang tinsel.
My honey or I and a couple of the kids go out and find one about a week before Christimas. We take it down on New Year's Day.
I went through all of the Christmas decorations this year, because we just have too many. Our oldest is graduating this year and I think I'll pawn them off on her. She plans on moving when she goes to college so she should have something to spruce the place up. :)
Have a Blessed Thanksgiving.
Love,
Rhonda