Decorating ideas and themes

Snowflake theme Christmas tree

Celebrate the beauty of winter by decorating a snowflake-themed Christmas tree. Here are creative ideas that you can use to follow this theme for your Christmas tree decor:

1. If you or anyone in your family can crochet, use crocheted snowflakes to decorate your tree.

2. If you are member of a crochet group, propose a “crocheted snowflake” exchange in time for the holidays.

3. Kids can help make paper snowflakes to hang on the tree.

4. For more convincing snowflakes, you can make snowflakes out of paper doilies.

5. Plastic snowflakes are available at an affordable price in craft and decorating stores which can be used to fill your tree.

6. Add some special snowflake ornaments in conspicuous places like crystal or glass snowflakes.

7. White feathers will help continue the snowy look throughout.

9. Consider adding fake snow on the branches by flocking the tree and add a few white birds for added beauty.

Pretty peppermint theme Christmas tree

Red and white peppermints provide the classic colour palette to decorate your Christmas tree. Here are creative ways to incorporate peppermints into your Christmas tree decor:

1. Hang peppermint candies from your tree as ornaments.

2. Buy ornaments shaped and coloured like peppermint swirls to decorate your tree.

3. Use plaid ribbon to make bows for your tree.

4. Make ornaments using plastic peppermints. Glue them to styrofoam balls and cones to make your own ornaments.

5. Glue red and white ribbon in swirls on a styrofoam disc or a jar lid to make large, fake peppermints.

6. Use tiny stockings to make tree ornaments with peppermint candies sticking out of them.

7. If you have stuffed Santa ornaments, stick some peppermint candies into Santa’s gift bag.

8. Add red and white streamers and garlands to complete the Christmas tree decorations.

Decorating mini Christmas trees

If maintaining a large Christmas tree seems a great deal or if you simply want more greenery in addition to the main tree, decorating mini-trees for Christmas is a great idea. Here are some creative ways to decorate miniature Christmas trees in your home:

1. Rosemary plants make for pretty and fragrant mini Christmas trees when decorated with small lights. This way, you can turn your houseplants into mini-trees and use them year round.

2. Potted pine trees can be decorated with small ornaments, beaded garlands and lights and placed all over the house.

3. You can choose a theme or a colour scheme for each different mini Christmas tree. Use the classic red and white colour scheme on one and a pink-silver modern one on the other. Similarly, decorate one mini-tree on a nutcracker theme and the other on a snowman theme.

4. Use the different trees to display the different ornament collections that you have.

5. You can decorate the tree in each room to match the decor of that room.

6. If you cannot find ornaments small enough, use large beads or clusters of natural berries and small pinecones to dress up your mini tree.

7. Kids can have their own little tree to decorate with their paper and popsicle decorations, candies, cookies and using motifs like gingerbread men and snowmen.