White Winter Woodland Christmas Tree
Today I reveal my Christmas tree and my theme for this year’s decorating! Right after Thanksgiving, I got to work decorating for the Christmas season and I was especially excited for the tree. This is because I got a taller and skinnier artificial tree secondhand after last season. It also came with fancy lights that sparkle and fade! The theme for this year’s Christmas decorations is White Winter Woodland. I teamed up with 50 other bloggers to share our Christmas trees altogether, so for more inspiration scroll to the bottom of this page.
Using primarily white and silver decorations, I adorned our tree with a variety of textures. The new tree has very realistic branches and I absolutely love it!
One thing you might notice right away is the large white hydrangea blooms. I had leftover hydrangeas from the wreath I made in the fall, so I spray painted them to add to the tree.
I clipped the stems long and poked holes in a large piece of cardboard. Then I stuck the stems through and hoisted the cardboard up on cement blocks.
After coating with Rust-Oleum 2X gloss white spray paint (you could do this using any color) I also sprinkled on some glitter. The big beautiful blooms take up a lot of visual space on the tree and provide an amazing effect!
For gifts this year, I chose a rustic look with brown paper wrapping, jute twine, and wooden gift tags. I wanted the presents to go with my White Winter Woodland theme and I think it looks so pretty when the gift wrap goes well with the tree.
Decorating for Christmas with turquoise being my main living room color was difficult. I chose natural elements and neutral colors to play it safe, but I am contemplating adding hints of red throughout my house for when I reveal the whole home tour next week. One thing I added to pull in the turquoise a little bit is this pillow cover made from an old sweater.
It says “Merry and Bright” with the “and” being turquoise. I hand lettered this pillow using these Jacquard paints which are actually washable when used on fabric. I highly recommend them!
You can see I found a home for the “Joy” birch wood sign I created a couple weeks ago. I have so much more to show off my decorating, but it will have to wait for next week! Now, watch the step-by-step process as I explain how I decorated my tree!
There is nothing as magical as the kids gathered around the Christmas tree all lit up at night…
Now go check out the rest of the beautiful Christmas Trees in the blog hop!
Thanks for reading! You will not want to meet next week when I share my photo heavy home tour after I’ve finished decking the halls!
As always, I would be so honored if you choose to comment or share my White Winter Woodland tree!
Hydrangeas on a tree is a fabulous idea – I love them! And I look forward to the tour on the 12th! Merry Christmas
Thank you Cindy! I can’t wait to share 🙂
What a lovely Christmas tree. Your dried flowers are the perfect touch.
You are right. There is nothing like kids in front of a Christmas tree. Your kids are adorable.
Thank you!
They hydrangeas on your tree are a wonderful idea. They really bring the tree together. Such a pretty picture of your tree with the little ones gathered in front of it.
Thank you! They love the tree 🙂
I really like the neutral/white elements in the tree, and you’re right, the presents do go with the theme! We wrap our presents pretty similarly, I’m just not as on the ball 🙂
This is the first time I’ve done presents in a more neutral color scheme and I love it! It makes the tree more the focus.
OMG what a great idea to spray paint the leftover hydrangeas. Looks so pretty. . I can see why you choose natural colors as oppose to turquoise.Happy Holidays
Maria
Thank you Maria! The hydrangeas are my fav, too!
What a beautiful tree! I am loving the Hydrangeas! They finish it off perfectly.
Kim
Thank you Kim!
I LOVE that you painted hydrangeas. They look great and really stand up against the green of the tree.
I love hydrangeas so I was so excited to see you added those to your tree!! It is stunning and the photo of the kiddos in front of the tree is so adorable! Thank you so much for joining us on this blog hop!
Thank you, Michelle! Thank you for hosting!
The dried flowers are a great touch for a rustic tree. Your tree is very pretty. Visiting from the blog hop.
I love red brows and silver and blue..I’m a disabled widow on my own on a small income and have not had anything to do with the holidays since my husband passed away six years ago.My chrilden & grandchrilden are on there own and I don’t really see any of them but my oldest grandson maybe..Can you give me some Ideas on Decorate this year as I really do miss it I was always big on it when my kids were growing up and I give it all away six years ago. I always love the color of the lights and I love snowmen..And my Charlie Brown Christmas snoopy is my favorite character. And I love my doves..So any help you can give I would so appreciate.God Bless.
Oh Elaine, I’m so sorry to hear you’ve stopped decorating for the holidays since your husband passed. I hope you can find a renewed sense of hope and happiness this year as you add festive touches around your home. Just click on this link to see all my Christmas decor and projects: https://www.welcome-to-the-woods.com/?s=christmas P.s. I love doves too! Melissa