Traditionalists believe in keeping the same decorating scheme year after year. The Transitionalists have trees that change over the years. They add ornaments, change out the lights basically tweaking the Christmas tree design over the years. The third group are the Trendsetters. Trendsetters are the people who design and decorate the most dazzingly beautiful and unique Christmas trees.
Your Christmas tree ornaments is only limited by your choice of color, shape, size and materials. Ornaments can be purchased at stores, gift shops, church fairs or you can even make your own. If you are lucky you may have inherited some Christmas ornaments from your family. These heirlooms are very special memories you can put on your tree every year.
Ornaments purchased from stores are as varied as the number of materials available. The ornaments can range from hard unbreakable plastic to fragile hand blown glass ornaments. The advantage of glass is the luster and color of the ornaments. Nothing surpasses the glow of holiday ornaments reflecting the lights of the Christmas lights. Glass ornaments are fragile and tend to be more expensive. Use care when handling.
Home made ornaments can be wooden, paper-mache, needlepoint, pictures or almost any thing found around the home. The breakability of homemade ornaments varies. The special part of homemade ornaments is the person and the story of how and when they were made. Some homemade ornaments can be fragile, remember to handle with loving care.
If you have children or pets, you may want to consider using unbreakable ornaments on the lower branches. Accidents happen so protect your favorite ornament. Trees tip easily. One solution? Hang a favorite ornament on a special display stand to avoid it being broken by your child or pet.
Consider making some ornaments with your children using ribbon and an inexpensive plastic ornament. Hobby stores also sell prepackaged ornament making kits. Have fun and add some personality to the ornament. A child`s contribution will make your tree special. Your child will be proud to have made some ornaments for the family tree. Store and save each contribution for next year`s tree. You can make new ornaments each year to show the progress each child has made with creating ornaments.
Whatever your choice of ornaments, make sure your tree decoration represents your family`s interests and tastes. When you personalize the tree you make your Christmas special and uniquely yours. You can also start the Christmas tradition of decorating the tree together. Tradition and togetherness are all part of Christmas and family.
By: Phil The Gardener
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