How do you decorate for the holiday season

We put a tree up here. It's an artificial tree, and all of our ornaments are very old. The same stuff we put on when I was little.

My favorite is our poinsetta (I can't spell) lights..They're red lights, with fabric flowers. They are very pretty. :)

We are headed up to cut our tree this weekend...we usually get a 12 ft tree or so. We are investing in new lights this year..those new lower energy LED lights. We, too, have a wide array of ornaments.

I also make a home-made wreath with the trimming branches from the tree.

Here is a pic. of my tree.

Puddl- how pretty!! I love real trees, but I can't have one because of allergies and asthma!

We have a fake one- ought to be real for the cost :lol: decorate it with old bulbs, some over 80 years old, and new ones too.

When the boys were young, I decorated the whole house inside and out. I probably have 15 boxes of Christmas deco in the attic-quit doing alot of decorating after sons got grown- but love Christmas!!..karen

puddle I love it! So classic!

I think you started something...I want to post a picture of my tree this weekend.

just had to post this one lol

Hey I want one!!! :D

Keep the pictures coming Puddle. This one is great.

How cute!! Reminds me of the cabin we had- my brother mounted and he put stocking hats on all his mounts- squirrells,duck,deer!!..karen

lol I love that one. Hubby hates it when I put stuff on his deer lmao. I have bunny ears for easter and stuff for st. pattys day. lmao. Karen you gave me a great idea, now I have to go get a little hat for his jackalope mount lmao. He's gonna kill me hahahaha :lol:

That would be sooo funny!! My brother also got little dog santa coats and put on his squirrel and rabbit :lol: karen

puddle be sure and post those pictures!

:lol: yeah-I want to see them too!!..karen

:lol: lmao Karen. I would have loved to see that one :lol:

Volley I will be sure to take a pic of that when I put it on the jackalope lol. He's gonna hate me lol But if it is hanging on my wall it's fair game for decorating lol. I will take a pic. of the kittys stockings also. But I won't be going until this weekend so your gonna have to wait :P lol

Puddle, we are all waiting for your pictures. We will defend you to your husband. Blame it all on us!!!!

Just tell him it was my brothers fault- he made you do it--I blame him for everything anyway :lol:

omg you 2 lmao :lol: I am laughing as hard as I did when I elfed my family lol. My daughter works on thursday so when I go pick her up I am gonna run in and find a hat. Even if I have to run in the pet section. I WILL find one that will fit it lmao.

Can't wait for those pics!!Also of hubbys reaction!..karen

We're doing minimal decorating this year (which is KILLING me...I love to do Christmas up BIG!)...as we are moving in a month and a half, the last thing I want to do is have MORE to pack back up after the holiday before we move. In the interest of keeping our move as simple as possible, we're going to just put up our tree and decorate it.

We went this past weekend to cut down our tree...It was quite a trip...and it looked a lot smaller in the field....we had a time putting it on the suv and it dwarfed the vehicle. Then we were driving down the highway and it fell off!!!! We had to go in the middle of a 4 lane highway and put it back on...I swear we looked like Family Vacation. My ornaments range from ones that hung on my grandma's tree to stuff that was given to us last year. My parents have given me a Christmas tree onrnament every year since birth..and when I married, hubby was included and when I had children, they were included. I gave the two older boys their ornaments last year to start their own traditions.

omg Roxy :lol: I'm sorry I don't mean to laugh, but, I would have paid to see your trip getting your tree lmao. Thanks for sharing that story I need a laugh. If that were us, hubby would have blamed it all on me (even though he's the one that ties the trees to the truck )

Well I just found out that I am not going to the cabin this weekend :cry: Hubby and daughter have to work. But I am still going to pick up the hat :wink: I will post the pic. as soon as I get it. Probably the following weekend. So I will probably put up my tree here this weekend and start making my Christmas candy.

Puddle, laugh all you want :lol: We did and it was too funny. IT was even funnier when we went to the hardware store in this little town to buy rope since the bungee cords broke. And while we were putting the tree back on the car, one of my employees rolled up and here I was in my weekend attire with my hair crazy and pine needles everyhwere...Got to meeet his wife for the first time :shock: BUt atleast my son and the rest of us will have good memories of that day. We let him cut the tree down with a tree saw...that was funny too....And the tree is probably the prettiest most perfectly shaped tree we have ever had. If I can ever figure out how to use my camera, I will post it.

My kids bought me a new tree about 3 years ago...it is a little smaller than the huge one we had when they lived at home...but the best part is it's pre-lit so I don't have to fight the light strings anymore!! I gave the big one to my son last weekend with all the lights I didn't need. All my ornaments are wooden toys or trinkets we have picked up over the years and also all the things my kids made while in school.I also use candy canes and gold garland. 2 years ago I started letting each of them choose an ornament from the tree on Christmas Day to start their own traditions....then I buy a couple after the holidays to replace what they took...this way they can take their favorites from childhood for their own tree.I also have a little decor for every room...things I put in the bath, kitchen etc. I will be doing that this weekend.

Ok, just an update. I DID buy the hat :) but as you can see I am not up there to put it up lol. (had to work today :evil: ) So I won't be able to put it up until the weekend before Christmas. SO it will be after Christmas before I can get the pics. posted. But anyway, hubby asked WTH that hat was for lmao. So I told him hahahaha he gave me that look lol. Like one of those mastercard comm. Santa hat $1.40, Jackalope mount $50, look on hubby face when seeing the hat on jackalope, priceless LMAO :lol:

puddle, you are KILLING me! :lol: Need more pictures! I just have a small artifical tree a friend just gave me last year. I didn't have one before that. It's pre-lit (thank God) and just has "regular" ornaments except for a few that my father made that I've kept. I don't have much since it's just me, but it looks pretty when it's plugged in with all the other lights off.

Lmao Cannr :lol:

On that tree I have the least amount of lights I have ever put on a christmas tree :oops: There are 700 lights on that tree. The one that I put up at home usually has between 2000 and 2500 lights. We love the lights lol. So put it this way, when you are watching TV you do not need a light on in the living room lol. Heck I think you could probably even read by the light coming from the tree. Plus we love the colored lights. Hubby had me flock a tree one year and he wanted the lights and ornimants red. It tured out really pretty. But I will NEVER folck a tree myself again. I will pay to have it done lol. Heck I think I have a pic. of that tree. Let me go look and I can post it.

OH BOY! MORE PICTURES! :D

Ok I look at it now and think yes it was kinda pretty but it just needed more. I did have candy canes on it, but my son kept eating them. I had the red tinsel (you can see it) but the dog kept eating it. lol (not one of my better trees though :oops: )

You know, seeing as you all like to see my pics. (I love taking them also and sharing :oops: ) I am going to work on my on-line photo album again. As soon as I get the chance I will let you all know the web page then you can look at all my pics. (Like my avator) I took a bunch of winter pics. and someone made that tag for me using a pic. of mine. She also made some e-mail stationary for incredimail for me using my pics. Now you have me all fired up about it and I will probably be working on that instead of my christmas candy :oops: I will post it when I am done uploading all my pics. again.

Your tree is beautiful!! I am so glad you got the hat-wish I could have seen hubbys face :lol: Post when you can get pics!!Karen

Darn it you guys, now I want to get out my Christmas tree today...lol

I will post a picture when I'm done. :)

jessi, we'd LOVE to see your tree! :D

I did the best I could, but the base of the tree is broken...So it's a bit lopsided...lol

I took 3 pics..One of the tree. One of my dog Bell in front of the tree...And one of my ornament from when I was 2. hehe

Merry Christmas. Very pretty, And adorable at age two!!!!!

Thanks, jessi! :D

I am in the process of decorating my tree as we speak....we cut it last weekend and it has been sitting un-decorated for a week! Its been a long week...

Volley, I hope you post pictures

I am sooooo excited!!! I went shopping with my daughter on Monday and I found an even better hat for hubby mount lmao. It is a dog hat and scarf set lmao. Plus I got it for $.80 :) When hubby saw it he asked me what that was for and I told him, he rolled his eyes :lol: But I did end up putting it on my sons cat hahahaha that was so funny. My other cats wouldn't let me put it on them. But I did take a pic. of her with it on and I will probably post that tomorrow. You all will get a kick out of it. I just had to tell you :) I will also take pics. of the mount and post them when I get back on Wed. I will be leaving Friday night wooohoooo. (crossing fingers for tons of snow this weekend, we are supposed to get some,I want to try out our new snowmobiles :) )

Puddle, it sounds great . Pleas please post your pictures for us.

ok....I couldn't wait so here is my son's cat lol

Got to be the cutest thing ever.

I lOve it!! I wish I could get my dog to wear something like that. I bought her a sweater and she chewed it off.

Y'all didn't think I was gonna leave this thread alone, did ya? :)

Glad Yule, folks!

Jessi what a cutie- love the pics!! Puddl-that is too funny about the cat--love the cats' expression :lol: post the pic of the mount-dying to see it!! I wish I still had the pics of my brothers when he was younger and put hats on his mounts :lol: Hope that you get to use your snowmobiles!!

Unc-Unfortunately, that pic looks like it could be from some people that live in the woods near my in-laws :lol:

Uncle - that pic is classic! Made me laugh....

Ok, here are the pics. from the weekend. I put the hat on the mount and I put the other hat on a moose statue I have in the cabin lmao. Hubby just gave me the look. He knew I was going to do it, but when I did he just rolled his eyes lol. But now his brother is coming up this weekend and he is going to see them and make fum of hubby for letting me do it lmao. Plus I took a pic of the tree with the stuff under it. You can see the cats stockings on our little heater. It looks so cozy. I didn't want to come home :cry: But I am going back up on Friday night :) till Tuesday :)

oops I forgot to put the pics. in :oops:

here is the moose

here is my tree, wish you could see the flame on the stove better though.