We aren’t decorating for Christmas just yet, but I’m trying to get a plan going. Tonight my mom and I were discussing what we were going to decorate the Christmas tree with. Every year she has a different theme for her tree, and I tend to stick with the basic unbreakable ornaments.  It was fun throwing around different ideas, here are a few that we (mostly she) are thinking about using:

• A Nature themed Christmas Tree: With craft store birds, and homemade nests. You could use popcorn garland (if your kids are a little older than mine), and peanut butter/ bird seed covered pine cones.  Even washed and pressed pretty Fall leaves would make great ornaments.
• An Origami Tree: Pretty folded paper cranes, fish, turtles, anything that you can fold would make perfect ornaments.
• Jewelry Theme: Get out the costume jewelry, brooches, hat pins, and adorn the tree. Vamp up the tree skirt by using a rich burgundy velvet.
• Sports Theme: Does your family have a favorite sport that you collect? Thade has so many NASCAR die-cast cars that would look pretty cute as ornaments, but I don’t think he would let me do this one. What about Football?
• Do you a favorite color, or even your wedding colors? Be it pink, blue, or purple look around for lights, ribbons, and ornaments in your favorite color to dress the tree.
• Even a Santa, Snowman, or Snowflake themed tree would be cute 🙂

What will you be decorating with this year? Do you have a favorite ornament from your childhood?