Hello everyone–I’m so happy that you could stop by today! I’ve been keeping myself extra busy this past week decorating for Christmas. For the very first year we actually have two big trees set up, one in the front room and one in the living room. I put our woodland themed tree in the front room since it’s considered my “pretty space” and for the living room which is our main hangout spot I put together a fun rustic Santa themed one!
I can’t wait to show you how it turned out so without further ado…
Welcome To The 2nd Annual Christmas Tree Decor Blog Hop!!
We have 23 talented bloggers joining up to share their decorated Christmas Trees with us! So grab a cup of your favorite beverage and get comfortable, because you are going to love the beautiful Christmas Tree Decor shared over the next two days.
Let’s Meet The Hosts!
Michelle from Our Crafty Mom | Allison from Upright and Caffeinated
Angela from Simply Beautiful By Angela | Chloe from Celebrate and Decorate
Michelle from Weekend Craft | Jeanie from Create and Babble
Cindy from County Road 407 | Erlene from My Pinterventures
Jaclyn from The Dotted Nest | Vicki from 2 Bees In A Pod
Leanna from Faeries and Fauna | Maria from Simple Nature Decor
Marie from The Inspiration Vault | Beverly from Across the Blvd.
Dru from Polka Dot Poplar | Melissa from Welcome To The Woods
Donna from Modern On Monticello | Nancy from Adams And Elm Home | Sam from Raggedy Bits
Shirley from Intelligent Domestications | Wanda from From House To Home | Jaclyn from One Thousand Oaks
It didn’t take me long to decide on the theme for this tree. I wanted it to be something fun for the kids and one of their favorite parts about Christmas time is getting excited about Santa’s visit. So I knew that they would be absolutely thrilled to help me set up a Santa tree!
At first I thought about going out and buying a bunch of Santa ornaments. But that sounded awfully expensive and I didn’t want it to be too cheesy or mix matched. So I just purchased a few budget friendly items and alas, our Santa tree was created!
I started with the garland. I got some thick burlap ribbon and tied red ticking ribbon and rusty jingle bells on to create a rustic North pole vibe.
Next I added some various large pieces that I found. The first item that I found was this sign from Homegoods that has a phrase from the boys’ favorite Christmas song, “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.”
I snuck in this cool rustic wooden sleigh. It’s a little heavy but with some finagling with the branches I finally got it secure.
The large wooden ornament sign was a $5 score from Walmart.
The Santa toy sack was found at Michaels for $2. I stuffed a plastic bag inside to make it look like it’s filled with goodies.
The “Jingle Bell Drive” sign was found at Hobby Lobby and it’s heavy so I stapled some twine to the back to attach it to the branches.
The “Ho Ho Ho” letters were also from Hobby Lobby. I took the price tags off but left the plastic hangers to hang them to the branches. I almost didn’t add them in because I thought they may be overkill, but I’m so glad that I did because I feel like they really make the whole tree!
I found the white wooden star for only $5 at target and the “Believe” sign was an awesome Dollar Spot find for only $3.
Once all of the big statement pieces were on I moved on to the smaller details. I purchased a package of wooden reindeer on Amazon and used my trusty image transfer method (that you can read about here) to add each reindeer’s name, with Rudolph being at the top of course.
I added a few jumbo rustic jingle bells that I picked up at Hobby Lobby along with some white and red ornaments.
I bought the Santa mailbox online originally thinking that it would be small enough to fit on the tree. When I saw how big it was in person I quickly realized that surely wasn’t going to happen! So I found it’s home at the bottom and looks quite happy there. The door actually opens and the boys love putting things inside.
I cut holes in a few ping pong balls and popped them on several of the lights to add a fun whimsical feel. They look especially magical when it’s dark!
I am soooo thrilled with how this tree came together and had a blast putting it together with my little guys.
Now letโs check out the rest of the beautiful Christmas Trees!
SUNDAY
My Family Christmas Tree – The Inspiration Vault
Four Traditional Christmas Tree – Intelligent Domestications
Blue and Silver Christmas Tree – 2 Bees In A Pod
A Christmas Tree Without Charisma – County Road 407
Rustic Christmas Tree Decor – Polka Dot Poplars
2018 Christmas Tree – Welcome To The Woods
Candy Themed Christmas Tree – Celebrate And Decorate
A Christmas Tree Filled With Memories – Across the Blvd.
Flocked Buffalo Check Christmas Tree – Weekend Craft
MONDAY
Elegant Christmas Tree With Blush And Metallics – Our Crafty Mom๏ปฟ
Vintage Christmas – Upright And Caffeinated
The Perfect Christmas Tree For A Small Space – Create & Babble
Rustic Modern Christmas Tree- Modern On Monticello
Christmas Tree – Adams And Elm Home
Handcrafted Coastal Holiday Tree – Simple Nature Decor
A Rustic Christmas Tree Featuring Buffalo Check – Faeries And Fauna
Christmas Tree Blog Hop – Simply Beautiful By Angela
Plaid Christmas Tree Decorations – One Thousand Oaks
Blush, White and Black Christmas Tree – From House To Home
Farmhouse Bingo Vintage Clock Christmas Tree – Raggedy Bits
Coastal Ocean Christmas Tree – My Pinterventures
Simple Christmas Tree – The Dotted Nest
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Linking up to these awesome parties!
What a delightful tree! I love the Santa theme. You’ve styled it beautifully.
Thanks Beverly!! ๐
OMG your tree is so stinkin cute and the theme is strong. I LOVE it!!
Thank you so much Melissa!!
Angela…your Santa themed tree is awesome! I love the HO HO HO down the middle and the reindeer with their names are too cute ๐
Thanks Wanda! I’m super happy that I decided to add the letters after all ๐
It’s simply beautiful indeed, what a gorgeous tree. Your family must be so happy to have such a wonderful tree for the holidays.
Maria
Thank you so much for the kind words! ๐
Your tree is unbelievable cute! I want this tree, my grandchildren would be so over the top excited with a tree like this. You did an absolutely fantastic job. Pinning.
Thank you so much Leanna! My kiddos are pretty excited about it as well ๐
Your tree is adorable! I love how you used large pieces to create your Santa theme. Might steal this idea for next year. Pinned.
Aww thank you Erlene! It was such a fun theme for sure!
I adore your tree. Especially how you aren’t afraid to use the giant letters or ornamental items. It’s all perfectly festive and brilliant. Merry Christmas
Thank you Cindy! This was my first year trying out the big items on a tree and I’m absolutely smitten ๐
I love your tree! I almost bought that jingle bell drive sign and now wish I would have! So so so cute!
Thanks Candice! It’s probably not too late haha! I think it’s such a fun little sign ๐
Your tree is so cute! I adore the theme and your use of large items. So delightful.
Thank you so much Dru!!
I really need to work on my Christmas tree game. We’re putting it up this weekend and my goal is to have it decorated with nothing but handmade ornaments made by….my kids! They’re 4 and 5! Your tree looks amazing, by the way!
Aww thank you Alice! That would be so sweet and memorable! ๐
Such a fun tree and very pretty. My favorite ornaments are the reindeer with their names and of course the mailbox is the best accent of all! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Donna! I agree into he mailbox–I’m so glad I was still able to incorporate it ๐
This is so fun! I love that you used some larger pieces and stayed in budget. Just beautiful. Merry Christmas
Thank you Michelle! It was a lot of fun to put together ๐