Christmas Tree Decorations- The Basics

Live Christmas Tree Decoration

There are many Christmas tree options available in the market these days which include a range of different types of trees- from fresh live Christmas tree to artificial Christmas trees and from unlit artificial Christmas trees to pre lit Christmas trees! Whatever Christmas tree you select this season, you will definitely be in search of some really great ideas for Christmas tree decoration. However, you must first know the basics of Christmas tree decoration so that you do not mess up with the whole project. We here give you some tips for this.

Live Christmas Tree

If you have decided to decorate a fresh Christmas tree this year, you must keep the tree fresh and green. For this, you should cut the stump of the tree with a new fresh cut. After that, set it in water immediately. Place your Christmas tree in a stand that has a large water reservoir and keep it filled. Check and refill the water level for 4-5. After the first week, you can reduce the frequency of watering the tree.

Christmas Tree Lights & Other Decorations

It is also important to pay attention towards the right process of putting lights on your Christmas tree. You should first put lights on tree, then garlands, and then the Christmas ornaments which you have bought for decorating tree. Always work from the inside out- arrange the Christmas tree lights on the branches close to the base of the tree. Weave strings of lights along the branches situated inside and then move to the outer branchesof the Christmas tree.

Artificial Christmas Tree Decoration

Christmas Tree Ornaments

For Christmas tree ornaments too, the inside portion of the tree is more important. So, don't hang all the ornament on the tips of the branches. Place them as well as other decorations inside the tree for adding depth and interest to it. The filler ornaments should be evenly spaced all around the tree. Twenty filler ornaments at about every two feet of Christmas tree is a good amount for decorating a Christmas tree. If you plan some Christmas tree theme and have bought themed ornaments then mix them with the general or the basic ornaments.