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Festive Decorating Tips to Make Your Christmas Tree Sparkle

The festive season is upon us, which means it’s time to gather your decorations and to start transforming your home into a Christmas wonderland! The Christmas tree is the focal point of every festive display, but knowing how to make your tree look its very best can be tricky. Many of us spend hours rearranging our ornaments and carefully repositioning them in our attempts to make our trees look perfect. So, we’ve put together these handy tips to help you create gorgeous themes for your Christmas tree to make it look its absolute best.

Choosing a theme for your Christmas tree décor is your first step towards making your tree look its sparkling best. Below we’ve gathered together lots of festive themes to help you create a fabulous Christmas tree that matches your décor and tastes.

Metallic Sparkle

Silver is one of the most popular Christmas colour schemes, so it’s an ideal choice for your festive ornaments. But to really make your Christmas tree exude the magic of Christmas, it’s helpful to choose silver tree ornaments that feature some added sparkle and to pair them with an accent. Choosing a scheme of predominantly silver ornaments and breaking this up with the occasional pop of gold is an an excellent way to create a stunning metallic theme for your tree.

These Glittered Icicle Ornaments come in a pack of six and are ideal for positioning on your tree to add some extra sparkle. Choosing ornaments that combine silver and sparkle with a touch of gold, such as these Snowflake Ornaments, will help to bring your metallic colour scheme together.

KURT ADLER - Glass Silver Onion Shaped Ornaments

$10.75

ALL STATE FLORAL - Ice & Glitter Twig Garland

$120

KURT ADLER - Glitter Icicle Ornaments

$9.50

KURT ADLER - Silver Glitter Snowflake Ornaments

$7.00

Traditional Red and Gold

Red and gold is the classic Christmas tree colour combination, and for good reason. This scheme brings together the colours of the season to create maximum impact. Introducing accents of green or white interspersed with the red and gold is an excellent way to add extra interest to this traditional Christmas colour scheme. Combining this with ornaments in a variety of shapes and sizes will create some added visual impact.

This stunning Glass Poinsettia Ornament incorporates the traditional colours of Christmas. Featuring a red gemstone centre and finished with gold glitter, this ornament is sure to add plenty of sparkle to your tree. If you want to make your Christmas tree look plump, introducing some stem picks like this gold Glittered Artificial Ball, Berry and Pine Stem Pick will instantly make your tree look fuller.

KURT ADLER - Red Glass Poinsettia Ornament

$18.50

MELROSE INTERNATIONAL - Metal Star Ornament

$25.00

MELROSE INTERNATIONAL - Red Mercury Glass Ornament

$14.00

ALL STATE FLORAL - Glittered Artificial Ball, Berry & Pine Stem Pick

$15.00

Natural Charm

If you like your Christmas tree to look a little more understated, choosing a nature-inspired theme and matching colour palette will help you achieve this. Take inspiration from Scandinavia and choose rustic-looking decorations made from natural materials to perfect this look. Wooden, felt and paper decorations, combined with pine cones introduces plenty of texture to your tree for a stunning, minimalist finish.

This Honeycomb Paper Green Tree Ornament is an ideal choice for a nature-inspired Christmas tree. Pair your paper ornaments with the Artificial Eucalyptus, Pinecone and Pine Stem Pick to bring the understated beauty of nature to your tree year-after-year.

C & F ENTERPRISES - Honeycomb Green Paper Tree Ornament

$10.00

KURT ADLER - Indigo Dreams Nutcracker Ornaments

$24.00

ALL STATE FLORAL - Artificial Eucalyptus, Pinecone & Pine Stem Pick

$14.00

C & F ENTERPRISES - Honeycomb Red Paper Ornament

$10.00

Quirky Christmas

Christmas is a time for fun and if you want to reflect that in your décor, some quirky tree ornaments will help you achieve this. Choosing novelty Christmas ornaments is an excellent way to incorporate your interests, hobbies, and a touch of humour to your tree. If you want to go all-out and create a truly eclectic look for your tree, you could opt to decorate entirely with novelty decorations. Or, for a slightly more subtle look, try interspersing several novelty decorations among your traditional ornaments

If you’re a fast food fan, how about adding these novelty Fries and Nuggets Ornaments to your tree? You can decide who’s naughty and who’s nice with these novelty Red Glittered Sign Ornaments, which bring a sprinkle of festive humour to your Christmas tree.