Last year my tree colour scheme was silver and blue. This year it is *drum roll* black and gold! I'm addicted to having a clean, uncluttered tree that has a specific colour theme (wrapping paper is complementary -- except for what Santa wraps, since Santa is probably too busy to worry about mommy's colour theme). And I love a different colour theme each year! My basement shelves are full of purples, blues, greens, copper ornaments (and more colours!) I even went out super early to Canadian Tire this year to get some black ornaments because I was afraid they'd sell quickly!

We haven't had any handmade ornaments yet, with my son being only 2 now, but when we do get them, I have a ribbon that I hang on the wall that I'll hang the ornaments on. (That way my simple tree stays simple, but we still have all the ornaments on display that will mean so much to us).

The first couple of years I did a tree in Purple and Gold. They go so well together, plus this also gave me some time to collect some Coca Cola christmas tree ornaments. I collect Coca Cola and one year I said I will have a Coca Cola Christmas tree someday. This will be the year I do that. So it will be done in Red and Silver with the Coca Cola ornaments I have been collecting for years. Of course with matching wrapping paper too.

I originally did gold and white this year, but...

My brother (in the Navy) and his daughters will be visiting for the first time in over four years. On the phone over the weekend, his oldest daughter (13 yr old) asked me "You're not gonna have one of those all one color trees are you? That would suck!" So I'll probably change it before they get here!

I have decades worth of ornaments, but mostly they are divided into two groups - earthly and heavenly! So the toys, Santas, snowmen, and all the secular stuff starts at the bottom, and by the time I'm halfway up, I begin with the crosses and angels. It sounds strange, but they all blend together! And they go on my parlor tree. In the kitchen area is a much smaller tree with gingerbread men. That's where the grandkids' gingerbread house is parked until they pick it up on Saturday!

I was looking at ornaments at Ben Franklin tonight and uggghhhhh!!!!! I can't wait to do several themed trees...makes me root for the move!! Gingerbread...such cute ones to choose from! For those of you with the gingerbread theme, do you put all kinds of baking stuff with it or just gingerbread things?

We have 5 trees, the kitchen has a tree that look like an old lady decorated with kitchen utensiles. My living room is decorated with all disney from hallmark. My daughter's tree in her room is barbie and her bathroom has a small one with the minature disney ornaments. The upstairs is also done in disney the storybook collections. I 've got to get one for my son's room.

I have two trees. The main one is in the living room and is very country looking with ornaments collected through the years and one for every year my husband and I have been married.

The other tree is my ice skating tree. It is done in white lights, white beads and all the ornaments are ice skates or people or animals ice skating. I used to ice skate about 20 hours a week and although it's been a long time since I have skated, I love ice skating and all that stuff.

My theme this year is - nothing breakable or sentimental! We have a 7 month old kitten this year. If he keeps with his normal behavior patterns, he should be climbing up our tree within a matter of days. Now, its a fake tree, so this should be lots of fun to watch!

Oh my, I almost forgot to share. I went to the gift shop in Christmas, Florida today! I was on my way home from Orlando, and drove past it. I'd never been in there. If you are not from here, but visit Orlando, you have to go there! There is such great stuff in that shop, not just Christmas stuff, but so much I don't know where to begin.
Just wanted to share that info with everyone.

No theme here. The closest we come to that is that I buy my oldest a snowman ornament and my youngest a Santa. I buy other ornaments every year too, just a few at a time because I like everything to be different.

Ok! I know we're making memories for our kids right? But when the oldest said "Mom, we always get to do what we want on the tree. This year we want you to decorate it and do it how YOU want to..." I was sooo excited. Well...I caved and let them do it how they wanted to. Without any guidance from me as to where to put what ornament or anything. I can't wait until I can decorate my own my way!

The year that DH and I got married, Hallmark started a Puppy Love series...we get one every year. And I get other ones that appeal to us--mostly dog-theme. It's a big collection of Hallmark, some hand-made ornaments, red/green/gold glass ornaments and some older decorations from our past.

Alan and I started a Christmas tradition with all the kids in our family...each year we give them an ornament that reflects them, their hobbies, likes. That way when they move out on their own or get married, they have a set of Christmas ornaments.

My main tree is different shades of pink and pretty much victorian style ornaments. My other tree in the dining room is all gold. However, I am really into old and rusty things and I would love to do one with old ornaments on it, maybe someday, it takes a while to collect all those things!

I like for the main tree at home to be the traditional ornaments that i grew up with. But I put up small trees, one in my bedroom which is silver and lilac to match the room, and I always change my office tree every year. This year it is hot pink, red and purple, a "diva" tree. Little shoes, purses, lipsticks, perfume, dresses, jems, lots of hot pink maribou/feathers and fuscia glitter.

Lisa! That hot pink tree sounds so cute!!! My girls would love that!

I really don't have a theme other than a color theme...burgandy and gold. Growing up my mom always had a wooden toy theme on our tree, sorta like the old fashioned wooden toys. Now she does a snowman tree each year.

I have a Gingerbread man themed tree! I've done it for about 3 years now and I still love it. I also decorate all over my house with Gingerbread/cookie decor. On my tree I have Gingerbread men ornaments and then I also took cookie cutters and tied them with raffia to hang on the tree! I have a Gingerbread tree topper as well as a GB tree skirt!

Agh, tree?

Kids are grown, only have grandcats, *way low thyroid.

But I have 3 or 4 ceramic ones I keep around all year* so I'm not a complete grinch or anything. Hey I bought wrapping paper this year.

I have 2 full size trees They are both full of ornaments the kids made ( they are all grown now ) But they expect to see them on the tree every yr and make a point of looking for them. They also still use the same stocking they first had !
My trees also get strings of popcorn ( if theres time ) and homemade cookies or what ever new idea we have that yr as far as home made. I like old antique and country style items I have even wrapped all my gifts in brown paper bags( tied with twine for ribbon & bows ) that we decorated with drawings. stampers etc ! Oh and I always add candy canes to ! I also have 3 more table top trees and a full size 7ft santa like the kind you see in a store display! I love Christmas!!! We also decorate the outside. people come over and say its like walking through a store, because we have so many decorations ! I buy at least 1 new item every yr !

This year we have 3 trees. One has all the handmade ornaments, another full of red and gold sparkling things, and the third is my husband's redneck tree... (Beer cans, gilded pretzels, and a Santa underneath who is being attacked by a hound dog, while singing 'Who Let the Dogs out')
...facepalm...

I want a hot pink tree!!

Ours is ivory, gold & silver. But I keep seeing all these chocolate brown and turquoise ornaments and I want to switch. Dh would have a fit if I spent all that $ on ornaments though.

I've decorate my moms tree every year since I was 10 (my mom lets me do whatever theme as long as I dont burn the house) this year Ive decorated with pink roses and ivory ones along with gold ribbons and placed some random stuff with roses in the house. We also have Christmas lights outside. And in my house I have a small probably 1 foot tree that came decorated and with lights since i don't have any kids and we usually don't spend the holidays at home I go all out at my moms. The whole family gets together there so my work of art is displayed there.

Our tree is currently decorated in the "Our 2 & 4 year old DD's keep grabbing the ornaments, and have already broken 3 this year" theme; the bottom 3 feet of the tree are pretty much bare with the exception of the lights, some garland, and a few plastic ornaments, the top 3 feet is a mad cluster of all the others ones. It's pretty sad lookin' really.