How to decorate your Christmas Tree

Posted on December 17, 2009
Filed Under decorating | 25 Comments

Julie Brown shares ideas and tips for decorating your Christmas Tree, from hanging the lights, to choosing which baubles go where.

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25 Responses to “How to decorate your Christmas Tree”

  1. worsleg on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    she can decorate my tree anyday..

  2. Marillionmad on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    LOL, can hear the sound man messing with the mic, quite distracting to be honest (I am a media student btw lol)

  3. mimzywhimzy on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    you do this proffesiionally?!?! that’s AWESOME!!! You shold post some videos too!!!

  4. MrTaninacan on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    Exactley,I am a proffesional tree dresser , and you should always start at the bottom of the tree at the back, and wrap the lights around each branch (up then down the branch) this will give it a far more illuminated effect !,, Next put ribbon and garlands on before the baubles,, unlike this video. A good tip is to double 2 baubles the same ,on 1 branch for greater impact. wrap the bauble string around the branch for a more finshed look, rather than letting them hang free. Hope this helps .x

  5. dahligirl on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    Wrong! PROFESSIONAL tree designers always light the light from the bottom up (so the cords are set near the bottom of the trunk). Then the lights are wrapped in and out each branch, going upward when near the trunk. This method keeps the light cords totally hidden and the lights appear to be natural to the tree.

  6. netab12345 on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    WAAAA!!! I’M GOING FREACKIN’ CRAZY!!! (but it did halp’d a-bit~)

  7. vanessaloll on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    Thanks for the idea :)

  8. 86nafamab on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    Generally when someone makes fun of the honest, sweet, peaceful moments of life, they have a storm of rage inside their own heart. May God grant you peace. And thanks for the great tree ideas!

  9. GreenJanuary on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    Too much elagance, I like tacky Christmas trees, something with character.

  10. NightlightFilms09 on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    damn all this just throw everything on fight with the family and move on with your day

  11. 7pretty7 on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    You sound like you would do a BETTER TREE THAN HER..Thanks for the tips !

  12. 7pretty7 on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    BORING ….WHERE IS THE LIGHTS ..

  13. rb2freak on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    Yes, Mr. Taninacan. I would love to see your trees too. Post some video.

  14. luzyprogreso on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    I hate xmas!

  15. notetoselfimissyouxx on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    this isnt a christmassy christmas tree at all! :(
    red,green,gold,silver,browns,creams are real xmas tree colours!

    I *HATE* black xmas decorations with a passion

  16. memacnoca on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    thanks, I’ll try your way

  17. Jacbo96 on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    btw you professional tree dressers are saying dont do this or that. why bother watch the movie!!! anyways why dont you make one

  18. SuperAnimalGuy on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    like danieldudek85 said, it looks nice but its no fun. yeah we have gold and red but we just put decorations on in any order ( not lights and tinsel, we pit them on first) although, we have little funny ornaments like alvin and the chipmunks :)

  19. damniamsexy1 on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    Thanks for that useful information

  20. Pilotak47 on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    thank you realy helped :) 5 STARS

  21. krishanthkrishyanth on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    helpful video thanks for uploading it

  22. mikkizzle on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    Love the decorations, along with that accent :D

  23. benjityme on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    UM any colors are great christmas tree colors actually…i mean if you are going for “traditional” colors then it would be red green and white..with silver or gold accents….but its the tase or selection of each person..in my business i tell people to give me a budget and a color scheme then i go from there! and as for the black decorations… you probably have not seen it done in an elegant or non trashy way : )

  24. benjityme on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    actually if you have an artificial tree you should light each section as you put it together from trunk to end of branch back to trunk of tree then move to the next branch…most trees depending on the thick/fullness of the tree should have 100 lights per foot..so if its 6 foot then 600 lights etc…

  25. chiaraA1 on December 17th, 2009 7:02 pm

    i knew ornaments was after lights! my sister INSISTED it was garland!! but garland is supposed to be like the “topping” right? it goes on last (before the star)

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