| If you are a style maven who is a bit bored | | | | pacifiers and wooden alphabet blocks. Little |
| with the traditional then you might be | | | | stuffed animals look great on this type of |
| interested in unique christmas tree themes. | | | | tree and a larger teddy bear or soft plush |
| Here are some unique suggestions for | | | | toy makes a great tree topper. If the |
| christmas tree themes that are sure to be | | | | |
| real conversation starters.The Christmas | | | | baby is a girl you might want to consider |
| Cocktail Party TreeThis christmas tree theme | | | | topping the tree with a doll dressed as an |
| looks great on both big and small trees. | | | | angel.The Peppermint Twist TreeThis most |
| First, if your tree is not a prelit tree try | | | | minimalist of christmas tree themes looks |
| stringing it with a string of novelty lights | | | | fantastic on a bright white, prelit |
| instead of the usual egg shaped lights. You | | | | artificial tree. The color scheme of this is |
| can buy plastic novelty lights in the shape | | | | red and white but you can add a touch of |
| of Chinese Lanterns (for a 50's feel), chili | | | | green in the lights that you |
| peppers (for that modern martini bar feel) | | | | |
| and Pink Flamingos (for that Tikki cocktail | | | | string around it. Purists however think that |
| party atmosphere.)Then try decorating the | | | | keeping the whole thing red and white in |
| tree with tiny cocktail parasols and | | | | every way looks best.When it comes to the |
| multicolored cocktail picks. If your tree is | | | | decorations stick with red and white round |
| really big you could also decorate it with | | | | glass balls. Red and white frosted glass |
| plastic champagne glasses into which you have | | | | balls look much better than the conical ones. |
| glued sequins or glitter. Miniature | | | | Also festoon the branches with as many red |
| chocolates filled with liquor also make nice | | | | and white peppermint candy canes as you can |
| tree decorations.The Gingerbread TreeThis | | | | find. Remember too that you can also stripe |
| most gorgeous of christmas tree themes never | | | | red or white christmas balls with white or |
| goes out of style. It looks best on a green | | | | red glitter by simply adding some glue in a |
| or red tree. Decorate it with gingerbread | | | | striped shape to the ball and rolling it in |
| man cookies, red glass balls, tons of candy | | | | the glitter.You can also accent this look |
| canes, red velvet bows | | | | with red and white ball shaped peppermint |
| | | | candies. A large lollipop with red and white |
| and homemade paper snowflake ornaments.This | | | | striping and surrounded by a sunburst bouquet |
| tree looks great accented it with white or | | | | of candy canes makes a great tree |
| gold beaded garland or a bushy red or white | | | | |
| tinsel garland. or icicle-look garland. Top | | | | topper.The Sea Side TreeThis most unusual of |
| it with a Christmas themed stuffed white or | | | | christmas tree themes looks best on |
| brown teddy bear.The Chocolate and Gold | | | | artificial trees in aqua or light blue |
| TreeThis is probably the trendiest of the | | | | colors. However it would also suit any tree |
| christmas tree themes described here. It | | | | that has a coral color such as light orange |
| looks great on a red artificial tree. The | | | | or pink.This tree is decorated with treasures |
| color scheme in this case is reds, browns and | | | | from the sea including seashells, sea horses, |
| golds. Tiny twinkling gold and red | | | | and ornaments made from aquarium decorations |
| | | | (treasure chests, coins and corals.) Strings |
| lights look best. Think of the eighties when | | | | of pearls can be used as |
| you decorate this one. Decorate this tree | | | | |
| with walnuts, pinecones and chocolates | | | | a garland and novelty lights shaped like |
| wrapped in foil. Gold coins are a nice | | | | seashells or even fish can be strung to |
| touch. Then tie large transclucent gold | | | | enhance the aquatic theme.The Snow and Ice |
| | | | TreeThis is one of the most unusual of |
| and red ribbons, using the kind of ribbon | | | | christmas tree themes as it is white and icy |
| that has bendable wire inside onto the ends | | | | blue instead of the more familiar red and |
| of the trees. The ultimate effect of this | | | | green. First decorate it with a garland of |
| tree should be very opulent and lush.The New | | | | novelty lights shaped like icicles or |
| Baby TreeIf you are celebrating the birth of | | | | snowflakes. Your decorations should be made |
| a child or a child's first birthday this is a | | | | of see through plastic or crystal so it looks |
| great tree to honor how happy you are about | | | | like the tree is dripping with frozen, |
| the new arrival in your home. The | | | | glittering shapes. Instead of cotton batten, |
| decorations suggested look great on | | | | drape the tree with faux spider |
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| any kind of tree but you could consider | | | | webs or cotton shreddings to simulate boughs |
| buying a small blue or pink artificial tree. | | | | heavy with snow. You can even mound this |
| This is a good idea so any toddlers or | | | | cotton at the ends of the bough so it looks |
| infants around can't get ahold of any shed | | | | like it has been clumped there.Your final |
| needles. Also if you buy prelit artificial | | | | step is to spray the whole thing down |
| trees then you don't have to worry about them | | | | generously with flocking. Flocking is |
| yanking lights and pulling the whole thing | | | | simulated snow that comes in an aerosol can. |
| down. If you have lots of toddlers around | | | | You can spray this stuff on just about any |
| then you might want to opt for a small | | | | kind of tree including artificial prelit |
| ceramic christmas tree until they are old | | | | christmas trees and ceramic trees to make |
| enough not to grab at decorations and xmas | | | | them look frostier.This treatment is stunning |
| tree limbs.Pink, mint green, lavender and | | | | on a white artificial tree but it also looks |
| blue frosted glass christmas balls look | | | | great on red, purple, blue or other |
| particularly nice on pink or blue artificial | | | | artificial trees as all of the white provides |
| trees. You can also decorate these trees with | | | | a nice contrast to the tree's original |
| baby toys, baby bottles filled with candy, | | | | color.For more information on Christmas |
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