Christmas magic is here! I’m excited to reveal my whimsical “Sweet Treats Tree!” I’ve paired with Decorators Warehouse as part of their Home for the Holidays Christmas Tree Challenge to come up with a unique Christmas tree design! This tree was inspired by the visions of sugar plum fairies, pastel colors, and the elegant holiday sparkle of silver and gold. It’s adorned with tasty treats like gumdrops, popsicles, cookies, cotton candy, and cake pops with rainbow sprinkles. (Click on the bold words for links.)
I had the wonderful experience of going to Decorators Warehouse in September and being transported into a Christmas wonderland. Lights were twinkling from every inch of the ceiling and dreamy themed Christmas trees were everywhere you looked. The trees were beyond beautiful with ornaments, ribbon, and every detail one would need to create the tree of their dreams.
Before going to the store, I had originally thought of decorating my christmas tree in traditional christmas colors of red and white, possibly a candy cane theme. But that all changed when my eyes beheld the magic and enchantment of the sugar plum fairy tree dressed up in pastel colors! It reminded me of the sugar plum fairy costumes from the Nutcracker Ballet that my mom took my sister and I to when we were little girls. (I love the Nutcracker Ballet! I have the entire collection of Nutcracker Ballet Barbie dolls - each one dressed from different parts of the exquisite Ballet.)
After falling in love with pieces from the sugar plum fairy tree, I came across the cutest gingerbread ribbon ever! Then I saw the most darling treat ornaments, and I knew I wanted to combine these three pieces. I still loved the look of a whimiscal fairy tree, but once I saw the adorable Christmas goodie ornaments, I decided to focus on happy colored Christmas treats. I decided to also incorporate elements like; glitter cupcakes ornaments, snowflake cookie gumdrop sprays, sprinkle balls, glass popsicles, and fuzzy cotton candy ornaments. From there the Sweet Treats Tree was born!
I was in love with the direction this tree was going - but it wasn’t finished yet. I wanted to make it elegant and give it bit more of grown up presence. To do that, I brought in the traditional Christmas colors of silver and gold with leaf sprays. I also added extra sparkle with pink and gold poinsettia stems edged with glitter. But my favorite item was the light up topper. To have lights at the top of the tree helps set the magical look!
My Christmas tree decorating guide:
Make clusters of greenery with two different sprays and wrap the stems around each other to secure in place. I used 12 clusters throughout my nine 9 ft tree.
Add two types of ribbon. I cut them in 2-3 ft strips and placed them evenly around the tree going in a downward motion.
Add two different types of large ornaments - I added pink and blue shatterproof ormaments.
Add two different types of medium ornaments - I added pink and gold ormaments.
Add four types of flowers/stems and small ornaments - I added my candy ornaments and gold and pink poinsettia stems.
Add sprays to fill in any gaps or holes - I used Snowflake cookie gumdrop, cake pop and gold leaf sprays.
My favorite ornaments on the tree are the glass pink and blue popsicles. They’re so pretty and shiny - they make me smile. Do you see a favorite ornament on the Sweet Treats Tree? My little ones are obsessed with all the darling food ornaments on this tree. What types of Christmas decor do you love?
No matter what your holiday decor preference, Christmas is a magical time of year full of tradition and spending time with family and friends. Decorate your home with the pieces, colors, and themes that speak to you and make you happy.
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