My Christmas Tree--2011 | ConfettiStyle

We’ll, here it is….our Christmas Tree.

Every year I create a different theme for my tree. No, I don’t go out and buy all new ornaments. I may take an element from a previous theme and create a new theme around that. And, I always try to hand make a few of my ornaments to give my tree a really personal touch. Last year my tree was all silver, primarily mercury glass.

This year my theme is vintage inspired with a mix of red, mercury glass, burlap. sheet music and crafted elements. I love the way it turned out! Hope you enjoy it.

Sorry for the grainy photo. The tree sits in front of french doors and the sunlight is killer.

Here’s a upclose detail shot of a section of the tree. The burlap ribbon is loosely wound around the tree and my sheet music rolls are tucked all around the tree.

The yarn pom-poms I made are wrapped around the burlap ribbon. These will be making another appearance in my gift wrapping too!

The dress form I use when I’m making my jewelry is tucked to the side of the tree. I hope one day she’ll be wearing that fur vest that is on my Christmas list.

These are the ornaments that were under construction a few days ago. I used cardboard coasters, sheet music, saying tags and tinsel string to create them. Each one has a jingle bell and twine holder.

I also made these clear glass music ornaments. I cut some sheet music into thin strips, wound it around a pencil and then inserted the curled paper pieces into clear glass ornaments. A tiny bell hangs from the top of each ornament.

These sheet music pin wheel ornaments were also handmade. After creating the pin wheel I placed a decorative paper circle in the center and then layered on a tiny mirror circle for shimmer.