Christmas tree project and the family
Christmas tree project and the family
Christmas tree project and the family
Christmas tree project and the family
Christmas tree project and the family
Christmas tree project and the family
Christmas tree project and the family
Christmas tree project and the family
Christmas tree project and the family
Christmas tree project and the family

(Para leer el post del pino navideño has click aquí) The Christmas tree wasn’t a big deal for me back in Monterrey because I wasn’t home most of the time and a few holiday pieces were enough to decorate the little condo, but things have changed and I feel that the kids really enjoy looking at the ornaments, lights, the smell of the natural tree, so since last year I have a Christmas tree project, that creates family memories long term.

Maybe it’s not perfect, but I have worked on it with help of mom, hubby and the kids. Most of the work was done last year, when I decided to recycle the old blue ornaments (pro-recycling here) and this 2017 just added some extras to the big tree. And although last year I wrote a post about the process  in Spanish, this time I’m just updating the post with a few extra details, in case you want to do it at home.

-First things first: we picked basic colors to decorate, which are white, silver and gold.

-Based on the colors, mom and I covered the small blue ornaments with a material that looks like snow, and it’s sold everywhere (we got it at Jo-Ann, but then we got more at Michaels). The bright side, besides recycling, is that the ornaments look bigger and go better with the size of the tree.

-To make it look fuller, we got some old branches from Brackenridge Park, painted them white and covered them with white glitter and artificial snow flakes (glued with white Elmers).

-The beautiful silver and gold deers and the alphabet punch board are from Michael’s. That’s how we created the Merry Christmas banner, decorated with glitter and artificial snow flakes.

-The big ornaments white, gold and silver, the LED lights and the poodle are from Walmart. We have a poodle named Nacho 😊

-This year was super easy because we just added a couple of big ornaments, more snow and big gifts wrapped with our favorite colors.

What can I say! I love the kids faces when they admire the result. Do you have a Christmas tree project? Share your pictures here!