The history is telling us that the Christmas tree is decorated on the eve of Christmas. The decoration of the Christmas tree is one old tradition that was born around XV century, in Alsace and Loren provinces, but the green trees where decorated on new year eve, but with time the tradition spread like wild fire on all over the Europe and America. In the Europe the Nordic peoples will ornament their houses with mistletoe and tree branches. Today the tree is decorated in maximum three colours, must be fill with lights, kept fresh, and decorated beautiful.
Choosing your Christmas tree is the first step and it's not as easy as it looks, but generally, bigger and fuller is seen as better. You can ask your retailer to make a clean cut on your tree and usually it will wrap it in a plastic mesh, making it easier to get into the house and to set up in the stand. Once at home, try to remove the stump of the tree and set in water and check and refill the water level several times a day for the first week. You can cut down again later, but be sure to place you Christmas tree in a stand that has a large water reservoir and keep it filled.
To prolong the life and the youth of your tree you can help by making a mix mixing with 1 quart water, 1/2 cup light corn syrup, and 1 teaspoon liquid bleach. When you start to decorate your Christmas tree, put the lights on first, then garlands, then the ornaments.
Then you should begin to arrange the Christmas tree lights on the branches near the base of the tree. Put weave of strings along the branches from inside to the outer edges of the branches; this way you ensure that your tree will be filled with light. Then place your ornaments and other decorations on your tree, not only one few branches, but on all of them. Include colour balls that are easily found at discount stores in a wide range of colours,
Special themed ornaments you'll need about 20 to 25 ornaments for a 2 feet Christmas tree. You can also place few between the basic ornaments, like 5 to 10 of them, but don't put to many of them, if a tree is having to much of them, just be sure they are evenly spaced and carefully selected. Then put some silver beads, satin or sparkles, cookie cutter ornaments, popcorn and cranberry garlands or wooden toys, if you like them.
Lay some silk flowers on the branches of your Christmas tree for a formal look, so your guest could be enchanted buy the look of your tree. Or you can try to give a fancy look with metallic spray paint or sprinkling with glitter. Also if you don't want garland, attach holiday coloured ribbons or long strands of raffia to the top branches of the tree.
If you like, you can have a second tree, a smaller silver tree for your kitten, that will look very lovely, and your guest will be very excited about it.
After you finish up, once you've hung all the decorations, it's time to top your tree, crown your tree with a star or angel, something special made with your own hands: make a topper with long feathers, stars on wire, glitter sticks or netting and ribbon.
Now your tree is ready for you, your family and friends, he will wait for your guests,
Wait the songs around him and the Santa Clause. Get your kids to play around him, to fell the joy of Christmas spirit, and sing songs of joy and happiness...it's Christmas and it's snowing.
