Insider's Guide to Tree Decorating

There numerous inexpensive ways of decorating your Christmas tree. You can use lights and decorations from the dollar store to beautify your Christmas tree. Since dollar stores offer items that are from other retail stores, you get to purchase decorations that are attractive while saving on money.

You may want something a little different this year. This could be because you are tired of using the same decorations each year. In this case, there are plenty of ideas for decorating your tree in a different way.

1. Decorate using angel themes
This is one of the most popular ways of decorating your tree. The usual angel theme is cherubs. You can find many attractive decorations for this theme, not just for your tree but for your entire home. You can also get angel statues and other items for decorating your house so as to stay true to your theme.

You can choose to decorate with a Victorian or crochet theme. In the case of a crochet theme, you should create your own decorations speedily since you only need several crochet balls and threads. Choose various colors of thread for a really attractive tree. A white theme also blends with the Christmas spirit. You can get inspiration from the internet which is full of free Christmas decoration patterns.

2. Decorate with specific colors/themes
The most popular Christmas colors are red, green and silver. However, that does not mean that you have to limit your options. You can use your favorite color. A color like blue is beautiful and it gives your Christmas decorations a fresh effect. If non-traditional colors do not work for you, you should decorate with different shades of a primary color. For instance, if you choose to go with green, you can select neon, Kelly and dark green variations. Make sure that you do a comparison of all your decorations before putting them up. This will help you to see the shades that go well together.

3.  Decorate to symbolize your career
This is particularly fun if you are a teacher. You can get your students to create decorations for your classroom Christmas tree. If you work in a business environment, you should decorate your office to suit your business. The advantage of this Christmas decorating ideas is that they let you decorate for more than one holiday. If you have workmates who do not celebrate Christmas, this theme will make them feel included.

The final step is to place the presents under the tree!