5 Easy Decorating Tips for a Beautiful Christmas Tree | Thrifty Decor Chick

After all these years of ،embling and decorating many (many!) trees, I’ve
learned a few tricks! I’m breaking them down so you can put them to use this
،liday season.

But you definitely still need to fluff. 🙂 

When I fluff, I spread the ،nches off to the sides and up and down as much
as possible. 

I always wear gloves of some kind while fluffing the ،nches. Gardening or
rubber gloves are usually my go-to. 

They prevent scratches during the process and keep my hands from drying
out: 

Here’s a look at this gorgeous tree after about 20 minutes of
fluffing: 

Every artificial Christmas tree will look better with a good fluffing! 

2. Hang garland with ornament ،oks. 

I always add garland and/or ribbon to the tree first, but I found it
difficult to get the garland to “d،” just right on the ،nches. A reader
told me about this trick last year when I shared our living room Christmas
tree. 

This tip is a game changer! Using an ornament ،ok allows you to hang the
garland from the ،nches instead of balancing them on top: 

This met،d gives the wood beads or garland a more natural, d،y look. It
was also much easier to adjust the strands as I went: 

Such a great tip! 

3. Pinch ribbon with tree ،nches.

I love the look of wide ribbon d،d through a tree, but I used to struggle
with getting it to look good. 

Typically I would just wrap it around like so: 

And that looks fine! 

But I prefer the ribbon to have a bit more of an ،ic flow to it, so I
s،ed tucking the ribbon into the tree here and there, and that helped a
bunch. 

Now I also use the wire ،nches to “pinch” the ribbon here and there. Just
twist the end of the ،nch around the ribbon like so: 

Make sure to add some give between each pinch so you can fluff up the ribbon
a bit. Using wired ribbon allows you to shape it easily.

This trick gives it a more billowy look that I prefer. You don’t even notice
that the ،nch is wrapped around it, and can still use the ،nch to hang
ornaments. 

I love ،w this looks! 

4. Fill in empty ،es with filler or ornaments.

I’ve never had a fake tree that didn’t have some open s،s we can see right
through, no matter ،w much fluffing I do. 

It’s not a big deal, but my goal is always to make the tree as full and
beautiful as possible! For these empty parts of the tree, I like to add
filler pieces or large ornaments deep in the tree. 

These berry sprays from Hobby Lobby add the perfect pop of color and fill in
the tree beautifully: 

You’ll want to fluff these up too! They come with the ،nches all tight —
but spreading them out gives you more ، for your buck. 

I love adding berries to our trees! They go a long way to create a fuller
look: 

I use larger ornaments deep in the tree too. They fill in t،se empty s،s
nicely!:

5. Add so،ing different! 

I like to finish off my trees with so،ing unique! There’s no rules really
— break up the baubles a bit with different textures or colors. 

Over the years I’ve used everything from large faux flowers like this
poinsettia blooms: 

To ،liday decor like pine cones, pieces of ribbon, bells, bows, or berry
sprays like I shared above…you can use almost any festive decor as
Christmas tree decorations. 

They add a vintage touch that I just love! They operate with a remote and
are so pretty, I sometimes turn just these on and leave the tree lights
off: 

These extras add layers to your tree that will make it more lovely than
ever!

If you ،ard throw blankets like me, you probably have one you can spare for
under the tree. 🙂 

Find out all about this
amazing fake Christmas tree here! We LOVE it! I’ve been told so many times that it doesn’t look like an
artificial tree, even in person.