A Little Change For Christmas

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If you've followed me for any length of time... you may know that I've done a white and gold Christmas tree for YEARS..... A couple of years ago I tried to add some black ribbon, but that just looked like snakes slithering down our Christmas tree. 😳 Not a good look...

So, this year, I thought I'd try something different again... no snakes this time! I saw someone add burgundy ribbon and I immediately went on Amazon to find some. The ribbon arrived and it was more of a dark red.... not the color I was looking for. So, I ordered another one.

Dark red ribbon
Burgundy ribbon

This one was perfect! But I thought what if I did both of the ribbons?

Oh! Yes, most definitely! Recently, I had picked up some plaid ribbon at Sam's club. Hmmm, what would that look like with them?

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!! Let's go for it!

When I start my tree, I always start with one strand of twinkle lights. I purchased the ones from Target. Twinkle Lights.

I zig zag those lights from top to bottom. Then I add my super large Christmas ornament balls. Next, I put in all my berry stems. I purchased about 20 burgundy stems from Hobby Lobby this year. The green and beige ones are from a couple of years ago, but they are still available at Hobby Lobby as well.

Now, we're ready for the ribbon. I measured out about 52 inches for each bow. (It was the length of my coffee table.) I just tied a simple bow and placed it on the tree. For the plaid ribbon, I made one loop, twisted and cut tails. It isn't a full bow. I decided to swirl them around the tree draping the tails along, alternating the colors.

It looks so pretty! Then I added some gold and white ribbons and a few more stems. Ready for ornaments.

I am loving this look!! 💗💗💗

I had so much ribbon, I decided to add it all around. Those rolls were 25 and 50 yards!

Here's where I hung the stockings with some greens and ribbon.

I continued the theme into the entry area.

The front door...

And even our bedroom! Loving the Christmasy sheets I picked up at Target. 😍

Back to the living room... I absolutely love our antique manger scene. This year I purchased some of the 'Real Touch' Norfolk pine. I love it!! I put the nativity on little blocks to raise it enough for the pine to go under it. I love those candles, they flicker like the real deal.

Speaking of nativities... we purchased the Little People Nativity for the grandkids to play with. They love it!!

Do you see those little snowballs? OMG! They have sooo much fun throwing those around the house! I love seeing them have so much fun!

Little People Nativity
Snowballs

Lastly, I decorated the bookshelves. I didn't change too much from my regular decor. Just added a few touches of Christmas. Instead of adding the large words to my tree, this year I added them to the bookshelves.