It’s Week Two in this years Christmas Home Tour — and today I’m sharing my Rustic Christmas Tree. A great big warm welcome to those of you joining me from A Burst of Beautiful (or Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, etc).
Parker Posey decided to be the official greeter today… don’t tell him I said this, but he looks like he’s gained a few pounds (hee-hee).
I’m a creature of habit. The tree in my living room has been the same for the past 6 or 7 years. The tree in my front room usually hosts a tree filled with ornaments from our (the hubby and I) childhood and travel. I call it the memory tree. However, when blogging — you can’t post the same tree each year… Womp womp womp. Last year I shared this tree in my Woodland Christmas Tour.
I went with a simple rustic Christmas tree this year, and I even bought a new tree. Yahoo00o! I had a five foot tree and it was a little on the pathetic side. When you can touch the top of your tree without a stool, you might need to upgrade. I decided an upgrade was long overdue, and used woodsy, rustic ornaments with splashes of a little glam and plaids.
Don’t even get me started on the wool felt ball garland and the berries. They seem to be a match made in Christmas tree heaven!
Rustic Christmas Tree
Rustic Christmas TreeGrowing up, we ALWAYS had real trees. The hubs isn’t a fan of that, so I don’t push the idea. I remember when we lived in Bath, NY, there was a man from our church named Royce Pifer. He and his family owned a tree farm. We bought our trees from him for over 10 years.
One year we even drove out to the property and cut one down. Everyone should experience that at-least once in their lifetime. It’s certainly a wonderful memory making experience.
A holiday tradition that I detested was stringing cranberries and popcorn… but looking back I become nostalgic and appreciate the memory. My sister and I would sit on the living room floor with a hug bowl of air popped popcorn and bags of cranberries, carefully threading 10-12 pieces of popcorn, then 2-3 cranberries. While it did add a beautiful simplicity to the tree, we just hated the labor behind it… kids will be kids, right?
Most years the tree went up while we watched the Frosty the Snowman cartoon (one of my ALL TIME favorite holiday shows other than White Christmas).
O Star of Wonder
O Star of WonderWhile I don’t string the popcorn and cranberries anymore, each year as I decorate the trees, I fondly think back to those days. What would we do without those special memories?
Nowadays I make a lot of my own ornaments when I’m changing my trees theme up…. like the Buffalo Check Hoops, the mini bundles of birch and the plaid wooden “R” ornaments.
Yarn wrapped stars are an all-time favorite of mine and I shared the tutorial for those back in 2011. I make a few almost every year.
How cute this is galvanized farmhouse? I picked it up at Michael’s. Yes, I tend to pick up some new ornaments every year too. It’s hard not to, especially when they are screaming, “BUY ME! I’m perfect for your tree.” You know, like the Pier 1 commercials? HA!
And that’s a wrap… from oversized pom poms to large rusty jingle bells, I hope you’re feeling all warm and fuzzy. Next week we can cozy up by the fire in our living room if you’d like — and sip on some hot cocoa!
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Be sure to swing by and check out her beautiful tree!
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Carol Darden says
I love your tree. But oh,….can I have the little white dog!! So cute!
Kelly Rowe says
Aw, thanks Carol! I know…my little Parker is a cutie. Appreciate you stopping by. xo.
Jenn says
I love this tree!! Your yarn-wrapped stars are my favorite (I still have the one you gave me on my tree).
Kelly Rowe says
Thanks so much sweet friend! 🙂 Appreciate it. HUGS.
teresa says
i have lost my christmas mojo for some time now. im trying to get it back this year. its kind of hard because i just lost my dad. he would of loved this tree. i love it its old fashioned style home and inviting.
Tangie says
Where is your tree from? We will be in the market for a new one next year and I LOVE yours. Not to mention the decorations and details that make it a perfectly cozy Christmas tree!
Kelly Rowe says
Hi Tangie. I actually purchase this tree at Walmart. It has a realistic look and I felt the price was right 😉 Merry Christmas!
Alex says
Where did you get the red berry garland?
Kelly Rowe says
Hi Alex 🙂 I got the garland at Joanns, here is a link to it: http://bit.ly/2gMBaAu. It’s on a GREAT sale right now too!
Heather Luckhurst says
What a gorgeous tree Kelly!! Love the yarn wrapped ornaments – now I know what to do with all the leftover bits of yarn I have stashed!! Happy Holidays friend! xo H
Steph says
I needed some tree inspiration and this is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
Brittney says
Hi how long foot wise was your felt ball garland? I’m in the process of making one and it sure how many feet I’ll need.