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  1. I LOVE my skinny tree. My 3 1/2 yr old grandson was so excited to help decorate. Thus, the bottom half of the tree has 9,000 ornaments, the top-not so many. I do not care. I just noticed one side has no ornaments. I still do not care. We had fun, that’s all that matters. Yours is beautiful Brenda-so is mine…so is min

  2. I love it. I got so tired of decorating I just put garland on our small tree. Will probably go to World Market this week and get 1 more!!

  3. As always, you decorating is sweet perfection. I love your skinny tree in the corner. I had a skinny tree for years that I lit with the old-fashion candlestick lights. Finally, had to retire it – bought it in the late 70’s. Thank you Brenda for allowing us to see your “pin” pages on Christmas trees, etc. I enjoyed so much scrolling through each one. Christmas will be different for me this year, I lost my husband the 25 of October due to leukemia. We had been married for 59 years. It happened so fast that I am still running on adrenaline. Been following your blog since you were in Texas!

    1. I’m so very sorry about the loss of your husband. You were together a very long time. Yes, you are still running on adrenaline. When your brain can handle it, you will begin the stages of grief. I’ve written a lot about that. Thanks for being a long time follower!

  4. Your tree is beautiful..read some of the other posts above…glad you are not finished…more good stuff to come..staying tuned…lol I am not finished either and did not leave my sofa today..lol Cheers to a Merry Christmas Season.

  5. Beautiful tree! With the new fireplace and a dear little dog and silly lovable cat you certainly have created a “Cozy Little House.”

  6. I love live trees. Being from a farm family and living on a farm, it is a way to support farmers in this area of western North Carolina. When my children were little we went to a tree farm a picked out one to cut. Now we go to the farmers market and buy from the same farmer who greets like family. They are never perfect and sometimes fall down. They may have a “hole” on one side but I love their impefections. I also love that a live tree cleans they air while they are growing and no oil is used in their production. I recycle my tree by putting it in the pond for the fish or creating a winter habitat for small critters. I often look at permanent trees and think how I could have mine up and decorated by now, but I will wait to have the perfectly imperfect tree.

  7. Beautiful! I ordered a skinny/pencil tree as well and am waiting for its arrival. Like you, I’m short on space. Your tree is beautiful!

  8. I went to Michaels this past Saturday and all Christmas decor was 50% off. I say that’s a good deal. We have been empty nesters for 20 years and that is when we stopped putting up a big tree. We just put up a small table top tree on our breakfast nook table.

    I was looking at your tree from last year . I thought that was so pretty a white tree with all red ornaments.

  9. I was hoping to see a Boho Christmas tree. My friends and I were looking forward to seeing it done well and be inspired to try it too.

    1. Yes, I thought about that. But I would either have had to make the decorations myself or buy them. And they were terribly expensive because it’s so trendy. So I opted for plain ornaments because it’s boho all around it anyway.

        1. Okay, I may drag one of my table top trees out and see what I can come up with. I hate to disappoint!

  10. Oh it’s absolutely delightful. You just have such a back. I have a ton of ornaments but we have started with two trees a few years back. My daughter puts them up and decorates one and I do the other. This is the kid that never helped me decorate! I am so loving her enthusiasm. I am glad to see skinny trees have come back as i hadn’t seen many of them for a few years.

  11. Very pretty and your comment about the reflections against the window is so true. Adds to the sparkle!!

  12. This is my first year for an artificial tree and I hate it but due to health and financial problems it was the best route. I didn’t want any but my daughter in law said you have to have a tree , I’m like nope . Would rather do without , they bought it and will decorate it. I know I’m being Scrooge , to me I need a live tree. Your tree looks lovely and will go by your suggestions as you have such good taste. Thanks for sharing.

  13. I must say your tree looks far more attractive than the Pinterest pics!

  14. I think your tree is beautifully decorated and fits perfectly into your space. You have a great gift for decorating and putting things together. I like to put a lot of ornaments on my tree too, the more the better. I only rarely have gone for a more (to me) minimalist approach! I absolutely need to have the lights turned on in order to place my ornaments properly to fill in blank spots, “holes,” etc. I also build from inside and work toward the outer-most layer. Because I put my tree in the front window with the curtains opened enough for the tree to be viewed from the street, daylight comes through and shows where all the “holes” are, and of course any tree is probably going to have holes, whether artificial or real. I use that daylight to help me fill the insides of the trees with older maybe in not such prime condition ornaments anymore. I am very sentimental and hate to toss ornaments that have “blackish” spots on them or crackling in the finish. Sometimes things should not have an “expires by” date on them. They still look beautiful planted deep inside the tree to fill in blank spots, especially when the lights are on. Just because one is older and a little worn doesn’t mean it has lost it’s sparkle, heh heh! Lots of white lights and tons of ornaments, I go over the top and love it! I hadn’t thought of a skinny tree; I bought a shorter Christmas tree this year – 5 1/2 feet tall instead of the 6 1/2 foot tree I had for many years. It wore itself out but I have lots of photos of how beautifully it served me over the years. Now, a new shorter version (which I’ll put up on a bit of a box to give it more height so it can be appreciated in the picture window) that will be easier to decorate and (being smaller, lighter and less bulky) move down and up the stairs from the basement storage area!

  15. I have a skinny tree too! I live in a small log home and I’m limited on space. I had a table top tree for years, but when my daughter came to live with me she wanted a larger tree so that’s when we purchased the skinny tree ! I love it I was always in a hurry to take the decorations down after Christmas but I love the way the tree looks and actually hate to take it down !

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