Do you have a special approach? Are you extremely precise (re: anal) about how the ornaments are hung? Or do you just throw caution to the wind and let the ornaments hang where they may?
2006-11-25 03:09:21 · 7 answers · asked by gotalife 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
God is going to get you for this question.
Ok I admit it....I'm anal! lol Alright...I admitted it to the world!!
My dad is very much the artist. He taught me how to have an eye for art. He taught me how to have an eye for photography. He taught me about symmetry and he taught me how to decorate a Christmas tree. *sticks tongue out*
So decorating a tree is a very precise art in my house. I literally place (not put.....but place--how anal is that??? lol) an ornament on a limb and then step back to see how it looks. If it's wrong...... well it's removed. I actually have my ornaments divided into "tiers." (You're dying laughing right now aren't you? I sense it.... I sooooo sense it.) I have those ornaments that go on the bottom of the tree......those that go in the middle... and those that are small and delicate and go on the small thin limbs at the top. I also have the heavy large ornaments that must go "inside the tree" where the larger limbs are that can hold them. Ok needless to say...... my children hate me. They used to want to decorate the tree when they were young and I was that horrid person that I so hate that would say..... "Oh no, honey..... you should put that here!" and then remove her ornament and place it elsewhere. I soon realized that I was totally and completely alienating my family. (Ok...... at last I recognize my horrid faults...lol) so now we get TWO trees. One that the girls decorate however they want..... and one for mom to make into her work of art. Life at my house during Christmas time has been much better since we came up with this plan. lol
2006-11-25 07:02:35 · answer #1 · answered by Marianne not Ginger™ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I get lights on first, then the colored balls. Then I hang all the special family ornaments last, and the only thing I really try to do is make sure everything is evenly spaced. I'm not too anal about it, I just don't want the tree tipping over!
I'd LOVE to do a whole tree in silver and blue, since those are my favorite colors, but my hubby won't let me! Luckily I have extra desk space at work, hmm.....
2006-11-25 11:58:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just put the decoration on the tree where ever they look great at and I have no care on how it looks until I'm done. If I hate the way it looks then I start over and it may take me 2 or more times until I get what I want.
2006-11-25 03:14:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it takes about 30 mins. to put up the tree, and another 45mins to put up the ornaments.
2006-11-25 05:41:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as it looks nice and decorated so it looks beautiful, its fine with me. I put at least 95 percent into it.
2006-11-25 03:13:11 · answer #5 · answered by karpflover 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
MY HUBBY DOES IT.HE DRIVES ME CRAZY - SO I DON'T TOUCH IT.
2006-11-25 03:12:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
alot!
2006-11-25 07:03:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋