A Rustic Homemade Christmas

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@HazySue (39264)
Gouverneur, New York
December 11, 2017 11:03am CST
When it comes to Christmas decorating, do you like the bright and showy, the more subdued Victorian style, or the rustic homemade style? Or, is there a style I have not mentioned that you prefer? I love the old fashioned homemade rustic type of Christmas. Give me a pine cone, some cinnamon sticks, a few nuts, and some homemade ornaments and I can decorate the heck out of a home. Add to these things a few stings of popcorn, a few fathers, and whatever else you wished, and you have a wonderful, glorious tree to be proud of. When my girls were small we used to go outside, walk in the woods, gather up things we thought would be great to decorate with and carry our load home. They loved it. It started up their creative mind,, made them proud, and kept them busy and out of trouble. The biggest bonus was...we had a beautiful homemade Christmas
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DianneN
@DianneN (246905)
• United States
11 Dec 17
That photo is lovely. I never did care for gaudy decorating.
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DianneN
@DianneN (246905)
• United States
14 Dec 17
@HazySue I'm sure it is!
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Susan
@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
13 Dec 17
I am not into the bright and shiny myself. To me it is more special when you have a tree decorated with memories.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (306352)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Dec 17
That sounds awesome! I just have ordinary bulbs on my prelit tree.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (306352)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Dec 17
@HazySue I'm sure they have great memories too.
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Susan
@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
13 Dec 17
I started doing this when my girls were little. It made for great memories of putting spending time with my girls making memorable Christmases
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
13 Dec 17
I prefer simple too. We do not have a variety of choices here in the garden though, since we have no winter here We just decorate some trees with ornaments and out up our old Christmas decorations
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Susan
@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
13 Dec 17
I love a tree that has homemade things scattered on it. Enjoy your special tree.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
12 Dec 17
I like old fashioned, I have so many decorations of the days I was a kid. I add every year something home made.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
14 Dec 17
@HazySue So true, I like to remember the past Christmas celebrations.
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Susan
@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
13 Dec 17
I believe that is the best way to decorate the tree, fill it with old and new memories.
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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl
@1creekgirl (40529)
• United States
11 Dec 17
That sounds so pretty. Great memories.
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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl
@1creekgirl (40529)
• United States
13 Dec 17
@HazySue Me, too. It's the best kind of Christmas tree.
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Susan
@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
13 Dec 17
I love a tree filled with memories of Christmases past.
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Courtney
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
12 Dec 17
Aw that sounds like loads of fun with the kids. And definitely creative. Ugh i hate the smelly pine cones.
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Susan
@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
13 Dec 17
They aren't bad if you get them from outside. Or you can buy them cinnamon scented.
Courtney
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
13 Dec 17
@HazySue yeah i dont like them- to me they are bad lol
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Toni
@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
12 Dec 17
I don't have a style preference but I love when it is beautifully done.
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Susan
@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
13 Dec 17
I love to look at all types of decoration when tastefully done. For my own living room I like the homemade,, rustic type of look.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (111190)
• El Paso, Texas
11 Dec 17
Homemade is the best kind. Showy seems cold and harsh to me.
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Susan
@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
13 Dec 17
I know what you mean. I have always been a nature girl myself.
Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (57909)
• Centralia, Washington
11 Dec 17
How about the style of grab some greens and drape them over old clocks and mirrors and dressers? Not sure what that style is. I wish I had some holly. I'm missing holly.
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Susan
@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
13 Dec 17
That to me is a part of the homemade rustic nature style. I also use greens from outdoors. I love the look of holly, it too bad it is so hard to come by.
solxee
@sol_cee (38223)
• Philippines
12 Dec 17
We are used to having plastic Christmas trees here. And many other kinds of Christmas trees made from indigenous materials such as coconut fronds, bamboo sticks and more.
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Susan
@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
13 Dec 17
How inte4resting. What did you decorate them with?
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325815)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Dec 17
That's a wonderful way to decorate a home. Very creative, simple but attractive.
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Susan
@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
13 Dec 17
I love it that way. Each year you accomplish a different arrangement of homemade, memory making items.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
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11 Dec 17
I have always preferred the natural pine Christmas trees and lots of lights.
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Susan
@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
13 Dec 17
I like the lights. I also like a real tree, one you go out and cut down.
Susan Humphries
@catsholiday (460)
• Derby, England
11 Dec 17
I like the home made and Victorian . I am not a fan of ultra modern and false like black or white trees.
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Susan
@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
13 Dec 17
I have also been drawn to the Victorian look for Christmas. When we had a bigger house and had two trees one of them was always rustic an one tended towards Victorian.