by Isabelle Esteves

Created on: November 05, 2009   Last Updated: November 16, 2009

Creating a themed Christmas tree is something that many people do during the holidays. Whether you have one tree or multiple trees, one theme or several it can be great fun to collect the ornaments and the decorations to make your vision a reality.

Angel Tree

Angles are universally loved and open up a wide variety of decorating options. You can opt for cherubs or for adult angels. You can combine angels who are in flight with angels playing musical instruments. Once you have decided whether you are going to go with only one type of angel or are going to mix it up then you need to decide if you want to buy ornaments or make ornaments.

If you want to make your own you can make yarn angels in one color or in a variety of colors. You can look for angel garland to continue the theme. If you want a more Scandinavian theme you can choose straw angles and top the tree with a straw star. This is particularly attractive on a white tree with pastel lights.

If you want an angel topper there are some gorgeous ones to take your tree to another level.

Santas

Santas are one of the most loved Christmas tree themes. You can go with a traditional red robed Santa or you can go with Santas in the Victorian color pallet. Think Santas in pastels with light pinks and blues. There are Santas for every taste, you can find him riding a chopper and drinking a Coke. Santa, he gets around. Trimming a Santa tree with little packages and snow makes the perfect winter scene.

Snowmen

Snowmen come in so many styles and sizes that this is a tree that is guaranteed to never get boring. You can make it "The Snowman" tree and go with the classic ornament with the green hat and scarf or make your own with the kids from cotton balls. You can alternate you snowmen with little shovels for a very outdoor themed tree. You can add hanging icecicles to continue the winter outdoor theme.

Stars

The Christmas star is the oldest symbol of the season. You can go with little stars or large stars. You can choose glass and then use the colored light to really make the ornaments shine. The star tree topper is an all time favorite.

Cookies

A cookie tree is the perfect way to use your culinary skills to decorate your tree. You can choose to decorate with all one cookie shape or you can use a variety. If you want to be able to eat some cookies then pick your favorite sugar cookie recipe or you want them to last for a long time then make a paste with flour and water and paint the cookies.

With a cookie tree adding a popcorn garland is a good choice or mix it with cranberries. Putting the popcorn on a string is a good activity to do with the kids as well as decorating the cookie ornaments.

These are just a few ways to use a theme to decorate your Christmas tree, you can use one or all of them or come up with themes of your own. Tis the season to be jolly.

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