My parents had a stereo that played lots and lots of Christmas records so looking at the lights and listening to Christmas music was the epitome of Christmas beauty to me. One of my favorite thing to do when I was a girl was to lay on the floor with my head under the tree and look at the lights. When I was a little girl I fell in love with our Christmas trees! We had live ones, fake ones, big ones and tabletop ones, and even a silver metallic one with a spinning light that shone on it to make it different colors. I guess I have not seen a little tree I do not love! I really have a huge collection of little Christmas trees! And I can honestly say I’m not sure how my collection got so large. Here are some useful tried and true designer tips for creating Christmas collection magic in your home! USE THE BEST The secret is to know how to use Christmas collections in a way that adds beauty and a sense of wonder or whimsy to your home! Our collections can add Christmas spirit and holiday Cheer to our homes but they can also add clutter and disharmony! The big question is… HOW TO USE OUR CHRISTMAS COLLECTIONS TO DECORATE OUR CHRISTMAS HOMES My friend, if you have even three of the same kind of Christmassy items you are on your way to a collection! And collecting one category of special Christmas decor can be a fun hobby!Ĭhristmas collections are fabulous accents for our Christmas home if we know how best to display them!Īnd if you are not a collector of Christmas things this post might encourage you to start a collection of your own this year! Or if storage is a problem for the snowflakes you have hoarded you are most definitely a collector! So let’s get that winter wonderland of snowflakes out and create a flurry of beauty in your home! If you have a basement or garage or attic or space under your bed where Christmas collections multiply then this post will help you get out what you collect and display them at Christmas! So if you have a bunch of Christmas stuff that is all one “category” then let’s try to make it part of your home at Christmastime. Many of us are collectors by nature or maybe even nurture! No matter the reason, our Christmas collections probably tug at our heartstrings… and often our purse strings. Or did your sister-in-law (me) start giving you Spode Christmas serving pieces as gifts decades ago and you (Sue) now have almost every piece there is!ĭid your grandmother have a big collection of Christmas sheet music that you always loved so you started your own collection? Your collection might have started by people gifting you Christmas mugs from time to time and you thought having a collection of them would be fun, cool, and kitschy? Or maybe, you’re like me, and have always LOVED small trees! Do you collect sleighs or gnomes, or Christmas ornaments? Maybe you inherited a nativity scene from a relative and kept adding to it. The reasons for collecting Christmas items are probably as varied as the things we collect.
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