| The two most traditional styles of christmas tree | | | | version is a cut out star made out of cardboard and |
| décor are Country and Victorian. The Victorian | | | | wrapped in tin foil. However you can find all kinds of |
| style of christmas tree décor is definitely more | | | | different versions of the xmas star when you go |
| expensive than the Country style, which can be | | | | shopping for christmas decorations online - everything |
| created from cheaper decorations, fabrics and | | | | from the blinking electronic contraptions to stars made |
| materials. On the other hand the Victorian style is older | | | | of feathers and tinsel. |
| and is very well suited to the corner christmas tree or | | | | By contrast, the Victorian style of christmas tree |
| the tall slim artificial christmas tree. | | | | décor looks best on the tallest tree that you |
| The country style of christmas tree décor is | | | | can find. This English style of tree decorating originated |
| definitively American and actually didn't come into style | | | | with Queen Victoria at the turn of the last century. The |
| until the 19th century. The look of this tree is rounder | | | | taller and slimmer the christmas tree the better. |
| and fuller than the Victorian style. It incorporates the | | | | Certain types of christmas tree confiers definitely suit |
| chubbier look of a natural pine. However any kind of fir | | | | the Victorian style more accurately than others. The |
| tree is used as a Christmas tree in the United States. | | | | taller slimmer trees include the spruce and the balsam |
| If you like the look of the chubbier country style | | | | fur. Victorian style trees are not as spindly as the |
| christmas tree but it is too big to fit into your space, | | | | rounder American style trees and show very little |
| then you can consider buying an artificial corner tree | | | | white space through their branches. Also the color of |
| that looks like a pine. It is the fatter, squatter girth that | | | | Victorian trees tend to have a bit of a blue tint to their |
| you are looking for when you shop for this and | | | | green branches. Keep this in mind if you are shopping |
| christmas tree decorations online. However remember | | | | for an artificial or corner christmas tree. |
| that for the tree to be truly rustic it should be a real | | | | Victorian christmas tree décor tends to be |
| one! You can get a real tree delivered to your door in | | | | very detailed. The main topical theme is angels, birds, |
| time for xmas at | | | | animals, portraits and musical instruments. Decorations |
| The key to creating your own country style christmas | | | | can be conical, spherical and globular. These types of |
| tree décor is to think in terms of the traditional | | | | decorations are commonly made of tin and glass. The |
| colors of red and green. For a truly authentic effect | | | | idea here is quantity. A Victorian christmas tree is |
| don't use tiny twinkling mini lights, rope lights or fiber | | | | allowed to look more cluttered so the idea is to hang it |
| optic lights to light up this tree. Nothing will do but the old | | | | with as many tinier decorations as you can. |
| fashioned, vintage style red, green, blue and yellow egg | | | | The color scheme of Victorian xmas décor is |
| shaped lights. At the very least try to use red and | | | | also a little different from the American style tree. |
| green lights. | | | | Although red and green can play a part colors such as |
| The christmas tree décor for a country style | | | | gold and silver should be much more predominant. Pink, |
| tree is quite rustic. The materials that are used to | | | | blue and lavender ornaments are also much more |
| decorate this type of tree are usually made of wood, | | | | common on a Victorian styled tree than an American |
| tin, stuffed toys, velvet, ribbon, glass and tinsel. | | | | country style one. |
| Wooden ornaments can include items such as | | | | Crystal drops, similar to the ones you see hanging on |
| miniature sleighs, replicas of food and carved figures of | | | | chandeliers, hung on evergreen branches are also part |
| Santa and Elves. Shiny red painted wooden apples are | | | | of traditional Victorian christmas tree décor. |
| especially associated with this country style. When | | | | You can buy plastic versions of these in craft stores |
| shopping for Christmas decorations online or at the | | | | and attach them to the tree with wired gold ribbon. |
| mall, remember the glass christmas balls that you | | | | Victorian trees, like the American country style, also |
| choose should be red and green in color. They should | | | | tend to be generously draped in tinsel and bows. |
| also be shiny rather than frosted metal to accomplish | | | | Ribbons in gold, silver, pink and lavender distinguish the |
| the look. | | | | tree as being more English, rather than American in |
| Tinsel, both in the form of garlands and icicles are also | | | | style. |
| very much part of the traditional American country | | | | The lights that you hang on a Victorian style tree |
| style christmas tree décor. You can buy furry | | | | should look like miniature candles. There are many sites |
| looking tinsel garlands in white, red or green and wrap | | | | that specialize in novelty christmas lights that look like |
| them around the tree in a spiral. Silver tinsel icicles | | | | white wax candles in candle holders. One of these is [ |
| should be hung in clumps at the ends of the boughs. | | | | you decide not to go with the candle holder lights as a |
| Velvet red bows and plaid ribbon bows tied to the | | | | theme, tiny blue and yellow lights simulate the glow of |
| boughs also give an xmas tree that old country feel. | | | | true candlelight when hung in this tree. |
| Plush toys such as teddy bears or stuffed santas can | | | | Another common component of the Victorian tree is |
| also be hung from the tree by a thread as a | | | | fake snow. This stuff, called "flocking" comes in a |
| decoration. You can find a lot of these types plush or | | | | spray can. It is used to frost the branches of the tree |
| rustic style wooden ornaments when shopping for | | | | so it looks like it is covered in a sifting of freshly fallen |
| christmas ornaments online. | | | | snowflakes. |
| This type of tree also incorporates homemade baked | | | | You don't have to be English or American to prefer |
| goods in its décor. Ginger bread men and | | | | one kind of style of christmas tree decor over another. |
| teddy bears make a nice compliment to the color of | | | | What this all boils down to is a matter of personal and |
| the dark green branches of the xmas tree. Popcorn | | | | perhaps how high your ceiling is and whether or not |
| strung on a garland is also a very traditional country | | | | you can squeeze a fatter tree in your space. |
| look. | | | | However if you buy a corner christmas tree that is |
| Traditionally the topper for this type of tree is a | | | | artificial, none of this will be an issue. |
| Christmas star of some sort. The classic home-made | | | | |