I love my Christmas tree and have often just had white lights and the bird at the top. Keeping it simple and beautiful because it is a full (artificial) tree. We've always had an artificial tree because when we were newly weds and had our little family living in Los Angeles for the first 15 years real trees were waaaayyyyy beyond our budget. We both had arrived as 'purists' from Beautiful British Columbia Canada, but learned very quickly that supply and demand is quite different in LA and the prices there were beyond our reach. One of those first years we found a very full and very artificial looking tree at a Goodwill store. I believe I found it after Christmas so it was an amazing deal. And so our journey with 'making do' and artificial trees began. My kids have never had a real live Christmas tree. They haven't missed too much except for the wonderful smell and learning what it means to water the tree and have the needles drop off after Christmas and then trying to dispose of it. I've not really missed the real tree. But in the heart of 'making do' I wanted to do something new on my tree this year. I scrounged around my boxes and found some old hearts and a few little red glass birds for starters. I was limited in what I had and saw that my tree looked a bit lack luster. If you go minimal, like I did with the lights, then stay pure. It makes a great statement but if you add something, go all the way girl! So... my making do strategy was to retrieve my thanksgiving wreath with its grapevine leaves and add those. They have a brown texture and add a new sort of nature feel. I'm liking the way this has turned out. And so is my budget.
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