https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:55:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-355560 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:38:21 +0000 MediaNaranja 355560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: OMG the singing lights. In Ecuador people would always use these, and it drove me BATTY!!!</p> <p>We will be at my parents' home for Christmas, so we probably won't do our own tree. The ornaments we do have a pretty eclectic, so no theme.</p> <p>My parents always had two trees: the pretty one in the living room with all the nice ornaments, and the one tucked away out of sight upstairs with all the ugly kid ornaments, haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-355551 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:32:59 +0000 ladyfingers 355551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>lol our tree has no color scheme or theme. Most of it is my family's ornaments from growing up. We started a tradition last year where we'd buy a special ornament every year for our family. It's a hodge podge of colors and styles and I love it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-355315 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:08:14 +0000 Sugar.Biscuit 355315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last year we got a new tree. My small 5ft tree I grew up with was over flowing with ornaments after DS and I got married. His step mom had given him a new keepsake every year and marked it with the year so he would know when he got it. Fun to watch how it when from teddy bears &amp; trains to golf &amp; computers. I LOVE decorating for Christmas every item has a memory. We have no theme other than switching from white to colored lights every other year &amp; use the same silver garland I've had for the last 5 years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-355304 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 06:57:09 +0000 Smurfette 355304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: I like that you called your theme family. I might have to steal that. Growing up I got an ornament every year from my parents and grandparents. My parents buy us one for our anniversary every year now (Nov). DH has all his ornaments from childhood as well. It is so fun remembering them every year when we put them on the tree. I can't wait to carry on that tradition with our LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-355294 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 06:39:22 +0000 mediagirl 355294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Family. It has our ornaments from when we were kids on it, we buy a new ornament every year and we will buy our lo ornaments, as well. We have white twinkly lights on it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-355292 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 06:35:54 +0000 SugarplumsMom 355292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: That tree has got to be the sweetest little tree ever! I'd love to see a picture! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-355273 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 05:46:20 +0000 Honeybee 355273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a tradition of buying ornaments from everywhere we've traveled, so we have a pretty sizable stash now of keepsake ornaments. I like homey/ mishmash trees. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-355269 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 05:37:26 +0000 loveisstrange 355269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: That sounds like an AWESOME tree. lol</p> <p>DH refuses to do anything but "traditional" colors so ours are white, red, lime green and gold/silver. Then we are also going to collect keepsake ornaments, one for every year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-355264 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 05:14:50 +0000 boiledpnut 355264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We alternate each year because DH likes colored lights and I like white lights. On my year we have white lights with silver, light cream, and red ornaments (mostly glass balls). On his year we have colored lights and all sorts of ornaments. I call it our "fun" tree and mine is our "pretty" tree. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-355260 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 04:53:53 +0000 Andrea 355260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A mix of ornaments handed down from my mom so no theme. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-355101 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:59:55 +0000 Arden 355101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My little sister's tree is hilarious. </p> <p>She has this really old threadbare artificial tree she got out of a dumpster in Albania, and it's broken in half. She could get another one, but she says she feels sorry for this one and she wants to give it a happy home. </p> <p>She has it duct-taped together (really!), but the top half tips over at a weird angle. She uses bright LED purple, red, green, and blue flashing lights, plus these little yellow "gift box" lights. She then covers it in that really cheap ugly tinsel, in every possible color.</p> <p>Then, topped with a million cheap ornaments (many of which are cracked or chipped) and tops with a very crooked flashing neon lighted star. Oh, and the lights sing these high pitched off key Christmas songs in Chinese. I'm serious. </p> <p>It's SO her. It's a sad little comical tree, neurotic and oh so endearing. I love it.</p> <p>I really need to see if I can find a photo of it... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-355089 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:52:58 +0000 Grace 355089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The theme of crazy. I've been collecting ornaments for the past couple of years. Just one or two. It's a schmozle of ornaments from places I've been and pretty things I found. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-355058 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:40:14 +0000 mrsjyw 355058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our big main tree has dark toned ornaments of purples, reds, golds, taupes.</p> <p>Our 'fun' mini tree for the den is our fun, personalized ornaments :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-355040 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:30:20 +0000 Minnie_Girl 355040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>White lights with a totally random, sentimental batch of ornaments. I pick out a new ornament every year, whatever I find that I really like. White lights with mixed ornaments makes for a great balance between traditional and fun! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-355033 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:23:04 +0000 pinkcupcake 355033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use white lights and gold, cream, and red ball ornaments (some glittery, some not). We also have several ornaments that we've picked up over the years, but we try to keep our tree really simple. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-354911 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:27:56 +0000 autumnlove 354911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No real theme! White lights and colorful ornaments! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-354896 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:19:44 +0000 LuLu Mom 354896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gold, cream, and brown/bronze. I will change it once LO is older to be more kid friendly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-354883 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:15:44 +0000 Meridian 354883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish my trees could be elegant and in a color theme, but nope, no color scheme. We try and collect an ornament whenever we travel, and then we've hosted a number of holiday parties over the last few years and I request that all our guests bring us an ornament. I love seeing what they come up with! </p> <p>Plus we have a random assortment that I buy after Christmas (on sale!) every year... so yeah, nothing matches! I love unwrapping my mishmash of ornaments every year :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-354849 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:58:56 +0000 PurplePumps 354849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All purple, red and gold </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-354846 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:55:59 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 354846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do white lights and a collection of handmade ornaments. It seems to end up mostly red and neutrals. I have clear and cherry red glass balls, but it'll be a couple years before I get them out again, I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-354843 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:55:30 +0000 birdofafeather 354843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>the last two years, i've been collecting silver and gold ornaments and gone with that kind of theme. we have a tiny place with a small tree (maybe 4-5 feet tops) so i have it pretty filled already.</p> <p>ETA: i have all the ornaments that i received over the years as well, from grandma, aunts, etc. and those are a rainbow of mishmash, which is what my parents' tree is. we just don't even have enough room to put them all up on DH and my tree, so i only put up the pretty ones. when we have DD, i'm sure my tree will get bigger and i'll put up every disney/santa/hallmark ornament i have. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-354837 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:46:51 +0000 Arden 354837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love gold, cream, and green. I decorate my tree with white lights and gold ornaments.</p> <p>However, I've lately been falling in love with plum purple ornaments... so we shall see. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-354836 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:46:48 +0000 rachiecakes 354836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All of our ornaments are sentimental. It was that way when I was a kid, too - and I think it makes for a great idea for gifts. That way the gift is something you enjoy seeing every Christmas, but don't have to have on display in your house for the rest of the year.<br /> When I was a kid we would take out the ornaments and decorate the tree together, each taking out our favorites, the handmade ones from so-and-so, etc. I hope to carry this tradition with DS. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-354833 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:45:27 +0000 JerricaBenton 354833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now we have kind of an earthy theme - acorns, fruit, birds etc. but we also have random other special ornaments. I like the classic red and gold and silver and I like a lighter green mixed in - oh and always white lights! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-354829 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:42:54 +0000 Shutterbug 354829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We collect Christmas ornaments from wherever we travel, so our tree in a mix of meaningful ornaments - no theme :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-354824 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:39:53 +0000 HLK208 354824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A lot of gold and red! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-354822 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:37:45 +0000 Smurfette 354822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our tree's theme is no theme. It is a miss match of all different ornaments and colors. Always have just white lights though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-354820 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:36:23 +0000 chopsuey 354820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We never did themed trees growing up. Our trees were a colorful mess! :D ornaments we made at school, classic colorful balls, colorful lights, tinsel (i LOVED tinsel!).<br /> :)<br /> We probably won't get a Christmas tree this year, but will definitely buy one next year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-354819 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:35:26 +0000 Weagle 354819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's kind of a mix of all kinds of ornaments. We have the traditional red and green balls, plus some gold. Then we have lots of ornaments from my childhood and some that we've gotten since we were married. We don't have any ornaments from DH's childhood because my MIL never gets them out for us to have (and we always forget to ask)... though she wouldn't mind. The tree is the only part of Christmas decorating that I don't mind being a bit tacky :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-xmas-trees-themecolor-scheme#post-354818 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:34:50 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 354818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our tree doesn't have a theme. It has white lights and some colored balls as the base. The rest of the ornaments are sentimental. We buy a couple new unique ones each year. I'm looking forward to getting some more this year! </p>