It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....

...HAPPY THANKSGIVING...

I’ve been busy this week getting ready for Christmas. Unfortunately it was not for my house, I have been decorating for a few clients. I wanted to share with you some of my creations…

I’ve always been a traditional Red & Gold girl. I never thought I would like a Christmas tree decorated in white, but once I finished this one I was hooked on the color theme. Here was the tree before the transformation....

Now let me  share with you the completed transformation....

This tree just shimmered and had lots of bling. By the time I was done adding all the glitz the tree itself can barley be seen.

All the embellishments were covered with glitter. By the time I was done I had glitter all over me. My face was sparkling!

I added a wonderful glittered fern to the top for the tree topper.

I used three different wired ribbons. One was a gold glittered ribbon and another was a sheer white with  a gold design.  The third ribbon had gold glittered snowflakes.

I love using the new plastic bulbs. They don’t break and when it’s time to pack up all the decorations you can just THROW

lightly toss them in a box! It makes the clean-up much easier.
 Thrifty Tip #1....  The dollar tree is now caring these plastic bulbs in many different colors.  Unfortunately I did not discover them there until I had already finished decorating for my clients. I also found this nifty wide gold netting that came on a large bolt. I added tuffs of it throughout the tree.

Pewter glittered eucalyptus adds just the finishing touch to give the tree some texture.

  Thrifty Tip #2 ....  No need for an expensive traditional tree skirt. I just used about three yards of gold lame’ fabric  that was on sale and wrapped it around the base of the tree.

 No sewing needed, just tuck under the cut edges. You’ll be the only one who knows!

After finishing the tree it was time to start decorating the fireplace mantel that was located in the same room as the tree. You guessed it, more white and gold glam!

I used the same ribbon and bulbs as I used to decorate the tree.

These gold glittered ferns were so cool I had to use them. 

I used some large gold glittered ball ornaments to top off theses mercury glass candlesticks.

The mercury glass was the perfect with this color theme...

The same gold glittered fern as the tree topper was used to embellish the mantel. 

Three different types of beaded garland were hung from the mantel.  This is one of my favorite ways to add a unique look.

Here's a complete view of the tree and mantel.

I am hoping that my friend Linda’s family will enjoy the Christmas tree many evenings this Christmas season. It’s that what Christmas is all about. Celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior and creating memories with those you love. Come and visit this week and see how I transformed the spiral staircase into a winter wonderland. 

I’ll me linking up to some wonderful sites this week. Come and visit….

Transformation Thursday

Thrifty Thursday
Metamorphosis Monday
Do It Yourself Day