Yay for Friday - Our Christmas Tree 2013

I wanted to do something different this year for our Christmas tree.

My husband and I have celebrated 3 Christmas' together in our home with the same gold and maroon decorations every year. Those were the colors in our wedding and I love them, but this year we wanted to do something different.

Hence all the recent supplies from previous posts:

Burlap from WalMart

Ribbons from Michaels Craft Store

Assorted flowers from Michaels Craft Store

So I wanted to reveal where I pulled my inspiration.

It came from this great picture that I had found when I did some researching on

"Vintage" and "Romance" Christmas trees.

~~ How beautiful is this tree? ~~

I just love it - it's dripping with romance. It's the perfect segway from warm fall tones and themes into cool holiday style.

I also drew inspiration from the Pottery Barn catalog featuring this tree:

It's very rustic with owls and other outdoor wildlife on it - branches for trim and paper wrapped bundles. I also love this simple yet elegant look.

So I spent a few weeks gathering some pieces from these pictures - pearl strands, fluffy white, gold and ivory ornaments and some mystical looking decorations.

Pottery Barn sells these types of ornaments for $12.50/piece. I found them at Macy's for around the same price, with 40% off, and then a coupon with another 20% off. So I walked away with a bag full of mixed creature ornaments (a FULL bag) for only around $75.

(we have a 9 ft tree, so I needed a good amount)

This is how it turned out!