This year, I was really inspired by the worded bunting trend, and wanted to incorporate it into our tree-scape. I just made up both of those terms – “worded bunting” and “tree-scape” … but you still with me?
This Michael’s Dream Tree from eighteen25 is one example of worded bunting:
Here’s another:
And Pottery Barn:
As I mentioned earlier, I really wanted to spice up my Christmas decor with some red this year; a tree sign like the above being one of the simple DIY ways to accomplish this. Since you need to buy each letter separately ($1-$2 each), I originally was going to do “FA LA LA” as the words, since less letters equals less $$. But, I wasn’t sure how well that would lay spacially across the tree.
Since Tristan and I are Christians and my shopping/gift-obsessed self can always use a reminder of the Reason For The Season, I thought something Christ-y would be ideal. “O Come Let Us Adore Him” would’ve cost a small fortune in wooden letters, so I ultimately went for the abbreviated “Christ Is Born”:
Here’s a close up. The red is a bit brighter and more coral in person, to match the new pillows on the couch.
For this project, I got the whole family involved. Tristan and I painted two coats on the back and front of each letter, then I hot glued each letter to twine, leaving about a foot on each end of extra twine. I have CHRIST on one strand; IS BORN on the other. It was actually easier than I thought it’d be to affix the sign to the tree; I just tied the extra twine to a branch.The total project cost $20, not including the glittery bow ornaments on each end.
I give this worded tree trend a shelf life of one more year, after which time I will need to find something else to do with the sign. I think hanging the bunting on a mantle, table or piano will be quite charming. Some peeps are already on board:
Etsy:
Pottery Barn via Glitter Guide:
What do you think of this trend? What holiday trends were you crushing on this year?
I’ll share the rest of our decor in the next post; I’m thisclose to finishing our inaugural Christmas cards as well.
Happy Christmas Week!
-t&T