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There are so many possible themes. It helps to decide your general style and then choose your colors. No one has to start all over, if you add to your theme year by year.
Color Themes
{Burgandy and Gold}{Blue and Silver}{Mauve, Purple and Metallic}{Red and White}{Sage Green, Pink, and White}{Gold}{Blue, Green, and White}
Style themes
Another approach is to choose your style.{Country Homespun}{Victorian Elegance}{Teddy Bears and Toys}{Religious}{Angels and Sparkles}{Nature}{The National Styles mentioned}{Folk Art}
In one style theme, you could bring a bit of summer memories into your Christmas. A natural beach motif would be beautiful in a home with blues and neutrals. Think of sea shells, silver glinting ornaments, natural raffia bows, strings of pearls, little pails with wrapped salt water taffy, all sorts of things! To get you started think "sea and beach" take a look at some of these ideas
Interests
Somehow references to ones special hobbies and interests make it into decorating the tree. This could spawn a whole style! I am thinking of fishing, but gardening, or any hobby could serve for inspiration.{Hobbies} {Collectibles of snowmen, pets, cartoon characters} {Nutcracker Story} {Gardens and Flowers} {Baking}
Perhaps you are interested in having ornaments with symbolic meaning, such as the Polish tradition? Look over the popular meanings of some of those ornaments you are likely to find. Ever wonder why they have pickle ornaments, for instance?
LEGEND OF THE CHRISTMAS PICKLEA pickle is used as decoration on the Christmas tree seems odd at first, but it is an old German tradition. When decorating the Christmas tree, it is traditional to hang the pickle last, hidden among the branches. The first child on Christmas Day to find the Christmas pickle receives a special blessing for the year and an extra gift! Great tradition to share with your family this year and for years to come!Until one feels the spirit of Christmas, there is no Christmas. All else is outward display--so much tinsel and decorations. For it isn't the holly, it isn't the snow. It isn't the tree, not the firelight's glow. It's the warmth that comes to the hearts of men when the Christmas spirit returns again.
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Christmas in Ohio National themes are traditional for certain countries. A Danish tree is often decorated with tiny cheerful Danish Flags. I have a few illustrations from Carl Larsson who painted homey scenes of how he viewed Swedish/Scandinavian life. The colors are typically Scandinavian, light and bright, and reflect the value of "coziness" in handmade ornaments and a clean simple look. A Victorian look couldn't be more different. Even with the same color combination, its opulence and abundance of lace, paper and glass ornaments fill the tree as their lives and rooms were filled with refinements and ornament. Deep colors such as the burgundy- gold combination are especially given to this style. search my site: 
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If you need some inspiration for gifts, or if you just like to look over book recommendations, I have My Christmas aStore. A Gingerbread Christmas sounds delightful, doesn't it? Gingerbread cookies and houses, red and white gingham ribbons, raffia ornaments and Swedish straw ornaments, along with homemade paper snowflakes ( my favorite!). String it all together with garland of red beads, or strung cranberries for an old fashoined delight.
What does it mean to "guywire " the tree? Locate your tree near a stationary drapery rod, or drive a sturdy nail into the wall surface. Take very fine, but strong wire, metal, or fishline and wind around the top of the tree and secure to the rod, or the nail. This will ensure that rambunctious and curious children cannot topple the tree. ( This did happen in my living room one year.)
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