Doves Decorating Your Tree

For a truly unique decorating idea, Amazing Christmas Ideas site has all the directions you need to put a little fantasy in your living room.

“When decorating my Christmas tree, I never neglect the final touch. I always hang doves from the ceiling with strings of beads in their mouths as though they were flying in and decorating the tree. I use white thread to suspend the birds and pushpins to secure them to the ceiling.”

-Those are the words of Judy Hardaway who writes her compendium of encyclopedic Christmas celebration knowledge in the pages of her site. It just shows you how very creative she is, and you can be, too, with inspiration to fully explore the joys of the Christmas season.

Hang doves from the ceiling with strings of beads in their mouths as though they were flying in and decorating the tree.

Use white thread to suspend the birds and pushpins to secure them to the ceiling.

Attach the beads to the birds’ beaks with hot glue or with straight pins. Left bird with beadsThey can also be attached to the feet.

The string of beads should be long enough to drape the end over a limb of the tree. Place the doves at different distances from the Christmas tree.

The end result should look like the doves are decorating the tree with beads.

Also , have one or two of the doves carrying Christmas ornaments attached to their feet. Additionally, decorate the Christmas tree with several well-placed doves within the branches

Although Judy Hardaway’s site is only available through the archive pages now,  I have placed the link to it in this article.

Hang some doves on the tree.

Use these doves for hanging from ceiling.

© 2012 Ilona Erwin