The Crafted Sparrow

Create to Inspire!

  • Home
  • About
    • Advertise
    • About Me
    • Disclosure
  • Tutorials
    • home decor
    • diy
    • crafts
    • Cricut
  • recipes
    • Appetizers
    • Sides
    • Soups and Salads
    • Dessert
    • Drinks
  • holidays
    • new years
    • Valentine’s Day
    • st. patrick’s day
    • mothers day
    • fathers day
    • 4th of July
    • halloween
    • thanksgiving
    • christmas
  • free printables
  • Contact

Vintage Inspired Christmas Tree

12/17/2014 10 Comments

Vintage Inspired Christmas TreeI’ve been trying so hard for the past month to get photos of my Christmas tree to share with all of you, but it has been so hard this year.  Between sick kiddos and tons of unusually cloudy days here in Arizona I almost gave up. Then yesterday I gave it one more shot and tried my hardest to get it done, and I’m so happy to finally be sharing my Vintage Inspired Christmas Tree with you!  

This years tree almost didn’t happen.  Last year during Christmas all the lights on our tree burnt out one strand at a time.  So knowing that I’d have to string the tree with lights this year I was dreading it, I have become so spoiled with a pre-lit tree.  So after a good two hours sitting with my oldest son we stripped the tree of its pre-lit original light strands. Then re-strung it with all new lights.  Next year we will be purchasing a new tree!

For the lights I mixed traditional miniature warm white lights.  I also mixed in LED warm white mini globe lights to create some dimension with the lights.  I love how this turned out.  I’ve seen trees mix the miniature lights with the large globe lights, but I had a difficult find that size for a reasonable price.

Vintage Inspired Christmas TreeI wanted my tree decor to coordinate with some of the fun Christmas decor projects I’ve made this year like my Vintage Truck Christmas Pillow, Vintage Inspired Christmas Decor, and Vintage Inspired Christmas Pillow.  

Keeping with traditional Christmas colors – Red, White, Apple Green, and then I added Black and White for a little modern twist.

First thing we created as a family was this fun pipe cleaner garland.  It was a whole evening of family crafting and it turned out so cute.  

Vintage Inspired Christmas TreeI added small embroidery hoops that I placed black and white striped fabric in.  I loved the way the black and white striped pillows I have looked with my vintage themed Christmas pillows so I carried it to the tree with these DIY ornaments.

Vintage Inspired Christmas TreeAnother small modern element to the tree are these DIY Black & White Geometric Ornaments I shared a couple of weeks ago.  I ended up switching them up a little from my original post since my tree decor plans changed. Originally I was going to go with a whole copper tree idea, but I just fell in love with these classic Christmas colors and squashed the original idea.  I love these ornaments and how they look on the tree.

Vintage Inspired Christmas TreeI made several DIY ornaments this year, here’s another one.  I made six of these mini hanging signs.  There are three sayings – Merry Christmas, Holly Jolly, and Merry & Bright.  I used my favorite crafting tool the Cricut Explore to help make these signs.  

Vintage Inspired Christmas TreeLast year I started collecting these super fun giant candy cane ornaments from Dollar Tree stores.  They look great on my tree and as decor filling a vase or jar.

In fact a ton of the ornaments on my tree are actually dollar store finds.  It’s a great place to find inexpensive decor for your tree each year.  The white icicle ornaments, large snowflakes, silver drop ornaments, and geometric shaped ball ornaments are all dollar store finds.  

Vintage Inspired Christmas TreeEven though I wasn’t positive with how my decor would turn out this year, I’m so happy with the final look.  It’s cheerful and I love the classic feel of it.

Vintage Inspired Christmas TreeJust in case you can’t see it, this gumball machine snowglobe is sitting next to my tree on the shelf.  Isn’t it adorable?  You can find the Mason Jar Snowglobes sitting next to it HERE.

Vintage Inspired Christmas Tree

Vintage Inspired Christmas TreeBe sure to check all my other Vintage Inspired Christmas Decor and Projects:

Vintage Inspired Christmas Decor
Vintage Inspired Christmas Decor

Vintage Inspired Christmas Pillow
Vintage Inspired Christmas Pillow

Vintage Truck Christmas Pillow
Vintage Truck Christmas Pillow

Geometric Christmas Tree Pillow
Geometric Christmas Tree Pillow

DIY Christmas Tea Towels
DIY Christmas Tea Towels

Mini Pallet Sign Ornaments
Mini Pallet Sign Ornaments

 

Related Posts

  • Black & White Christmas Tree DecorBlack & White Christmas Tree Decor
  • Black & White Modern Snowflake Christmas Tree DecorBlack & White Modern Snowflake Christmas Tree Decor
  • Copper Inspired Fall TablescapeCopper Inspired Fall Tablescape
  • Geometric Christmas Tree PillowGeometric Christmas Tree Pillow
  • Vintage Inspired Christmas DecorVintage Inspired Christmas Decor
  • Christmas MantleChristmas Mantle

Filed Under: christmas, holiday decor, holidays, home decor Tagged With: christmas tree

« Vintage Plaid Ribbon Christmas Wreath
The Creative Collection Link Party »

Comments

  1. Christmas Party Ideas says

    12/18/2014 at 4:29 AM

    OMG Christmas tree decoration so much much beautiful.I really inspired with that.I definitely follow that for my Christmas tree decoration.

    Reply
    • craftedsparrow says

      12/18/2014 at 8:38 PM

      Thank you so much, hope you have a Merry Christmas!

      Reply
  2. Katie @ The Casual Craftlete says

    12/18/2014 at 9:36 PM

    Love your vintage inspired tree, Rebecca! I love the black and white for a modern touch AND that Apple green is spot on! Those pillows, can I have one of each?! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • craftedsparrow says

      12/19/2014 at 11:01 AM

      Thanks Katie! Hope you have a very blessed and Merry Christmas!

      Reply
  3. Mrs Major Hoff says

    12/19/2014 at 11:07 PM

    Simply lovely! It’s so cheerful! I’m glad to hear you survived the light debacle! Merry Christmas!

    Reply
  4. Brooke says

    12/24/2014 at 10:36 AM

    So, I have a corner fireplace that is driving me crazy. I would love to see a room shot of your fireplace, and how the furniture is laid out around it. I have searched posts, but can’t find any! Do you have something? Please share!

    Reply
    • craftedsparrow says

      12/30/2014 at 1:04 PM

      Hi Brooke. I haven’t ever posted a full room shot and for good reason, lol. I have a couch I can’t stand the color of and I’m afraid people will think I’m nuts if they see it. ๐Ÿ˜‰ Our family room is very small – the fireplace in the corner definitely dominates the room. When you are looking at the photos of my fireplace like here: http://www.thecraftedsparrow.com/2014/07/how-to-update-and-install-a-ceiling-fan.html you can see the wall to the left of the fireplace. It’s short about 4′ and has our tv on a small stand since that’s the only cable hook up. The wall to the right of the fireplace is about 8′ long before hitting the fireplace, it has our backdoor and a large window centered on it. We are only able to have a sectional couch to maximize seating in this room. I have a 7 x 9.5′ sectional, and it’s a tad too large for the room. We have a large area rug and a small square coffee table. That’s it. As soon as I get a new couch you better believe I will be posting pics! ๐Ÿ˜‰

      Reply

Trackbacks

  1. She Made Her Succulent Planter Timeless | Lulibuzz says:
    09/23/2015 at 4:40 PM

    […] a local Goodwill store.  At Christmas I transformed it in to a sweet snowglobe, you can see it HERE towards the bottom of the post.  So many people went crazy when I showed a sneak peek […]

    Reply
  2. DIY Gumball Machine Snow Globe says:
    12/18/2015 at 6:21 PM

    […] “Thrifty & Vintage Finds” link party. She was inspired by Rebecca’s post on The Crafted Sparrow. Thanks, Kathleen, for sharing this […]

    Reply
  3. 25 Christmas Trees on Cars Ideas | Yesterday On Tuesday says:
    11/27/2016 at 4:02 AM

    […] it in a unexpected spot, like this Gumball Machine Snowglobe like The Crafted […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Copyright © 2023 ยท Genesis Framework ยท Design By: Key Lime Digital Designs ยท Privacy Policy ยท Log in