This post is sponsored by Tree Classics, I’m a Brand Ambassador for them this year.
Happy Sunday and hope you’re having a great weekend! It’s so fun to have the whole month ahead of us and looking forward to all the festivities that go with this season of the year. I just love Christmas, don’t you? It’s a happy and joyous time of celebrating with family and friends and also a time to remember the true meaning of Christmas.
Today, I’m joining Tree Classics and several other bloggers for a Snowy Sundays Christmas tree sharing as we have all decorated our trees and enjoy sharing them with all of you. I have a Snowy Aspen Spruce from Tree Classics and it’s a 7 1/2′ tall tree, lightly flocked and very beautiful. It’s a little bit wide at the base and so we had to move around the furniture in our smallish living room to accomodate it, but it sure is pretty!
Come on in and join the party! We don’t have snow here in Georgia, but we can still celebrate Winter and this beautiful time of year. We have very balmy weather right now and we never know what we’ll get in December from year to year, but typically it’s been pretty warm.
The sofa got moved and the chairs are out for now, but it makes for cozy seating in front of the tree. I can see some hot chocolate sipping going on right here.
The Snowy Spruce is really a beautiful tree, lightly flocked and very full and lush. I was going to go with all cranberry/gold this year and had some new ornaments from Tree Classics in those colors. I did use all of those too, along with many of my own gold and cranberry ornaments that I’ve had for many years. But, once I saw all the Shiny Brites that Mark had in his collection, along with my own Shiny Brite collection, I decided I just had to go all colorful and add them all!
And I’m so glad I did! We all grew up with very colorful ornaments on the tree, so I’m going back to that tradition for our tree and I think this will be our new look from now on.
A colorful tree makes me so happy and truly brings back childhood memories with all those beautiful and colorful Shiny Brite ornaments that we had on our tree. My mom passed along what was left of our childhood collection to me several years ago and I cherish and treasure them.
Mark has quite a few too so it only made sense to just use them all. I added his on the front right side of the tree and mine towards the back on the left side. You can see these pretty burgandy and gold ornaments from Tree Classics too if you looks closely.
This Merry Christmas ornament is one of my favorites from his collection.
I’ve got some beautiful and fragile ornaments from my childhood on the tree and we are going to have to be very careful with them, since they are paper thin now. I have several of the faceted ornaments that were so popular back then. I’ve also collected a few other boxes of vintage ornaments from antique stores along the way.
These two from my childhood are faves too, that pink and silver swirled one at the top right and this striped pink and yellow one in the middle. These were both hanging on our family tree growing up and I love them so much.
Vintage Shiny Brite Ornaments from my childhood
I used a neutral black and cream ribbon with sparkles that I found last year since neutral ribbon works with anything. I just love the addition of these colorful ornaments from both of our childhoods hanging on the tree. We are going to look for additional vintage style ornaments to add to our tree next year, since new vintage style Shiny Brites are being made now too. I’m so glad they’ve made a comeback! Oh the nostalgia they create!
My pretty Fitz and Floyd nativity set has been with me for about 25 years now and I treasure it too. My grandmother’s side table was a perfect spot to show it off.
The tree really makes a statement in the living room and we sure do love it.
I hope you don’t mind, but I took at lot of pics of the tree at different times of the day. I wanted the colors to really be shown off and without the lights on, the colors really shine.
It feels like our vintage trees from the past and I couldn’t be happier with it. It’s not a fancy designer style tree, but we love it.
This bell was a favorite from my childhood tree.
And the Merry Christmas ornament from Mark’s childhood again, I just love it along with the swirled one and the one above with all that gorgeous color.
There are many beautiful ornaments to capture our attention and I know we’ll be staring at this tree a lot during the Christmas season. The pretty cranberry and gold Christmas tree skirt is also from Tree Classics.
I’m so happy to be sharing our tree with all of you today and I hope you enjoy the Snowy Sundays tour!
You can see a peek into the kitchen and I’ve got a special surprise in there to share with you, so that will be next week. It’s feeling so festive around here!
I’ve got several more spaces to share, so I’ll be breaking it all up into several posts in the next couple of weeks, but it sure is looking like Christmas around here!
Check out all of these talented bloggers for lots more inspiration from Tree Classics and their Christmas decor.
These ladies are sharing with me today, so be sure and stop by, they all do a fabulous job with their Christmas decorating:
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Your tree is more than beautiful. It is amazing and gorgeous and fabulously beautiful. I love the tree and all the ornaments. Wow! You did a wonderful job. I love it.
THank you, Nancy!!
Rhoda, I am so enjoying the ornaments…not only from Tree Classics but from the childhood collection of yours and Mark’s. I love memory trees. The tree is so beautiful and I love that it is lightly flocked. Although mine is a bit heavier flocked, it does not shed! I was so amazed!…I can just imagine how beautiful the tree looks from the outside looking in! Happy to be touring with you today! Have a very Merry Week!!!
Thank you, Shirley! We are loving the tree this year and yes, it does look pretty special from the street too. We’ve admired it several times.
Love your tree! The ornaments bring back wonderful memories! I still have a few Shiny Brites from my childhood, as well Merry Christmas!
Thank you, Nancy, isn’t is fun to use those old ornaments.
That is a beautiful tree. I love all the colorful ornaments. The Shiny Brite ones are so special. I’m like you. I have some from my childhood and some I’ve been lucky enough to pick up at thrift stores. I also love the ribbon threaded through the tree. I’ve never been able to copy that look and I like it so much.
(It’s very special that your ornaments and Mark’s are together on the tree.)
Thank you, Grammy, we just love the tree holding all our childhood ornaments and more.
Rhoda, the tree look so good in your new living room. How sweet that y’all could combine your family ornaments. It looks great!
Hey, Kim, thanks so much! It was so fun to combine all those ornaments, so happy we both have them.
Your tree is absolutely stunning! I love those ornaments! So very special. You should check out the cover of this months Better Homes & Gardens! Your tree looks as pretty as that one! Your nativity is beautiful too. Merry Christmas,
Thank you, Molly, I was just looking at that tree, so thank you for the compliment!
Love all of your childhood ornaments on the tree Rhoda and how seamlessly this tree fits into your new home. Many memories to be made going forward!
Merry Christmas, Rhoda! Your tree is stunning and I so love your use of color, both on the tree and throughout your home. Somehow you create classic, timeless looks that are also playful. Thanks for the inspiration! xoxo
THank you, Angie, that’s a great compliment and I love that you see that in my home. We do love color and I can’t be without it!
Rhoda, your tree is beautiful! It’s perfect, the combination of both your ornaments on your tree in your new home. I know you will make many beautiful, new memories here. It’s a joy to be on this tour with you this Sunday. Xo Lidy
Love the star topper! That must be from Mark’s collection.
HI, Lynne, thank you, the star is mine, but it’s new. I need a bigger one, I think.
I think it is perfect. Love all the shiny brite ornaments. Beautiful tree.
That is the most beautiful tree ever! I have a very few of those old ornaments, they are getting so fragile. I have put them in a glass bowl to admire and I can remove it from the inquisitive hands of my young grandchildren when they are here.
May I ask where you bought your blue throw from? I am searching for a couple of throws that color!
Hi, Mary, thank you so much! I got that throw at least 8 years or more ago and I don’t remember where I found it. HOpefully that blue is out there again and you can find one similar.
Your tree is stunning! I love all the shiny brights that bring back all those childhood memories. They do make the most beautiful trees and love how you mixed everything. I know you will enjoy your beautifully decorated home through the holidays.
Merry Christmas, Anita Wilbanks
HI, Anita, thanks so much for stopping by! Merry Christmas to you too!
Rhoda, this is what a Christmas tree should look like! I love, love, love it!
I was thinking just what Lynne said. I love all trees but this one is really special.
Thank you, Lynne, we are really enjoying it this year!
Wow! You have that magical touch to transform ordinary rooms into something special!
I love your Christmas tree. I also grew up with those same type of Christmas ornaments-the Shiny Brite ones. But when my parents moved from Mississippi to Oklahoma, they forgot to bring the ornaments. They were up in a tall cabinet and were just overlooked. I guess the new owners might use them now:) I wish I had them so I could show my kids. Anyway, it all looks lovely!
Hey, Kathy, oh that’s so sad to leave those ornaments behind, but I’m sure you’ve got new ones now.
Ooh la la! Every year I love your trees but this one is by far my all time favorite! The ornaments from both of y’all are so special! And the colors are terrific! Absolutely perfect for your living room! I’m sure it looks great from the outside as you drive up to your house! Merry Christmas newlyweds! God bless y’all ❤️
LOVE the addition of the Shiny Brites! So, so beautiful. I have what is left of my grandmother’s collection. I put them in a large lantern with battery operated LED lights intertwined throughout. It always reminds me of Christmas as a child.
HI, SHawne, I just love the sound of that too. Always love adding Christmas balls to so many containers, with lights it’s the best.
It’s gorgeous, Roomie! Can’t wait to see it in person!
Rhoda,your tree is a showstopper. I’m not surprised,everything you do is so unique and gorgeous. I love that Mark has kept his shiny brights also. You two are kindred spirits.
Thank you, Sue, I think we are definiely kindred spriits. We were blessed to find each other.
Oh my gosh Rhoda….that is one beautiful, full tree. It is so gorgeous. Wow. I love the combined ornaments of yours and Mark’s. It couldn’t be more beautiful than it is. I have gone to a smaller tree these days….tall but not nearly as full as yours. I get exhausted just thinking about you trimming your tree. Wow…and your old ornaments bring back such memories to me. Thank you. I love your pictures of your beautiful house and your amazing tree!
Diane, thank you so much! It really has been fun to decorate this year with both our things mixed together. I just love a colorful tree and think it will definitely stick around in the future. We always had colorful trees growing up.
A great way to display those sentimental & fragile ornaments is to put them on individual ornament holders/stands. I have several of these. You could set them inside the cabinet that was Marks’s in that room. That way they are on display, but in a safe spot.
Myra,that’s a great idea.