Fall Decorated Christmas Tree

We couldn't wait for Christmas so we decorated our 7.5 foot evergreen Christmas tree with pumpkins, berries and fall foliage!

We added lanterns with flickering flame battery powered candles

and created a pumpkin and leaf ring around the base of the tree.

Below are items shown in this video and links to

purchase from our online store.

Visit our Shop by Season:Fall and Thanksgiving Category

Fall Persimmon Berry Spray

Fall Seeded Eucalyptus Floral Stem

Gilded Autumn Beach Leaf Spray

Burlap Maple Leaf Stem

Harvest Berry Crabapple Pick

Walnut Stem

Walnut and Leaves Floral Stem 30 inches

Foam pumpkins are light weight and easy to tuck into the 

tree branches

     

   

8 inch tall pumpkins in white/cream, orange, red, green

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8 inch wide foam craft pumpkins in white, green, red and orange

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7 inch foam craft pumpkins in orange, red, white and green

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7 inch wide craft pumpkin in red, orange, white and green

Two types of fall ribbon were used on the tree

Fall Orange and Plaid Craft Ribbon 4 inches wide

Maple Leaf Print on Linen Ribbon

To add a cozy feeling we added two lanterns to the tree

the large lantern holds a flameless motion candle

Shop all motion candles at Shelley B Home and Holiday

we recommend the 7 inch size for the middle lantern in our

lantern set and a tea light for the small lantern

The lanterns are from our Metal Lantern Set of 3. The small and medium size lanterns are perfect size

to add to a tree.  The large size could be decorated with florals and ribbon topper made from 

stems used in the tree and placed on a mantel beside the tree.

Please be sure to visit our RAZ Decorated Tree Photo Gallery 

for many more decorated tree ideas for Christmas

Shelley B also offer decorated tree kits for our original designs

for

 Halloween, Easter and Christmas trees.

Visit our Decorated Tree Ornament Set Page

(in the Shop by Season: Christmas category)

to find tree ornament kits for all seasons!

questions about any of our trees, please email

shelley@shelleybhomeandholiday.com

Fall Porch Decorating

Here are some great Fall Porch Decorating Photos

we found while browsing the Internet, and some

quick suggestions from the Shelley B staff

Don't have the time or budget for a complete porch makeover?

Then why not try one or two ideas shown below.

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1.  Coordinating fall garland, wreath and sprays

at your front door is a great start to any seasonal porch decorating.

If you can't find a garland and wreath set, try using lots of  fall floral stems or sprays

add them to an inexpensive grapevine garland and grapevine wreath.

Additional sprays in urns and window boxes will

create a look like the one shown below.

2.  Use an old chair as the stage for a collection

of fall pumpkins and flowers

3. Want to create your own front door decoration,

without taking on a wreath making project?

Use a large wall pocket

and fill with fall stems.

Add some styrofoam to hold stems in place

4.  Add fall themed pillows, throws, quilted wall hangings  to

front porch rockers and porch swings

5. Burlap makes a great fall embellishment

for your porch urns

6. Fall Pumpkins can display your house number.

Cut numbers out of the pumpkin or use numbers

from the craft store.

7. Window boxes make great containers for

fall harvest items, like

pumpkins, gourds, flower and foliage stems.

8. Old furniture on the porch

creates a focal point for

your fall decorations.

Please visit our web site

www.shelleybhomeandholiday.com

and browse our

By Season:Fall category to find more fall decorations



Fall decorating

Our Summer Mantel:

This summer our mantel held a blended collection of summer favorites

potted red geraniums, book boxes (great for adding height variations to your groupings),

boxwood topiary, moss balls, and our very popular mermaid wall art

propped against a framed large canvas painting of a sailboat.

I added some soft lighting with a strand of white icicle lights.

(yes icicle lights in the summertime)

Instead of draping the lights over the mantel edge, I laid the lights

flat on the mantel.  The white cord and the multiple strands of lights

brighten my display and was easy to arrange around our mantel decorations.

A pretty collection we enjoyed all summer long, but the changing weather brought a new look

to our living room.....

Our Fall Mantel:

Just last week we received our shipment of  new fall garlands that I  found in one of our suppliers catalogues. I couldn't wait to create a fall mantel grouping around this awesome autumn themed garland.

A bendable twig base, filled with green, red and yellow leaves, red pip berries in two sizes and acorns fill this harvest themed garland.

Great natural colors and blend of fall themed accents.

I wrapped a strand of our

lighted twig garland

around the fall garland

I added a pair of garden birds on pedestal bases

to the center of the mantel

Pretty details on this set of bird statues

These would also be cute in a vintage birdcage!

Two Boxwood Cone Topiary  Trees  from the RAZ Imports Grande Estate collection

balance each side of the mantel.

and

Over the mantel I placed our

Shabby Cottage Mirror

great raised details on this mirror

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To find these and more please visit our store

www.shelleybhomeandholiday.com.

You can recreate our mantel or start with our ideas and add your own.

We would love to see the end results,  you can share photos by emailing

shelley@shelleybhomeandholiday.com