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Trouble Connecting Lights on a Pre-lit Christmas Tree

No one seemed to understand the problem with my pre-lit Christmas tree. Anyway my tree has a main hot wire that runs up the center of the tree. The tree also has lots of plug-in ones that will connect to the main wire on each section...

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Budget Friendly Theme Trees

Want to change your tree this year with new decorations but with the budget crunch you think you just can't afford it? Well, here are four trees using things you have around your house or can buy at your local thrift store so you that you can create a one of a kind tree.

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Christmas: Baby Stockings for Ornaments

You can find inexpensive packages of red, green or Christmas decorated baby and toddler socks and/or booties on sale now. Purchase a couple of packages and just sew a loop at the top of them to hang on your Christmas tree or you can just use standard ornament hangers.

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Child's Own Christmas Tree

Wondering what to do with all your leftover kids meal promo items? We decorate our girl's bedrooms with their own little Christmas tree and we use the promo items as the ornaments. You can easily add a hook to them, drill a hole if needed or glue a hook to the toy.

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Christmas Tree Decorating Ideas for a Doctor's Office

I am entering a contest for decorating a Christmas tree. I work in a clinic with two doctors, one a OB/GYN and the other one a surgeon. Please give some ideas, we would like a theme reflecting our office.

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Decorating a Pink Christmas Tree

I have a 7 foot pink Christmas tree with clear lights. I would love some suggestions on how to decorate or what colors would go? Thanks.

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Make a Christmas Tree Out of Recycled Materials

Does anyone have the instructions for how to make a Christmas tree out of empty plastic water bottles?

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Set Up a Kids Christmas Tree

As empty nesters with a house emptied out, I decided to do something new this Christmas. Having just given our sun room a make-over, into a den just for us, I thought of putting up 2 trees, as each had access to a big window and these are the two rooms we spend our time in (living and den).

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Instructions for Cracker Box Ornaments

Looking to trade Cracker Box ornament kit instructions. I need "Very Berry" and "Baubles, Bangles and Beads". I have other rare and retired instructions to trade.

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Different Christmas Tree

Happy holidays to all the great folks on here. I just had to show everyone my decoration for a different tree, least it has some Xmas effect for me. Happy Holidays.

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Mitten Christmas Ornament

As you know, young children tend to lose things. My son recently lost a mitten and I just didn't want to throw away the remaining one. So I decided to turn it into a Christmas tree ornament.

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Decorating Small Christmas Trees

Decorating a tiny tree? You can use all sorts of odd things on it. I clipped a bunch of hair clips with red decorative buttons on them onto the branches of one small tree, just the right scale.

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Craft Project: Flannel Tied Tree Skirt

This tree skirt is made with old flannel shirts bought at the Thrift Store and made to look like the old fashioned country tied quilts.

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Inexpensive Holiday Decorating: Candy Canes

In last minute budget/economy Christmas decorating - don't forget candy canes!

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Gather Pine Boughs from Christmas Tree Lots

Have a yen for an Xmas tree but don't have the $ or space? Then gather pine boughs (branches) to you from the local xmas tree stands and garden centers! Otherwise they are headed for the trash and they make lovely holiday arrangements with the look and smell of a tree, you can even decorate them with ornaments.

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Christmas Tree Care

Here are some very simple ways to keep your Christmas tree green and thriving through the Christmas season. Many of us are lucky enough to live in an area where you can actually buy a Christmas Tree permit and go and cut our own trees. But many of us just prefer to go to the Christmas Tree Lot and buy a tree.

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Set Up Christmas Tree In The Garage

When Christmas rolls around and it's time to get our tree ready to put up, I always share this tip with friends. Surprising how many folks have never thought of this idea, yet it's so simple. We do this out on our patio, but it could be just as easily done out in the yard or in the garage.

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Saving Money on a Tree Skirt

Tips for saving money on a Tree Skirt as suggested by the ThriftyFun community. Post your ideas here.

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Saving Money on a Christmas Tree

Tips for Saving Money on a Christmas Tree as suggested by the ThriftyFun community. We had a Christmas tree for almost thirty years, that we got at a garage sale. I bought another tree, at a garage sale, that didn't have all the pieces.

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Western Themed Christmas Tree

Our home is decorated with a western theme and I would like to decorate our Christmas tree the same way. Can anyone suggest how I could make western ornaments and wreaths?

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Real Christmas Trees Are Green

Real Christmas Trees Are GreenNot everyone likes the idea of sacrificing a living tree for the sake of celebrating a holiday, but it doesn't change the fact that trees harvested for the Christmas tree industry are a renewable and sustainable resource.


Keeping Your Christmas Tree Bug-Free

Keeping Your Christmas Tree Bug-FreeLive Christmas trees provide insects with a wonderful place to wait out the snow and cold of winter. Unfortunately, this means that occasionally hibernating insects get indoors by hitching a ride on your Christmas tree.


Budget Friendly Theme Trees

Budget Friendly Theme TreesWant to change your tree this year with new decorations but with the budget crunch you think you just can't afford it? Well, here are four trees using things you have around your house or can buy at your local thrift store so you that you can create a one of a kind tree.


Craft Project: Flannel Tied Tree Skirt

Craft Project: Flannel Tied Tree SkirtThis tree skirt is made with old flannel shirts bought at the Thrift Store and made to look like the old fashioned country tied quilts.