Woodland Themed Christmas Tree

It's a cold and snow covered day here at the Chateau, making it seem like a true winter wonderland.

Today I wanted to share with you my little woodland themed Christmas tree in our sunroom.

This is the second year that we are enjoying this cute tree, we loved it so much last Christmas that I wanted to decorate it with the same theme as last year.

 The tree had rather humble beginings, found by hubby at a thrift store.  I gave it a very, very light dusting of creamy white spray paint (I know, I can get a little crazy with the spray paint!), as I wanted to give it the effect of being dusted in snow.

Since our sunroom faces the backyard and is surrounded by woods, I wanted to pay tribute to all of the birds and wildlife that are frequent visitors to our yard.

 I've placed the tree on a table which I've draped in burlap and vintage linens, for a romantic yet rustic look.

The tree sits in front of a glass block wall, which really catches all of the light.  It makes me think of sparkly, frosty blocks of ice!

 Perched at the top of the tree is an angel and deer fan that I made.

 This adorable glittery bird ornament was made by a sweet and talented friend.  I love the snowflake embellishment on his wing!

 Another glittery ornament that I made, featuring a cute little chickadee.

 I love my birds!  This glittered hummingbird ornament, below,  is one of my favorites.

You know my motto..........

"You can never have too much glitter!"

 I found the gorgeous angel and deer image over at The Graphics Fairy, as well as the French sheet music that I used for all of my ornaments.

 I've been creating ornaments from milk weed pods for several years, and have quite a few on my little tree.

 More birds.

My mom gave me this darling little birdhouse ornament years ago.

 Another one of my milkweed pod ornaments.   Who would guess something so lowly could look so glamorous?:)

 A cute bottle brush squirrel is snacking on some beaded acorn ornaments!

 A real bird's nest is nestled amoung the branches, and a sweet little bird is resting inside.

 Bet you don't know anyone else who has a raccoon ornament on their tree!

 Cute bunny ornament that I made.

 On the other side of the glass block wall is our master bedroom.  I really love the way the tree looks from this vantage point!

 And here is one last look at my little woodland tree.

Thanks so much for joining me on my tour!

Our Tall, Tall Christmas Tree

Christmas decor has been a bit late to arrive here at the Chateau, as I've been sick with a very nasty cold for the past week.  Things are starting to look festive around here, thanks to the help of hubby!  I really missed not going out on our annual Christmas tree trek, but just wasn't up to it.  I sent him out on Sunday with  instructions to bring me back a nice tall, fat tree. Well, he took me more than literally, and came back with a humongous Fraiser fir!  I'm not sure how he managed to fit it into his car, let along carry it into the house!

It must have been at least 15' tall, no kidding!  So he decided to cut a few feet off, after bringing it indoors!

I finally managed to get the tree decorated the other day, with lots of help from hubby.  I'm still not feeling well, so trimming the tree wasn't nearly as fun as it should be.  But, we are excited to have it up.  It's wired to the door frame, so no worries about a toppled tree!  Notice the lack of decorations near the bottom of the tree, and the lack of a tree skirt?  Well, I'll explain why in a second!

 I took this photo from the loft, looking down.  It's still very tall, I'd say about 12'!  Hubby put the lights on, we have a mixture of led and tiny clear lights.

 Ok, this is the reason behind the lack of a tree skirt and ornaments on the lower branches. 

 A very mischievous little puppy by the name of Katie!

 I thought the reflection of the tree looked so pretty in the mirror above our mantle!

We have so many ornaments that have been collected over the years.  Many from friends and family, and many that I've made. They all are special and dear.

Ok, there are a ton of photos coming up, so I'll let the pictures do most of the talking!

 Touches of Paris.

 A sweet friend sent me a set of paper mache bird ornaments and glitter (from Martha Stewart).  She know how much I adore both birds and glitter!  I had so much fun making these sparkly ornaments!

 Peggy's Cove lighthouse in Nova Scotia.  Our talented neighbor lady painted this beautiful ornament to commemorate our trip there years ago.

 Sweet petite tea cup.

 More glittery goodness.

 Oooh, la, la!

 The sparkly Eiffel Tower below was given to me by a dear friend.

 Ornament I made filled with shredded vintage sheet music.

 I have a bunch of these sweet angel ornaments, which my mom quilted many years ago.

 Cute toy airplane, a nod to hubby's love of flying.

 Glittery blinged out birdhouse. What's not to love?!

 One of my glittered milk weed ornaments.

 A mischievous elf.

 Honoring the memory of our sweet Cocker Spaniel Emily.  I took this photo when she was just a fluffy little puppy.

 Another sweet angel, crocheted by my mom years ago.

 I don't like heights, so it's always a tradition for hubby to put our large crocheted angel at the top of the tree.

 I laid at the base of the tree and took this shot looking up.  Yikes, I can't even see the top!!

 That is one tall tree!

 Thanks for coming along on the tour!

Care to have a little helper visit your house?!

Stop back in a few days and I'll share with your my little woodland themed tree in our sunroom.

It's not nearly as tall as the tree in our living room, I promise!
On a side note, I recently inadvertently selected "Google+"  on my blog (what a pain and big mistake!), only to discover that many of you were unable to leave comments on my posts. So, I tried to deselect Google+, but people were still not able to leave any comments!  So frustrating, I appologize!  So, I have been trying to do some troubleshooting, please bear with me, I hope to get this annoying problem fixed.  Sure don't know why Google has to make things so complicated!