Flowers For Christmas Tree: The Floral Decoration Invades The Festive Tree

There are many ways to bring your Christmas tree to life this holiday season and create a look the whole family will love. From fairy lights to homemade ornaments, they all look great in the branches. However, this year it looks like the flowers are a fantastic alternative to the typical decor. With a little imagination, people turn their spruces into large, colorful bouquets. This fresh, natural aesthetic is a modern take on the glass baubles and ribbons we're used to seeing, proving that unconventional adornments can reinvigorate traditions. In the text below, find lots of ideas on how to spruce up your home with Christmas tree flowers and how to make them yourself!

The Christmas tree flowers are the new must in the festive decor

Flower garlands are probably the last thing that comes to mind when you think of decorating your Christmas tree. However, the current trend requires giving fresh, dried or artificial flowers the chance to dethrone traditional decorations and demonstrate their ability to adorn branches brilliantly. The result is always surprising but absolutely magnificent!

Flowers and foliage to use for your flowering tree

• eucalyptus
• ivy
• butcher's broom
• pittosporum
• roses
• nerine
• berry branches
• icelandic poppy
• larks foot
• anemones
• hydrangeas
• amaryllis
• poinsettia
• christmas cactus
• orchid
• lily

Floral Christmas tree decorating tips

1. Use a variety of plants: don't limit yourself to red and white Christmas flowers or seasonal species. For example, this tree is adorned with fall and spring flowers to add a touch of color and texture.

2. For dramatic effect, go for a variety of colorful, shiny / matte / sparkle ornaments. When decorating with flowers, complement their vibrant hues with contrasting finishes to add dimension to the overall look.

3. If you want to keep it simple, go for a chic color scheme that includes silver, gold, or white. You can't go wrong with this formula. Hot pink and gold, blush pink and copper or even gold and white would look lovely together.

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4. Be Crafty: Washi / scrapbooking tapes are an easy way to add decorative elements to your ornaments and flowers. Or, you can make your own personalized decorations, such as string balls, origami stars, or cute Christmas angels.

5. Go big: You might think that on a small tree you can't fit a ton of decor, but in reality small copies are great for making a statement, especially with giant flowers and a few ribbons.

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6. Costs or fakes? Start by deciding whether you want to use fresh flowers or artificial flowers. To enjoy a floral tree throughout the month of December, we recommend that you lay out a fake flower base and add a few bright flowers on Christmas morning.

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7. In case you are using fake flowers, go to your craft store to see what colors are on offer before choosing a palette. Most artificial flowers have metal stems that can easily be wrapped and camouflaged around the branches of the Christmas tree.

8. Get creative with color: It's fun to step away from the traditional palette, so play around with bold hues. Pick your accent tones, then use neutral tones to create balance - on this tree, white orchids and pastel peonies break up the strong presence of the metallic blue balls.

9. Wrap the gifts in the same color scheme you used for the tree, so don't try to contrast your fir flowers. In this case, we opted for gold, silver and red paper which perfectly matches the tree ornaments.

10. Indeed, you can choose any color or style flower for your tree. This also applies to the other decorations. During the embellishment of this tree, we totally avoided the traditional red and green colors and created a true autumnal paradise.

If you want to decorate your own floral Christmas tree, we have prepared some tutorials for you to help you make the prettiest flowers that will match your home decor beautifully.

How to make a whimsical Christmas tree decorated with a rainbow of giant kraft paper flowers?

Paper flowers are so fun to make, can be used in so many different ways and there are endless color combination options to match your decorating style. And the best part is that the whole thing is made from paper and hot glue, so without much effort.

Materials

• flower petals patterns
• colorful kraft paper
• hot glue gun
• scissors
• pencil

Instructions

1. Trace the petal models on the paper, resizing them if necessary. Then, cut out the parts of the Christmas tree flower using the scissors. To speed up the process, you can cut multiple layers of card stock at a time.

2. Wrap the edges of the flower petals around a pencil. Fold the bottom slit and glue it in place.

3. Glue the smaller center petals onto a circle of card stock, then repeat for the medium petals and for the larger petals.

4. Superimpose the three circles of petals together and glue them in place. Add a central decoration if you wish.

DIY garland of fresh flowers as a Christmas tree decoration

Materials

• sharp scissors
• metal wire
• vine thread
• flowers

What flowers for your floral tree?

The best flowers for this project are those that last a long time out of the water. To create a cohesive look, you need to stick with three to four plants and colors.

Pro tip: Keep your flowers in water for at least 24 hours before decorating your tree to make sure they are well hydrated.

Production

Step 1: Cut the length of your flower stems to 8 cm.

Step 2: Put your flowers away and plan the garland design. You can group a few copies together to create a more complete look or space them out for an airy and minimalist style.

Step 3: Secure several flowers together with wire. Repeat this until you have enough bouquets for your garland.

Then, tie your first bouquet to the vine and so on until you finish the garland.

Step 4: Start by placing your garland on the branches of the tree and slowly work your way down.

Pro tip: If your garland doesn't look as complete as you thought, glue some extra flowers.

Beautiful Christmas tree flowers to make yourself in tissue paper

Materials

• color tissue paper
• string
• scissors
• colored adhesive tape

Guide

Step 1: Cut the tissue paper

Start by cutting your tissue paper to the desired size. The width of the paper should be at least half of the unfolding length. Use multiple sheets of paper - 5-10 pieces for a larger flower or 4-5 pieces for a more delicate flower.

Step 2: Create an accordion shape

Fold the paper in large or small folds until you reach its end. The larger your folds, the larger the petals and on the contrary. If you prefer denser flowers, make the folds smaller and use more layers of paper.

Step 3: Folding

Once you have completed the accordion fold, tie a piece of string to the center of your future flower. Tie on the back.

Step 4: Round the edges

Create the petals by rounding both ends of the fold with a pair of scissors. You can also cut in a triangular pattern for a flower with pointy petals. Use sturdy scissors if you are cutting multiple pieces at once.

Step 5: Unfold

Spread the folds. Pull the outer crease towards the center and carefully separate each layer. Pull a fold on one side, then alternate on the other side and continue until you've reached the last one. Keep this one flat.

Once you are done with adjusting the petals, you can use duct tape to secure the Christmas tree flowers to their place in the branches. Add green tissue paper cut into the shape of leaves if desired. Repeat the above steps to make more flowers of different sizes and textures.

If you prefer to have more rounded flowers, simply use more tissue paper in longer pieces and pull both sides towards the center going towards a center piece in the crease which is your base. Or, use the method described and tie two half flowers together with string or tape.

DIY floral decoration for Christmas tree in the form of textile flower garland

Materials

• fabric strips
• jute twine
• hot glue gun and glue sticks
• scissors

How to proceed ?

1. Cut or tear your fabric into strips 5cm wide and 60-70cm long.

2. Fold each strip in half. With the raw edge down, start winding the end of the fabric around itself. As you ride, begin to occasionally bend the tape away from you. Occasionally add some hot glue to the roller to secure the flower. Keep rolling and bending until you have a stem of about 3-4cm. Add glue just before the stem so that the flower does not fray. You can also put a little glue between the layers of the folded rod to hold them together.

Continue to make flowers from each strip.

How to create the floral garland?

Cut a length of twine that will fit your tree. Arrange your flowers along the string to determine your pattern and spacing.

Next, tie the flowers by wrapping the stem around the string and hot glue. This way you can move the flower along the string if needed. You have to put the garland on the tree.

Decorate the Christmas tree with felt flowers

Materials

• pink and green felt
• floral thread
• hot glue gun

Instructions

Cut out each piece of the flower with the scissors (the dimensions are to be adjusted according to your needs).

Making roses

1. Glue the end of the floral wire stem to the felt about 1 cm from the end as shown in the picture.

2. Roll the rose by guiding the felt between your fingers and sticking it modestly as you go. Keep the bottom aligned flat.

3. Fold the piece of leaf in half and cut a small slit in it.

4. Slide the wire rod through the slit, liberally apply glue to the bottom of the rose, and press down on the piece of foil.

5. Place a small dot of glue at the base of each leaf and attach it to the rose.

6. Squeeze the rose face down on your countertop to give the petals a little more shape and flare.

7. Finally, you have to decorate your tree. For this purpose, use the flexible stems to stabilize the flowers on the tree branches.

Sources: Paper flowers tutorial - thecraftpatchblog.com

Fresh flower garland tutorial - proflowers.com

Tissue paper flower tutorial - homedit.com

Textile flower tutorial - awonderfulthought.com

Felt Flowers Tutorial - theyellowbirdhouse.com