THIS BLOG SHOULD BE READ FROM DATE OF FIRST POST First layer/sprays and ornaments: This is a blog to chronicle my process of decorating a tree from beginning to end in order to give the best advice for creating a professional interior designer looking Christmas tree that will be the envy of anyone that sees it.

(Time Required: 1.5 hours)

Lay out all of your supplies for this step on a worktable.  This is important because you must think of yourself as a painter and this is your palette.  Start with sprays pictured at the top of the picture.  They will fill up empty space. 

Try to use one type at a time and buy some variety.  When purchasing imagine how many of each spray will be needed to cover the visible area of the tree spacing each one evenly from the other.  I have here 3 kinds of sprays and since only ¾ of the tree is covered I used about 7 of each spray.

 

Add the rest of the ornaments starting with the largest ornaments first.  Space them evenly apart based on the number of ornaments.  If there are more ornaments, space them closer together, less; further apart.  Place the fewest number and prettiest ornaments at the front of the tree to add more variety.  You can see in this close up that there is variety even in a small area because there are a number of different ornaments.  Also resist the temptation to buy only one ornament you find that you like as you may have in the past.  A patchwork tree may be quaint but it will not be as aesthetically pleasing in the end.  8-12 ornaments of one variety is sufficient.   

From a distance you can see there are certain things that stand out such as the stars.  This is good since this is the theme of the tree, and more of those ornaments (the larger the better) will pull off that effect.  There are still a lot of bare spots and that will be taken care of by other glass ornaments next.  This will give contrast and the choice of colors will give it the "pop" that is needed to dazzle the viewer.