A Celebration of the Season with a Christmas Tree Decorated in White and Light

I have heard from many collectors that they do a tree with just my ornaments and of course this is what we do each year at our studio. We love the creative challenge to do it differently each year. Our white bisque ornaments are always the focus of the trees so we add a variety of additions that enrich the overall look but still do not diminish the drama of the white ornaments against the deep green of the evergreen tree.

The image above is one example; here we have focused on the detail of the Blooms of Hope Cross with antique lamp beading used as tree garland. I found this lamp beading in an antique store and was delighted with the frosted and silver beads woven on black silk edging. The small white twinkle lights illuminate the beads and define the detail of my porcelain ornaments for a rich but simple symphony of white and light on the Christmas tree.

HOW TO DECORATE YOUR TREE IN WHITE AND LIGHT

1. Use any size of white lights only.
2. Find all your Margaret Furlong ornaments and select the size of tree that will be filled up with these.
3. Look for elegant but simple glass and silver ornament or non-ornaments that you can add. I love the different sizes of old silver glass balls. Look for these at Good Will or other thrift shops; they are especially nice if they are imperfect and crackled with “patina” of age. They are very inexpensive, wonderful and add a lot of glamour.
   I also like to add clear glass balls and icicles that I have collected over the years.

MY GENERAL RULE FOR DECORATING WITH MY ORNAMENTS

No matter what the color scheme, simple or complex, I most always accessorize my ornaments with

1. antique or vintage objects or ornaments – an infinite variety of choices here –be creative
2. fresh or dried things from nature like herbs, berries, leaves, fruit, shells, sea fans, coral, ferns, seed pods, bare branches, moss, etc. I like gingerbread cookies too because you can choose a shape that compliments your theme and add a very simple edge or linear design of frosting that matches your colors.
3. Lovely ribbons.