Snowflake-Themed Christmas Tree – A Pretty Happy Home

I’m thrilled you are here today to check out my snowflake-themed Christmas tree.

How did a snowflake-themed Christmas tree come about?

Well, it went a little something like this:

No one:

Absolutely No One:

Me: I have six tiny doilies that could look like snowflakes if I squint. Do you know what that means? Time for a snowstorm to hit this Christmas tree!

And that’s how my brain works.

I’m not a minimalist, but the majority of the time I skew more minimalist than maximalist in my decorating style.

However, you can toss that rule out the window and stomp on it a few times when it comes to me and a Christmas tree decorating theme. That’s how I ended up making a small mountain of paper snowflakes for my snowflake-themed Christmas tree.

If I’m going to have a personality quirk, at least this one results in a pretty Christmas tree!

But why paper snowflakes when this entire snowflake-themed Christmas tree started with tiny crocheted doilies?

I’m so glad you asked. You are really paying attention to this story. I like that about you.

Six tiny crocheted doilies do not a snowstorm make.

If I wanted a figurative snowstorm to hit my artificial Christmas tree after I popped it out of the box that meant I was going to have to learn how to crochet.

*whomp, whomp*

I had this snowflake-themed Christmas tree idea in September. I had plenty of time to learn how to crochet.

Hahahahahahaha.

In truth, I did have plenty of time to learn. In actuality, I lacked motivation.

There. I said it.

Although, I did briefly think about being motivated enough to learn. I even watched some YouTube videos on how to crochet snowflakes.

I could definitely do it.

However, if past behavior is indicative of future behavior then that scarf I’ve been trying to finish knitting for the last five years is a good indication that I was probably not going to master crocheting in three months.

That’s why I pivoted to paper snowflakes.

And pivot hard I did.

I watched a couple of YouTube tutorials and just like that I was a woman on a snowflake crafting mission.

I made snowflakes out of computer paper, brown kraft paper, and even paper bags. If you left a piece of scrap paper lying around long enough I probably would have turned it into a snowflake. No paper was safe once I got started.

We do a lot of hard home renovation projects around here, so I think I was craving something mindless to create with my hands when I had downtime at night.

Or I lost my marbles.

Either way, I think it worked out.

I did not entirely give up on the crochet snowflake doily idea though. I just cheated a little and bought any small doilies (snowflake or otherwise) that I saw at the thrift store. I starched the doilies and hung them on the tree as ornaments.

Someone spent time crocheting those doilies and I’m happy I could put them to use when no one else wanted them. Call it my good deed for the day.

I had fun with this snowflake-themed Christmas tree. It’s amazing what you can create with a glue gun and paper you have lying around the house.

Happy Christmas!

P.S. I’d love to see your Christmas tree! Send me a direct message or tag me on Instagram or Facebook. You can also send me an email. If you see something you like here or on social media it helps me so much if you share it with your friends. Thank you!

Thank you for spending time reading this blog during your busy holiday season. It means so much to me! Here are some other posts you might enjoy.

Christmas Tree 2018: Blue, White and Natural Wood

Christmas Tree 2020: Gold and Copper

Living in Ireland: Festival of Trees