Friday, December 11, 2009

Christmas Colors

When I see red and green Christmas decorations, I remember Christmases from when I was little. I love red and green.

But this year I'm tempted to break with tradition. Isn't the blue bulb beautiful? Do you have a favorite Christmas-decorating color scheme? Are you "red and green" or something else?
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18 comments:

  1. WillaDecember 11, 2009 at 2:39 PM

    Well, I like the softer colors! My Christmas china has pinkish ribbons and soft green holly. Some wonderful fresh pale poinsettias......bingo!

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  2. aldaDecember 11, 2009 at 2:44 PM

    o yeah! red and gold is our choice and we love it! Your blue bulb looks very pretty and I've also used blue bulbs some years ago but since 8 years we are once more traditional ;-)))

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  3. Abby and StephanieDecember 11, 2009 at 3:24 PM

    I have decorations I've had for so many years...a bit eclectic. But I'd love everything blue and green with splashed of red, pink and silver.

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  4. ktquiltsDecember 11, 2009 at 4:00 PM

    Definately not a red and green girl, but this year I have come closer. I am currently in love with Sheri Berry Holiday! Greens are non-traditional, corals instead of reds, pinks, and blues! Don't forget that 70's flair. Oh and the selvages.....
    I haven't been able to cut those up yet, too lovely.

    Merry Christmas,

    KT

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  5. JocelynDecember 11, 2009 at 4:09 PM

    Beautiful shade of blue. It is such a cool feeling color.

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  6. Carrie P.December 11, 2009 at 4:55 PM

    I remember one year when I was a child my mom decorated our tree in just blue and green ornaments and blue lights.
    My ornaments are one that I have collected each year for each of my kids and for me and my husband. All different.

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  7. My Blogs ... December 11, 2009 at 6:29 PM

    White. Sometimes just white. Sometimes with gold. Sometimes with red. Your blue is very elegant!

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  8. imquilternityDecember 11, 2009 at 6:50 PM

    My decorations are magenta, pink, orange and chartreuse! I love it, but I still love red and green too.

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  9. Vals QuiltingDecember 11, 2009 at 9:06 PM

    I must say I do love traditional red and green but over the last 10 years or so I've been getting a lot of shoe ornaments I must have over 20 or these little beauties...and cat ones because my cat is such a super star in this family...
    The blue is stunning though, for sure
    Valerie
    http://www.pastimesonline.ca/block-of-the-month/

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  10. LeslieDecember 11, 2009 at 10:46 PM

    lots of red and silver...and i cover my tree in icicles

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  11. Joy VDecember 12, 2009 at 12:45 AM

    I'm a bit of a traditionalist. It's usually hot over hear in OZ, so we don't have the snow - beach weather, but I try(?) to keep to red and green, but as I still have some that the kids made me years ago and others that have come from swaps etc, it's a bit eclectic. That to me is what Christmas is all about.

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  12. AnonymousDecember 12, 2009 at 9:09 AM

    Any color works for me. A few years a go I had a blue tree. This year's is more traditional. My brother asked for red... so he's getting red, silver, gold and green.

    That blue would look awesome with a deep plum....

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  13. MickieraeDecember 12, 2009 at 9:29 AM

    My favorite decorating for Christmas is memories - all the decorations on the tree are either handmade by myself, family or friends, old ornaments belonging to my late father or special ornaments to remember trips like miniature plates from Williamsburg, a tiny hand carved totem pole from Alaska and ornaments bought or made each year to remember special times in each family member's life. Each and every ornament has a memory attached - of a person, a place or an event.

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  14. OwlmaniaDecember 12, 2009 at 3:16 PM

    My decoration is gold and with some orange... You can see my christmas tree in flickr!

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  15. BarbDecember 12, 2009 at 5:56 PM

    Hi Karen -
    This year, I'm loving pink and red. That's what I used to decorate my sewing room tree. I also made a new christmas quilt with pink, red and candy apple green.
    beautiful soft blue ornament - lovely.
    barb

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  16. DarleeDecember 13, 2009 at 5:24 PM

    I love this blue!! Seems we've been into white and blue for a few years. But I do like multi-colored lights and decorations for the tree!

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  17. Kucki68December 14, 2009 at 9:16 AM

    Red and golden-yellow glass ornaments, honey colored real candles and a real tree (green).

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  18. Linda in Arkansas December 14, 2009 at 3:28 PM

    I like doing different color themes (but include some of the favorite ornaments along with them.) So one year red and gold, another year blue and silver, another was retro with stuffed animals. This year my daughter (age 14) is getting into it and said "no gold" so silver and any ornaments without gold are on the tree. It makes it fun to change it up. One of these times it's going to be purple.

    Linda in Calif.

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