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[Georgiagrama]

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@luvmybeetle wrote:

@Georgiagrama   I think whatever you do is important.  I've always felt Christmas was a wonderful time of year and so meaningful. Tradition that you have with your ornaments is very important.  It shows you have respect for your family and the holiday.  God bless.

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@luvmybeetle   What a lovely response.  You warmed my heart. Thank you.  God bless you as well, and have a beautiful Christmas.

[Meowingkitty]

Neither. I have 5 kitties so tinsel is a big no. Ribbon looks like to much work. Just lights and ornaments. 

[beach-mom]

Tinsel - and DH is a stickler about carefully separating each strand. We have real trees (my mom's family owned a Christmas tree farm). He doesn't put any on the bottom branches because of the kitties, but none of ours has ever bothered tinsel. They do like to bat the (unbreakable) ornaments on the lower branches.  

[Azcowgirl]

I think what you're describing is the silver garland that is one looooong piece rather than the tiny strands that come in a package, is that right @Georgiagrama ?

[Nataliesgramma]

I've done both but my current favorite is  the colored beads on the spool...

[Mary Bailey]

I do ribbon now.  I did beads back in the 80s and tinsel when I was a kid.

This year I bought irridecent ribbon.  I think I bought some ribbon after Christmas last year.

[faeriemoon]

I have never cared for things wrapped around a Christmas tree, whether it be garland, ribbon, pearls, beads, etc.  And personally, I don't like tinsel.

Occasionally, I insert silk/sparkly flowers among the branches, but it's not something I do every year.

All of my ornaments - silver, gold, bronze, white-  are glass and sparkly, so I don't really need more glitz to make the tree shine.

Whatever floats your boat I say.

[CANDLEQUEEN]

For the past few years I have used bows on my tree, loved the look, but want something different, so think I will go with Ribbon this year! My bows were red and gold.

[Somertime]

I don't use any tinsel.  The tinsel when I was a child was lead tinsel and it was weighted, the tinsel, today, is too light weight for me and it moves with the slightest breeze.  I do use handmade bows on my tree and I purchase baby's breath from the florist and put small clumps on the tree which makes it look like snow.  I purchased a flip tree from Balsam Hill a few years ago.  What a pleasure!  It is in two pieces, the top half is small and easy to handle, the large bottom half is on wheels, so you roll it into position, lock the wheels, easily turn it upside down, add the small top, plug it in.......voila........all done.  It has the lights already installed and when you add the top, it connects to the light on the bottom, no fiddling around trying to find the connecting cord!  It comes with 1,000 lights.

What a pleasure!  So much easier and a beautiful tree.  It was expensive but worth it, the last tree I'll ever purchase!  Should have done this years ago, one I could no longer handle a real tree by myself.

I am sure all your trees look beautiful and give you much joy of Christmas' past!

[ScrapHappy]

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@Georgiagrama wrote:

Do you use Tinsel or Ribbon on your tree?  I've always used silver tinsel - always.  I like the way it shimmers when the lights are on and I take great pains to drape it just perfectly. 

However, I've seen some beautiful ribbon on the Wal Mart online site.  I'm teetering  🤷‍♀️

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I usually use ribbon.  That and gold beading throughout.  Our tree is all gold...top to bottom with an electric gold star on top.  I have switched it up in the past with multi-color and tinsel (husband loves tinsel).  I try to give a little of what he likes and what I like.