hi guys and welcome to Hampton Your House ready for some Christmassy vibes!
If you new here, welcome, my name is Belle and I'm so happy to have you here! My
channel is all about bringing the Coastal Hamptons vibe to your house, one
DIY at a time and if that sounds good to you, I would love for you to consider
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video is up. So today we're going to be decorating my Christmas tree with the
Coastal Hamptons vibes - so not just coastal but fresh, breezy
natural colours and ocean colours, not too many ocean motifs this year but a little
more classic and relaxed. Relaxed-classic-Hamptons?! I'll have a few little DIYs and
tips for you throughout the video, so make sure you watch right to the end.
Let's get decorating!
I've already put all my fairy lights on and now I'm starting with some wire
edged ribbon. Cut it into sections about 40 centimetres long and then you can do
a big loop like this, or you can make it into a little spiral which I ended up
liking better and I change most of these later. To make a spiral just wind the
ribbon around your hand, then pull the end down and tuck it into the tree. If it
won't stay you could use some twist-ties to hold it in place, or even a little bit
of sticky tape. I have white and gold sparkly ribbons, I
really wanted a hessian or burlap ribbon but i couldn't find any in the shops
near me, but if you're going for the costal theme and you see some in the
store definitely get it - it's perfect for this theme.
Next I'm adding some white twigs and branches, to kind of add a driftwood
element. This was a super easy DIY - I collected some dry sticks, got out the
white spray paint, gave them a good coat and they look amazing! These would look
great in a vase too, or as a table centerpiece.
I'm adding some baubles now. I have some really nice sized Navy ones, then silver
and then some beautiful natural fibre twine ornaments, which brings me to my
next DIY. You'll need some jute twine, baubles that you don't need anymore like
this one, which accidentally got decorated last year, scissors, glue gun
and spare glue gun sticks. Put a little dab of glue at the top of the ornament
holder and glue down the end of your string, then add glue all the way around
the top and stick down the string, then spiral your way all the way around the
ball making sure you get your rows right up against the previous one. After you've
done a few rows you can just glue down a few points along the string, but after
you get past the midpoint of the bauble, you need to glue the entire piece of
string down all the way around so it doesn't slip off.
These jute twine baubles look so professional and effective.
Next I have some beautiful small copper
baubles and some white and light blue ones from a previous year which really
add to the coastal theme.
And for our last DIY, we're going to make some flower picks, simply by getting
these bunches of white poinsettias and cutting them into individual flowers,
then you can just stick them into the bare spots in your tree. I'll link
everything for you below. And here's our finished coastal Christmas tree!
Well thank you so much for watching, it's been so much fun coming up with the
ideas for this one and putting it all together.
I hope I've sparked some ideas of simple things you can do for your own Christmas
tree decorating, and just a little pep talk - remember Christmas is not all about
decor and food and presents. It's about faith and family, so I hope you have a
relaxing time in the lead-up to Christmas. Remember to take time to just
chill out if you need to and refocus on the important things - I know how busy it
can be. Don't forget to check out my other Christmas and Hamptons Style videos,
please subscribe, I would really love to see you back and I'll see you again in
my next video. Bye!