Diy Traditional Christmas Tree for Desk / Arbolito Tradicional para Escritorio

This year, to decorate my living room, where I receive visitors, I want to do a minimalist decoration again because I no longer have much energy for all the work required to take out that big tree, maybe eventually I will get motivated again in the future.

However, my son asked me to make him a small, traditional style Christmas tree for his office. He is a digital illustrator and he likes his workspace to always be very tidy and stimulating with seasonal decorations, since he spends many hours working. So, I went out to do some shopping for this traditional style Christmas tree and I will tell you about the step-by-step instructions, which was very fun.

There are currently many options on the market for all the decorations we want to make. Special Christmas trees for desks or offices and Christmas balls in all colors, so it was very easy to get the materials I needed and also at good prices.

The materials were very few and I was able to get them at affordable prices. I thought about using these gift boxes to decorate the base, but in the end when I took my tree ready for my son's room, he decorated the base with other gift boxes.

So the materials I actually used for this Christmas tree to decorate an "L" shaped desk were the following:

Fíjense como luce el arbolito así como lo compré. Se ve muy delgado en el centro y esto no me gusta para nada, me gustan que se vea más frondoso y alegre, por ello compré esa tira muy flexible que asemeja muchísimo el mismo material de las ramas del árbol, y lo ubiqué en el centro dando vueltas, sin apretarlas. La tira dio exactamente para este arbolito y le dio mucha vida.

I always like to make sure that the lights actually turn on without any problem, so that I don't lose work if they don't turn on. Now I like to start from the top of the tree.

This is what it looks like with just the lights. I used this extension of 100 lights quite comfortably, I was able to go around each branch twice as I went down.

It's kind of funny to follow the steps we take when we're decorating the big Christmas tree. When I had my little kids I was concerned about having the biggest tree I could, and it was just the one that almost reached the ceiling, since that made my kids very excited. I guess I'll take up that big job again when I have my grandchildren.

Now to place the Christmas balls, I bought these that are all golden and the same size, but with 3 different textures. Some are opaque golden, others are shiny golden and others are frosted golden.

I liked them a lot, I started by placing them one on each branch. Then, I turned on the lights so that they could be seen well and I really liked it because they don't look monotonous, when you shine the lights they reflect their colors very beautifully.

At the top of the traditional tree, a star or a large bow is usually used. I decided on a large bow in proportion to this tree since I have a very beautiful golden ribbon that matches the holiday. Now to make the bow, I made three turns of the size I wanted the bow to be, and I tied them in the center with a thread, the color doesn't matter because it will be covered.

Then, I open the turns I made so that they look well formed. With another piece of ribbon I tie the center leaving the knot behind.

And my son quickly took the traditional Christmas tree for his office. He has an "L" shaped desk and that corner is practically useless, since he had a printer in that space but he gave it to his sister who is studying at the University.

As you can see at the base of the tree he placed some gift boxes that are decorations and a little snowman. He solved the location of the tree quite well, the height was just right and that surprised me.

When my son asked me for this Christmas decoration, I must confess that I thought it was excessive, but now that I see it I really like it. It is a detail that changes colors and gives a lot of atmosphere, also when I leave the door of his room open, which is right in my living room, this decoration also decorates my living room, it turned out quite well.

We have just started the month of November, and many crafts are coming to enjoy Christmas in our homes, not only mine but also from all the Artisans of our Hive Diy Community, where we always show our skills and at the same time learn from everyone.