I think we can safely say it is now OK to talk about Christmas. Don't you agree? It's in full swing on your high streets and most places are fully booked for Christmas work dues and parties.
We have already discussed advent calendars, take a look here if you missed it.. so now lets turn our attention to baubles. For stores, Christmas is coming earlier every year. Selfridges opened their Christmas Shop in August last year, closely followed by the Liberty Christmas shop in September. If you work in any kind of media it can start even earlier than that with interiors magazine stylists having already needed their Christmas room set shot ready to hit the shelves in November. Whats-more those big TV ads are already in the can and just receiving their final polish, ready to make them sparkle on our screens (one of the many things I love about Christmas).
So you can probably guess what's been popping in to my inbox... yes it's been full of Christmas decorations and I've decided to share some of my favourites with you. Here are some of the trends that we can look forward to seeing on our Christmas trees this year.
A Colourful Retro Holiday
There was lots of colour in the new wave of Christmas decorations. A happy holiday vibe of kitsch colours reminiscent of a old painted metal children's toys and the holiday season in the hot sunny days of warm countries.
Image: George Home
John Lewis is offering a rainbow of colour with brightly coloured baubles for the festive season. They are predicting the rainbow colour trend to be big this Christmas following a summer where sharing colourful pictures was popular on social media platforms like Instagram and Pinterest.
Image: John Lewis
Along with the bright colours I'm seeing a strong South American influence. Style icon Frida Kahlo, Llamas and cactus baubles are all on the list.
Top Row: 1. Ice Cream Van Bauble from TK Maxx £3.99 2. Lima Llama Piñata Hanger from John Lewis £6 3. Tales of the Maharaja Indian Elephant Hanger form John Lewis £8
Middle Row: 4. Llama Decoration from Heartfelthandmade on Esty £12 5. Glass banana from Abode Living £9.95 6 Sugar Skull Decoration from Liberty London £12.95 7. Frog Prince Bauble from John Lewis £10
Bottom Row: 8. Frida Kahlo Bauble from Liberty London 9. Parrot Bauble Liberty London £9.95 10. Lima Llama with presents hanger from John Lewis £6 11. Glitter Cactus Decoration from Liberty London £24.95
Yule Britannia
In the year of two royal weddings, a royal baby and another due soon along with England's best performance in the Football World Cup for quite some time why not celebrate your pride in the nation by displaying it on your Christmas Tree!
Top Row: 12. Kurt S. Adler - Glass Pembroke Welsh Corgi Tree Decoration from Amara £24.95 13. London Underground Decoration from Liberty London £12.95 14. Kurt S. Adler - London City Glass Tree Decoration from Amara £30
Middle Row: 15. Union Jack Decoration from Liberty London £4.95 16. Glass Soldier Decoration from The Contemporary Home £9 17. Queen Elizabeth Decoration from Liberty London £18.95
Bottom Row: 18. Felt London Taxi Decoration from The Contemporary Home £4 19. British Postbox bauble from The Contemporary Home £4.50 20. Corgi Bauble from Liberty London £19.95 21. Gisela Graham Big Ben decoration from Debenhams £6
Birds of Paradise
Birds and butterflies are my favourite decorations for my Christmas tree and mantelpiece garlands at home so this year I'll be adding to my collection with some of these lovely baubles.
Clockwise from top left: 22. Hummingbird Decoration from Liberty London £14.95 23. Set of 2 doves from Homesense £4.99 24. Robin Hanging Decoration from Sainsburys Home £3.50 25. Pink Hanging Bird Decoration from Paperchase £5 26. Glitter Peacock from Homesense £9.99 27. Set of 2 Red Bird Decorations from Homesense £4.99 28. Gold Humming Bird Decoration from The Contemporary Home £4 29. Glittery Peacock Decoration from Liberty London £6.95 30. Hanging Robin Decoration from Paperchase £5
Winter Woodland
If you like to decorate your tree with cute and mythical creatures from a woodland winter wonderland then this is the selection just for you.
Top Row: 31. Ice Skating Rabbit Decoration from The Contemporary Home £7 32. Glittered Green Pinecone Trio Hanger from John Lewis £7 33. Unicorn Bauble from TK Maxx £3.99 34. Pine Cone Tree Decoration - Set of 4 - by A by Amara £10
Middle Row: 35. Painted Christmas Pudding Bauble from The Contemporary Home £3.75 36. Silver Glitter Forest & Reindeer Bauble form The Contemporary Home £4 37. Twig Hedgehog from Dobbies £7.99
Bottom Row: 38. Standing Baby Deer from Paperchase £7 39. Glitter Reindeer Bristle Decoration from Liberty £10.95 40. Clear Fox Bauble from The Contemporary Home £3.75
Vintage Glamour
Finally a bit of old fashioned sparkle with delicate blown glass baubles and traditional gold and silver dominating the Christmas bauble colour palette.
Top Row: 41. Silver Ribbed Bauble from The Contemporary Home £4 42. Into the Woods Glitter Pink Finial from John Lewis £6 43. Silver Bauble from Debenhams £5let
Middle Row: Vondels - 44. Glass Christmas Tree Bauble in White Bronze from Amara £7 45. Into the Woods Ribbed Purple Ombre Bauble from John Lewis £5 46. Hanging Glass Droplet from The Farthing £3.95 47. Bungalow DK Glass Icicle Swirl Decoration from Printer + Tailor £18.95 48. Hanging Glass White and Silver Tree Bauble Drop from The Farthing £3.50 49. Silver Beaded Snowflake from TK Maxx £4.99 50. Set of 2 Red and Gold Glass Balloon Baubles from The Farthing £7.
So many great styles to choose from. I'd love to hear which are your favourites. Please leave a comment and let us know.
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