Christmas in July: Barking Up a Different Christmas Tree

Published by

Dogs Don’t Eat Pizza

July 10, 2013

Welcome to Christmas in July at Dogs Don’t Eat Pizza HQ! I am excited to be contributing to this series with such talented bloggers!

We approach Christmas a little differently here at HQ. We celebrate both Hanukah and Christmas, as I explain in this post. We have a menorah, but we also have a tree.

And our Christmas tree, well, it’s a “faux” tree because the boys in our house are allergic to the real ones. Artificial. From Target (all good things come from Target – am I right?).

Pretty, but still a traditional tree.

Cooper Family Christmas Tree — That’s the Dog Who Doesn’t Eat Pizza photobombing on the left.

I’ve been thinking about changing things up with our tree at our home. Something different, non-traditional, funky. So today I thought I’d give you some ideas for different, non-traditional Christmas trees.

Trees Made from Craft Supplies

I love this wrapping paper roll tree from A Little Tipsy:

How about a felt Christmas tree, from Forestry Handmade and featured on Mommy Footprint.com?

What about wine cork Christmas trees?

I think those would be adorable as table decorations. What a great reason to drink more wine!

And this wire tree with ornaments looks easy to make, but so festive:

Christmas tree-from-metal-wire-and-tree-decorations-585x947 — From http://fancy-deco.com/diy/50-amazingly-creative-alternative-christmas-tree-ideas.

Books as Christmas Trees

Sure, books are made of trees, but can you make trees out of books?

bookshelf Christmas tree — From: http://www.swiss-miss.com/2007/11/who-needs-a-chr.html

book Christmas tree — From: http://marymurtz.com/2011/12/12/wherein-i-build-a-christmas-tree-out-of-books/

Other Ideas?

How about a ladder for a tree? Kelly at Eclectically Vintage made this one, and I love it!

Washi tape:

That would be perfect for someone renting their home – totally removable and changeable.

Or FOOD!

vegetable-and-cheese-christmas-tree — From: http://www.sheknows.com

Healthy and festive.

There you have it…when Christmas rolls around later this year, consider some other, non-traditional trees in your home. What I like about these ideas are: (1) most of them use things you probably already have in your home; and (2) you can incorporate them into your holiday decor AND still have a traditional tree. Score!
//d12vno17mo87cx.cloudfront.net/embed/rafl/cptr.js

Tomorrow, Kristi from I Should Be Mopping the Floor takes over! I can’t wait to see her Christmas ideas!

16 responses to “Christmas in July: Barking Up a Different Christmas Tree”

Claire @ A Little Claireification

July 10, 2013

Karen!! I am so behind today. This is so neat – wow I am so impressed with some of these ideas. Pinning!
Thanks so much for being a part of this series and for the inspiration to think outside the…. tree. 😉
xoxo

LikeLike

Reply
1. Karen Cooper
  
  July 10, 2013
  
  Thanks, Claire! And thank you for including me in the series – it’s been so fun to see everyone’s great projects!
  
  LikeLike
  
  Reply
Save The Date: Christmas In July | A Fun Series & A Giveaway – A Little Claireification

July 10, 2013

[…] Wednesday, July 10th —> Karen from Dogs Don’t Eat Pizza […]

LikeLike

Reply
kristi@ishouldbemoppingthefloor

July 10, 2013

Super duper cute ideas, Karen! The little wine cork trees have to be my favorite! FUN! When I was in college, we decorated a tall fan that we had as our Christmas tree…we threw some lights on it and put our presents to each other under it. It was actually pretty cute, but no one was allowed to turn the fan on! Thanks for sharing such a great round up! 🙂

LikeLike

Reply
1. Karen Cooper
  
  July 11, 2013
  
  Thanks, Kristi! I love the idea of the Christmas tree fan! I totally have in my head what it looked like. Awesome!
  
  LikeLike
  
  Reply
Anne-Marie Cain

July 10, 2013

A cute idea I used last Christmas was to take my kids’ tinker toys and make a table-top tree for their game room. I saw it on Pinterest….and it turned out so cute!

If I win the gift card, I’ll get ahead by making some gift purchases! I’ve never been able to get all my shopping done by Thanksgiving, but it’s a goal I set every year! 😉

LikeLike

Reply
1. Karen Cooper
  
  July 11, 2013
  
  That’s a great idea! We’ll have to try that with our tinker toys this year! Thank you!
  
  LikeLike
  
  Reply
Sharon

July 11, 2013

I’d love to shake things up a bit and do something different with our Christmas tree this year, too. Thank you for the inspiration!

LikeLike

Reply
1. Karen Cooper
  
  July 11, 2013
  
  Thanks, Sharon!
  
  LikeLike
  
  Reply
Cindy Eikenberg

July 12, 2013

Karen, I absolutely love all of these amazing and unique holiday tree inspirations! What a great addition to the Christmas in July series. Will be sharing on my FB page!

LikeLike

Reply
1. Karen Cooper
  
  July 12, 2013
  
  Thanks, Cindy!
  
  LikeLike
  
  Reply
Linguine with Shrimp, Garlic and Parmigiano

July 14, 2013

[…] Barking Up a Different Christmas Tree from Karen at Dogs Don’t Eat Pizza […]

LikeLike

Reply
Christmas In July: Series Recap & $100 Giveaway Reminder! – A Little Claireification

July 15, 2013

[…] Karen with Dogs Don’t Eat Pizza posted a FANTASTIC Christmas Tree round up – way to “think outside the tree”, Karen!! I want this wire Christmas Tree in my […]

LikeLike

Reply
Top 35 of The Most Magnificent Christmas Trees You Can DIY This Holiday

December 12, 2014

[…] Source: thediybungalow.com […]

LikeLike

Reply
Top 35 of The Most Magnificent Christmas Trees You Can DIY This Holiday | eKanpSack

December 12, 2014

[…] Source: thediybungalow.com […]

LikeLike

Reply
Unconventional Christmas Trees which you havve never seen | It's All About Beautiful Life by Gkindshivani

December 26, 2014

[…] Wrapping Paper roll Christmas Tree (Image Source: http://www.thediybungalow.com) […]

LikeLike

Reply