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Anyone tried decorating their Christmas tree with pearls?

icy_jade

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I mean faux pearls, not real ones although some of you may have enough pearls to use them as decorations...

Came across some pics on Pinterest and was curious. :)
Pls post pics if you have tried!

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Re: Anyone tried decorating their Christmas tree with pearls

That's so pretty! I'll have to try that next year, I have a ton of cheapie faux pearls laying about!
 

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Re: Anyone tried decorating their Christmas tree with pearls

This actually crossed my mind yesterday. I was in a craft store and a party supply store, and both had ropes of faux pearls. The craft store had glass pearls, and the party supply had plastic pearls (long ropes for flapper costumes). Very inexpensive, and not too heavy for the tree. I think glass pearls might be too heavy for a natural tree.
 

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Re: Anyone tried decorating their Christmas tree with pearls

Nope, but I have a small tabletop tree that I decorated entirely with stone beads (amethyst, quartz, some green dyed crystals, etc) and silver stars.
 

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Lady_Disdain|1417560954|3794103 said:
Nope, but I have a small tabletop tree that I decorated entirely with stone beads (amethyst, quartz, some green dyed crystals, etc) and silver stars.

I would LOVE to see pictures of this if you have it!!
 

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Re: Anyone tried decorating their Christmas tree with pearls

ok i first thought the title read "anyone tried coordinating their christmas tree with their pearls?" and while my second thought was "goodness that's taking things a bit far," i have to admit my mind first jumped to a tree festooned with cherry tahitian strands...
 

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ckrickett|1417561417|3794108 said:
Lady_Disdain|1417560954|3794103 said:
Nope, but I have a small tabletop tree that I decorated entirely with stone beads (amethyst, quartz, some green dyed crystals, etc) and silver stars.

I would LOVE to see pictures of this if you have it!!

It is at my parents' but I will take one when I visit.
 

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juliebeth|1417561631|3794112 said:
ok i first thought the title read "anyone tried coordinating their christmas tree with their pearls?" and while my second thought was "goodness that's taking things a bit far," i have to admit my mind first jumped to a tree festooned with cherry tahitian strands...
I've often thought that some of the carved Galatea pearls look like Christmas ornaments.
 

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Re: Anyone tried decorating their Christmas tree with pearls

Ennui...I agree!

Hmmmm we might have to give this a try ... pearly xmas things.. :appl:
 

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Re: Anyone tried decorating their Christmas tree with pearls

OK, I did it. I ran across some cheapie faux strands while looking for other things, so I draped them on the tree.

I think you need A LOT of pearls, like in the original post photo, otherwise it just looks like a random afterthought. Also, white pearls show up best.
 

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Re: Anyone tried decorating their Christmas tree with pearls

*cough* Where's our picture?
 

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Re: Anyone tried decorating their Christmas tree with pearls

ckrickett|1417539518|3793907 said:
That's so pretty! I'll have to try that next year, I have a ton of cheapie faux pearls laying about!

Why not this year? :mrgreen:


Pearlescence|1417551611|3794007 said:

Are they with real pearls? Thanks for posting a pic! I'll love to know more about the pearls used for decoration.
 

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Re: Anyone tried decorating their Christmas tree with pearls

Lady_Disdain|1417560954|3794103 said:
Nope, but I have a small tabletop tree that I decorated entirely with stone beads (amethyst, quartz, some green dyed crystals, etc) and silver stars.

Pls post pics!

ennui|1417832654|3796200 said:
OK, I did it. I ran across some cheapie faux strands while looking for other things, so I draped them on the tree.

I think you need A LOT of pearls, like in the original post photo, otherwise it just looks like a random afterthought. Also, white pearls show up best.

Pls post pics too!
 

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Re: Anyone tried decorating their Christmas tree with pearls

I decided I didn't have enough pearls to make it look right, so I took them off.
 

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Re: Anyone tried decorating their Christmas tree with pearls

That is awesome. Such an interesting vintage lace look going on.
 

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Re: Anyone tried decorating their Christmas tree with pearls

Years ago I had a small table-top tree, and decorated it with ropes of faux pearl and of red wooden beads, and hung only gold ornaments and crystal icicles - it is one of my favorite Christmas trees ever - it was really pretty and rather traditional.
 

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Re: Anyone tried decorating their Christmas tree with pearls

That tree is pretty amazing!
 

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Re: Anyone tried decorating their Christmas tree with pearls

I remember quite a few years back I used lots of faux pearls on a tree, but also mixed it with my ornaments, too.

Lady Disdain- I'd love to see a picture of your little tree,too!!

And how about this cute tree that J. Hunter Fiji Pearls posted recently on their Facebook page using shells from their pearls

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Re: Anyone tried decorating their Christmas tree with pearls

marymm|1417928525|3796971 said:
Years ago I had a small table-top tree, and decorated it with ropes of faux pearl and of red wooden beads, and hung only gold ornaments and crystal icicles - it is one of my favorite Christmas trees ever - it was really pretty and rather traditional.

Marymm: Do you have any pictures of the tree?


pinkjewel|1417950140|3797128 said:
I remember quite a few years back I used lots of faux pearls on a tree, but also mixed it with my ornaments, too.

Lady Disdain- I'd love to see a picture of your little tree,too!!

And how about this cute tree that J. Hunter Fiji Pearls posted recently on their Facebook page using shells from their pearls

Pink jewel: Thanks for sharing the J.Hunter tree! Do you still have pics of your old tree?
 

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Re: Anyone tried decorating their Christmas tree with pearls

Thought I would put my photo of my Black Friday 100" strand draped in the Christmas tree here as well.

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Re: Anyone tried decorating their Christmas tree with pearls

Fly Girl|1418333200|3799645 said:
Thought I would put my photo of my Black Friday 100" strand draped in the Christmas tree here as well.

Thank you for sharing! I love how the strand looks on your tree!
 

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Re: Anyone tried decorating their Christmas tree with pearls

Looks great! Maybe I'll try this next year.
 
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