The green and lovely Christmas tree

No matter how little or how much I celebrate Christmas, a Christmas tree is a must for me. When the tree is in place, it feels like Christmas has arrived. However, it shouldn't come too early – maximum one week before Christmas Eve. In recent years, I've opted for the convenience of ordering the tree online and having it delivered to the door. However, there is a special charm in buying the tree at the market and carrying it home while snowflakes swirl around.

Christmas tree sales at Nytorget, Stockholm.

I usually tend to choose a fairly large Christmas tree, but this year I went for a smaller variant. It was small enough to find its place on the sideboard. Normally I combine fairy lights with real candles, but with this year's tree I didn't dare because the branches couldn't quite support them.

This year's little Christmas tree.

The new Christmas tree decorations, purchased in Copenhagen, replaced the real candles. Fabric candles made from recycled Indian saris. I bought them as inspiration to potentially sew my own when the mood strikes.

The Christmas tree decorations.

I think it's so lovely with paper flowers in the Christmas tree. Paper flowers, gingerbread cookies, and fruit were apparently what people used in the tree before baubles and other decorations came into the picture. Instead of glitter, I adorned the branches with baby's breath and made some poppers out of small Italian amaretto cookies in pretty paper.

You take what you have 😊

At the top, a star that I made myself a few years ago from an old tin can.

The tree topper star.

What do those of you who have a Christmas tree put in yours? ❤️