Introduction

Looking for ways to enhance your holiday decorations? Add ribbon to your Christmas tree to create a beautiful, classic look.

Whether you dread it or embrace it, the holiday season involves many projects, large and small.

The large projects, like scaling your roofline to hang Christmas lights, can feel daunting, and even the small ones take more time than we imagined. How you prepare and approach all those holiday to-do’s can make you want to sing along to those Christmas carols or simply scream, “Bah, humbug!”

Decorating a Christmas tree can be high on the list of daunting tasks, and full of pressure. We all have grand visions of yards and yards of ribbons dancing gracefully around our well-appointed tree.

Unfortunately, the reality is that those yards and yards of beautiful ribbon can easily tangle, and the ladder seems to get heavier and heavier as you move it around. It’s no wonder the whole ribbon process becomes a mess and certainly not fun.

When hanging beautifully billowing ribbons on a Christmas tree, the secret lies in breaking it down into smaller pieces. Cutting that 100-foot spool of ribbon into manageable proportions may seem wasteful or counterintuitive. However, the goal is to create the effect of each billow wrapping around the tree within an arm’s length without constantly repositioning your ladder.

With a few suggestions and tips, you can hang ribbons on a Christmas tree without getting all wrapped up.