In reply to Dave.

I actually went pretty cheap. After watching a lot of videos of people turning their cheap trees into works of art, I thought it would be a good challenge to put the work into really decorating and filling it out. I did opt for a partially-flocked design with pine cones added though.

It's going to be my first real Christmas in what I hope is my forever home (I moved in a few weeks before Christmas last year and didn't have time to do much). I've always wanted to really deck the halls of my own home, have a big family dinner, and get into a lot of the traditions that I've missed out on. So, I'm starting early this year with the prep work.