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Dec 24, 2021 · However you let your tree shine, today's post takes a look back at some of the most memorable '80s Christmas tree trends of the time. If you celebrated Christmas in the '80s, chances are your tree was a hodgepodge of various elements, from tinsel and colorful glass bulb lights to handmade ornaments crafted at school.
Nov 10, 2022 · One final blogger-driven trend: trees throughout the house, including a kids’ tree. These Christmas trees—from mini to full-sized—gave children an opportunity to decorate their own way and a place to display elementary art-class creations. PHOTO: Better Homes & Gardens. PHOTO: Ball and Albanese. PHOTO:
Oct 14, 2022 · The arts and crafts movement of the '80s made for an eclectic style during the holidays. Family Christmas trees were oftentimes decorated with mismatched ornaments—plastic, tinsel, and glass all combined.
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- Being excited the Saturday before Christmas because you knew all your favorite Saturday morning cartoons would be airing their Christmas episodes
- Watching random Christmas made-for-TV specials that felt like fever dreams
- And of course, watching lots of random Hanna-Barbera Christmas specials
- Your mom or aunt who would always wear fancy Christmas sweaters — which always had shoulder pads sewn into them and sequins — to holiday parties and on Christmas Day
- Tinsel. Christmas trees from the 70s and 80s still featured tinsel. A defining decoration of the 50s and 60s, and it was an item with staying power. The glittering icicle effect made up for the pain of it getting wound around the vacuum cleaner six months after Christmas.
- Reflectors. Another vintage feature of a retro Christmas tree are reflectors. These beautiful ornaments heralded from a time of open flame candles as lights on the trees to bend and cast a more sparkly light from the candle.
- Garland. Moms of the 80s got smart, and even though tinsel was still around, silver, gold and colored garland started to wind around trees in sweeping boughs replacing the vacuum-jamming tinsel.
- Salt Dough. A common ornament from the 80s was made from salt dough. It was an easy and inexpensive dough to make (flour, salt and water), and it was crafted into all types of festive ornaments.
Dec 4, 2023 · If you've ever looked at the fashions of the 80s, you know just how flashy and crazy this decade was. Our Christmas trees reflected the same over-the-top aesthetic, but instead of big hair and neon, they sported tons of mylar garlands and tinsel streamers. There was no such thing as too much sparkle.
Dec 19, 2019 · If you grew up in the '80s, you almost certainly had Hallmark ornaments on your Christmas tree. And if you're as nostalgic as we are, you probably still do. The annual tradition of new Hallmark ornaments actually began in 1973, but in 1984, these keepsakes got a major upgrade with ornaments that lit up.
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