French Blue Cottage Christmas Tree & giveaway

The other day, I played with a chunky Christmas tree out in the cottage.

It started with those pretty little French blue ornaments

and a sprinkling of snowy white, bleached pinecones 

and a charming wicker basket.

Have I mentioned that I am obsessed with Christmas?

Or that I tend to put up just.a.few. trees in the house and the little cottage?

That I think about the colors, styles and look I want 

and sort through boxes of baubles

to find the perfect pretty little bits for each tree?

Or that sometimes... 

I have no idea just what look, color or theme I will go with until I start playing.

And sometimes I surprise myself

 and go with something completely different than I planned.

Like with this tree.

I was all rich teal and gold and bold and beautiful blues...

but  as I fluffed away and then stepped back...

I saw nature and soft muted cottage colors dotting those chunky little adorable branches.

Yes, I called the branches on this tree adorable.

;)

There are some trees that have chubby little needles that are simply just so cute-

 and this is one of them.

This tree is a big chubby Vermont White Spruce from Balsam Hill.

And when I say big & chubby- I mean it in the best way

and

well, yes, in a literal way too.

Just look at it.

It is a perfect charming big boy for the cottage. 

With a traditional Christmas tree look and those chunky needles

and very full look- I am obsessed.

 And this tree simply spoke cottage perfection to me.

And the more I looked at it... it made me think of some of my favorite ornaments from last season

that I thought were completely sold out- but are back.in.stock. as we speak..

Pretty Winter Frost ornaments.

You might remember seeing them on my Frosted Fraser Fir last year...

and look at how different they look on a true green tree?

Equally as Amazing.

So this tree is very simple cottage style.

It has just a few ornaments and natural elements for decoration- which honestly, is my favorite look.

Some trees get more- some get less. 

Honestly, the tree is so beautiful by itself, it simply didn't need much more to complete it.

I started with that charming wicker basket that is perfect as a tree stand.

And actually...

 it is made to be a tree stand so no fussing to see how you can make it work.

It was the perfect starting point for a beautiful French cottage inspired Christmas tree.

Up next, those Winter Frost ornaments.

Pale blues and blush dotted with a few extra white baubles were perfect.

I also decided to grab some of those huge pinecones that we collected while up near Tahoe

and place them here and there on the tree for a natural touch.

I love them mingling with the eucalyptus - which just brings the perfect soft sage color.

The cottage has soaring ceilings and very simple construction and with it being a bit more rustic than our house- I definitely tend to play up that cottage charm.

With things like grainsacks, ticking striped and old weathered and worn

orchard ladders.

It is unusual to have an orchard ladder indoors- I know. 

But this ladder just simply talked to me.

For awhile. And... one day, the opportunity to bring it home came up

and as you can see... it is in the living room.

I placed grainsacks folded over on some of the rungs just to bring in a touch of that red

to play with the soft blue and green.

Of course... there is much more Christmas decor to share in the cottage...

but today it is all about that charming tree.

And I excited to be kicking off the Balsam Hill 12 bloggers of Christmas today.

Each day there will be more bloggers and more trees to inspire.

Here is the line - up

Friday 

Over 50 Feeling 40

Little Vintage Nest

Saturday

Migonis Home

Sunday

Helpful Homemade

Monday

The Mama Notes

Know How She Does It

Driven By Decor

Tuesday

The White Buffalo Styling Company

A Blissful Nest

My Life As a Mrs.

Simply Designing

Nina Hendrick

AND offering a $150 gift card giveaway to Balsam Hill

so that you can purchase your very own pretty things for Christmas.

I am going to make it super easy to enter-

just subscribe to my mailing list and let me know by leaving me a comment on this post.

And for a second entry:

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and leave me another comment on this post and let me know.

And here are the links to the products I used to decorate this tree this year.

Vermont White Spruce

Winter Frost Ornaments

White Ornaments

Bleached Pinecone picks

Wicker tree Basket

French Blue Silk Stockings

Coming your way next week...
my Frosted French Country Christmas tree.
that I am in.love.with.


Happy Thursday everyone.

Disclosure:

I am Balsam Hill's Ambassador, but all ooey gooey love, opinions, obsessions with Christmas and incessantly singing of Christmas carols.. ahem...since June... 

are my own. And I am so okay with those obsessions.