If you or someone you know loves Barbie, you may want to have an entire Christmas tree devoted to her this year.
Barbie Christmas trees are fun, nostalgic, glam, and girlie.
Here are a few ways to decorate a Barbie Christmas tree in your home.
photo courtesy of Karen Roe flickr.com/photos/karen_roe/5270377621/
Select the Barbies
Decide which Barbies you want to use on your Christmas tree.
The Barbies will need coordinating outfits.
They can all wear the same outfit or outfits that have something in common, such as a common color, winter clothes, or a common vintage era.
You can use Barbies that you already own, purchase new ones, or collect vintage ones from garage sales, estate sales, Facebook Marketplace, or other online sources.
Make sure all children in your home know that the Barbies are not to be touched while attached to the tree.
Color Scheme
Now that the Barbies are dressed and ready to go, decide on the color scheme you want to use for the other decorations on the tree (if you choose to use ornaments), including the tree skirt and tree topper.
Barbie is commonly shown with pink and sometimes black & white accents.
Christmas Tree
Decide on the color of your Christmas tree.
You can use a traditional green Christmas tree, a flocked green Christmas tree, a white Christmas tree, a black Christmas tree (which would be very dramatic), a silver Christmas tree, a gold Christmas tree, a pink Christmas tree, or whatever you think would look nice.
The choice is yours.
Lights
Lights should be put on your Christmas tree first and checked to make sure they are all working.
1 strand of 100 mini lights per foot height of tree is typical, however feel free to use more.
For example, a 7 foot tall Christmas tree would get 7 strands of lights.
Make sure that the Christmas light wire matches the color of your tree.
Also consider adding 1 or 2 strands of Christmas lights with a slightly larger bulb for variety of lighting.
A designer favorite is to add 1 or 2 strands of slow twinkle lights #ad, however don't confuse them with blinking or flashing lights that can be too harsh.
Attach the Barbies
Decide the best way to attach your Barbies to the Christmas tree without hurting them.
Maybe you can tie something )such as zip ties, twist ties, chenille sticks/pipe cleaners, etc) around their waist under their clothes to attach them to the tree.
Do your best to hide the attachment mechanism.
Another idea is to create a platform for them to stand on that attaches to the Christmas tree.
Whatever you decide, make sure that it will not harm the Barbie when attaching or removing.
Add Other Decorations
After all of the Barbies have been added, you can add the other ornaments and embellishments, including the tree topper and Christmas tree skirt.
You can add rhinestones, sparkly garland, and/or other fun and glittery items.
The tree topper can be a Barbie (or several Barbies) holding a large star above their heads.
Your Christmas tree skirt can be a store bought skirt or a simple blanket wrapped around the base of your tree.
Some people like to use a Christmas tree collar #ad with or without a tree skirt.
Consider wrapping your Christmas gifts in Barbie wrapping paper or pink paper with white or black bows.
