TOP FIVE CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATIONS

As a child, I was fortunate enough to live in a house where the kids got to decorate the tree. It was a mayhem of tinsel streamers, home-made baubles, twinkly lights and a fairy who definitely looked like she'd been up to no good. I do gush in awe at immaculately decorated trees, with colour schemes and matchy-matchy decorations, but in order to get the best of both worlds, I think an eclectic, messy mix of beautiful decorations would make my ultimate festive tree. Below are my favourite five Christmas decorations that can be bought in stores this year:


Rose Bauble, £5
 http://www.marksandspencer.com/

Pretty, pretty roses. This darling bauble comes from M&S and will cost you five British pounds.

Cody Foster Eiffel Tower Bauble, £35
http://www.selfridges.com/

The next decoration I fell in love with was the Cody Foster Eiffel Tower Bauble. I was in Paris earlier this year for the first time and I can think of no better way to remember my time there than to have a miniature Eiffel Tower (along with two tiny gold trees encapsulated in a snow-painted glass dome) dangling from my tree! This pretty bauble is available at Selfridges and costs £35 - so I shall place it somewhere its unlikely to get knocked!

 Alpine Parcel Decoration, £4.10

 http://www.joannawood.co.uk/

 With roses and a Parisian snow scene, my tree is fast becoming very romantic. To stop it from calling me darling, kissing me and buying me chocolate, a double injection of Christmas is in order. Ticking both the Christmas present and reindeer boxes, the Alpine Parcel Decoration, £4.10 is everything a Christmas decoration should be.

Decorations, £2.49 each

http://giftshop.cancerresearchuk.org/christmas.html

It wouldn't be Christmas without doing something good for others, so it's time for a charity decoration (or four).... The Stocking, Tree, Heart and Star decorations can be bought from the Cancer Research UK Online store and cost £2.49 each. 100% of profit from these items goes towards its lifesaving work.

Wooden Hedgehog Decoration, £2.50
http://www.johnlewis.com/

Finally, because they are simply adorable, please add a little hedgehog to your tree. The John Lewis Wooden Hedgehog Decoration is a snip at £2.50. Buy at least two, as they get lonely on their own!