Roses
There is a palette of materials, bracken, teasels and flowers I can choose. You can never have too many roses. I collect them every day. they soften the other Christmas decor around the rustic villa.
I have been here for three months and am amazed when walking in the woods, there are so many fallen branches that I did not notice. I am now really paying attention even to the trees. I look for branches with a unique shape such as bay leaves, sage and cypress nuts on trees. I even opt for lemons as there are endless amount here in Tuscany.
I collected pears and rosemary as added decor. They matched my paintings on the wall.
Spray Painting
If you are a lover of silver and gold like I am. I decided to spray cones, wheat leaves and even autumn leaves for a more festive vibe.
Olive Branches
I have access to so many olive trees so I use the branches to decorate my Villa too. We are still picking olives, they too make a nice earthy decoration.
Pine Trees
Instead of buying a plastic tree. Get a live Christmas tree they look amazing and their imperfections make it all more real. If you can’t access a traditional pine tree be flexible and I could opt for epitomising the Tuscan landscape like the Italian Cypress (
As I continue my weeks scouting for organic decorations it really brings my mood into a happy one.
Christmas Tree
I opted for a thistle tree and used organic plants explained above to decorate it. Apart from the lights, everything is plant-based. This year people are also opting to rent a real Christmas tree.
It has to be one of the most creative trees I have ever made. And using no plastic at all makes it all the more fun to keeping adding plants from the estate.
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