Decorating for Baby’s First Christmas

Post by Corri McFadden of Glitter & Bubbles

This year’s holiday decorating took on a new life with the arrival of Baby Zelda! From a festive ombré Christmas tree to whimsical plush toys, I wanted every corner of this house to be mesmerizing with holiday cheer for baby’s first Christmas. As this was our first Christmas as a family of three, it was so important to create a festive atmosphere filled to the brim with bright colors, fun accents, and tons of toys. Having Zelda makes Christmas so much more special and I wanted to capture that this year with the amazing décor and new traditions (Who doesn’t love an advent calendar?)

My tree is this year’s prized possession; I can’t stop obsessing over the ornaments! I chose to use hand-painted round ornaments in a rainbow of colors and created an ombré effect by sectioning off each part of the tree with a designated color.

I couldn’t resist adding in the cutest plush ornaments in between layers to fill out the tree – these are so adorable for Zelda! These plush toys also double as great stocking stuffers and gifts, too. The mixture of textures from the different plush ornaments creates an eclectic tree that is a super fun for the family to decorate. I love how the tree capture the spirit of the holidays while still remaining completely my style, so it fits perfectly into the rest of the house.

I also let my decorations trickle onto the shelves! I’m obsessed with this fun, colorful advent calendar that is created out of small houses and buildings. It fills out the top shelf perfectly and continues to carry the holiday spirit throughout the house. I knew I had to have an advent calendar, it’s a Christmas must! I created this fun vignette in my hallway to show off the Sterling Advent Calendar, which has gold & silver winter accents. I chose more of those amazing plush toys for the calendar along with other trinkets and goodies that Zelda would love. This little space wouldn’t be complete without another tree! This miniature tree is super whimsical, complete with multi-colored felt ball ornaments and a fun tree skirt. I also used the Holiday Suitcases with silver stars and placed toys on top of the cases and around the tree. Our first Christmas with Zelda wouldn’t be complete with a decorated nursery. As a new mom, I had so much fun decorating this space with another small tree, a festive holiday garland, and her favorite holiday plush toys. I’m completely crushing on this candy cane guy and adore the little tree, but how cute is her gingerbread girl?! I added a sequins headband that is so Zelda! These plush toy options are a great way to keep your nursery festive without over cluttering or going overboard on the decorations. Corri McFadden is the owner and founder of eDrop-Off Luxury Consignment. As a style expert and successful blogger, she hosts a weekly fashion segment on Chicago’s “You and Me This Morning” and features more tips and tricks on her website and her site for Mom, Glitter and Bubbles.