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Beautiful Baubles<br />
51<br />
Chic and sophisticated,<br />
this etched glass<br />
bauble gives an<br />
iridescent rainbow of<br />
colours.<br />
Hanging iridescent<br />
feather glass bauble,<br />
£4.50, The Farthing.<br />
This acorn made<br />
from sequins and<br />
pearls is both cute<br />
and glamorous.<br />
Acorn Bauble, £4.95,<br />
Annabel James.<br />
Go for gold with this<br />
80mm clear bauble<br />
with gold ball<br />
garland filling,<br />
£2, B&Q.<br />
• Tempting though it is to throw everything at the<br />
tree, an elegant, unified look is best achieved by<br />
limiting your colour palette to just a few different,<br />
but co-ordinating, shades. The rest can go back in<br />
the box for use in future years.<br />
• Hang your nicest baubles around the middle of the<br />
tree where they can be seen most easily. If you need<br />
to pad them out with cheaper or less interesting<br />
ones, hide these at the bottom or at the sides.<br />
• Larger baubles are best placed at the centre of<br />
branches, where they will add depth, and lower<br />
down on the tree. Smaller baubles can go on the<br />
ends of branches and at the top.<br />
• While you are hanging, stand back regularly and<br />
assess how the tree as a whole is looking. The aim is<br />
to spread your baubles evenly around, from top to<br />
bottom, with a pleasing variety of shapes and sizes.<br />
Traditional<br />
yet glitzy.<br />
Set of four<br />
nutcracker<br />
decorations<br />
£25, Marquis<br />
& Dawe.<br />
Stick to a simple colour scheme and add a variety of<br />
shapes and sizes, as demonstrated by this selection<br />
of Lene Bjerre ornaments, from The Taylor.<br />
You can’t get more<br />
decadent than a<br />
glass chandelier<br />
bauble,<br />
£6.99 each, Dobbies<br />
Garden Centres.
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