Decorating our family Christmas tree was always one of my favorite traditions.
Growing up, we’d trek out to a Christmas tree farm the day after Thanksgiving and tag a tree, then return two weeks later to cut it down, bring it home and decorate it for the holidays. Our trees always stayed up for New Year’s.
I liked it because while my brother and I would often get to help with decorating for holidays…I always knew our Christmas tree was something we did together. Justin and I would race to find the tallest tree at the farm. Once it was home, my dad would weave the sparkling lights in and out of the branches, and when it was time to decorate, my mom would unpack ornaments while the rest of us placed them on the tree.
Over the years, the tree farm closed, live trees because small and ridiculously expensive and I didn’t always make it home to help decorate. Our tradition changed…so decorating my own tree the way I want to decorate it – with Halloween ornaments – is one way I’ve tried to recapture and once again own this experience.
Right now, my Beetlejuice tree is standing proudly in my living room for the holidays, but I’m always on the lookout for new spooky ornaments. Here are 11 I’m loving this year.
11 HALLOWEEN ORNAMENTS TO HANG ON YOUR TREE
SKELETON HAND ORNAMENT
I love finding holiday decor that is festive with a touch of creepy…like this light-wrapped skeleton hand from GOREnaments.
WITCH HAT ORNAMENT
One more from GOREnaments because they have some fun items in their shop. I love this simple witch hat! GET IT HERE
GOTHIC BATS
Maybe your holiday tree could use a few bats? I love the series of gothic ornaments Alexandra has in her shop over at Me and Annabel Lee!
BAT ORNAMENT
One more from Me and Annabel Lee because I couldn’t resist.
VINTAGE HALLOWEEN
Love the vintage Halloween look? Then check out this ornament collection! I love the colorful pinwheels. These would look great on a black tree!
MONSTER ORNAMENTS
Y’all. How A-FREAKIN-DORABLE are these guys? My mom made some felt gingerbread cookie ornaments for our family tree years and years ago…and I love these because they remind me of those! I want an entire tree covered in these ornaments.
HALLOWEEN SPIDERS
If you don’t know the legend of the Christmas spider, pop over to this post…and then grab this set of ornaments because they’re perfect for adding that tradition to your tree.
CLASSIC JACK-O-LANTERN
Abbybelle is one of my favorite shops on Etsy to drop by for unique Halloween goodies. I especially love her Halloween ornaments, like this classic jack face.
RAE DUNN-INSPIRED ORNAMENTS
Love the simple style of Rae Dunn? Honestly, I’m usually not a fan…but I love how it looks on these ornaments!
CHRISTMAS PICKLE
Horrornaments is a great company to check out if you love creepy ornaments. I love this creepy take on the classic Christmas pickle!
