Have you ever heard of butterfly Christmas tree ornaments? I had never thought of adding butterflies onto my Christmas tree until recently when I saw this tree (pictured) decorated in a local store with it's large silver butterfly ornaments on it.
This year we've been treated to record numbers of Caper White butterflies in our garden along with the usual Common Crow, Orchard Swallowtail and just a couple of Monarchs so I'm very pro-butterflies at the moment!
There's just something magical about butterflies and the way they flit around, there's also something magical about Christmas which means they're a perfect fit!
There are lots of different types of butterfly Xmas ornaments around so I've just selected a few that I like the look of to share with you and think about how to incorporate them on your Christmas tree. Let's review some of the gorgeous ornaments I've found including glass ornaments, silver ornaments and bright ornaments....
Glass Butterfly Christmas Ornaments
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I love this glass butterfly ornament for a couple of reasons (besides the fact that it's gorgeous that is!), one is that it can be personalized which means it can be used to commemorate an occasion/person or be used as a gift idea.
The second reason is that it's clear so you can use it with any color scheme on your tree and it will reflect the other decorations beautifully.
This ornament is definitely on my short list for adding these gorgeous creatures to my tree for the holidays.
I also like the idea of getting a set of butterfly Christmas ornaments and I thought this next set of three was absolutely gorgeous. My daughter would have found them very pretty when she was younger (as a teen I'm not sure what her thoughts would be now!)
Set of 3 Colorful Glass Butterfly Christmas Ornaments
Each of these gorgeous ornaments has hand painted detail on them and also come with a silver cord for hanging.
Reading through the reviews it sounds as though these ornaments are a nice weight for hanging on the tree which is really good. I definitely think these make my short list for butterfly Christmas ornaments, now I just have to convince my hubby that I need even more ornaments for our trees.
One of the happy customers also mentioned adding this set of butterflies to a set of hummingbird Christmas ornaments to pop on their tree which has me thinking 'ooh hummingbirds'! I do think that these ornaments would look great with any bird ornaments, but they would also look good as a change from the 'standard' bauble style ornament as well.
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Silver Butterfly Christmas Ornaments
Adding Sparkle to Your Holidays!
As it was a silver looking (although not genuine silver) ornament that first made me aware of butterfly Christmas tree ornaments I just had to include some here and there are certainly a lot to choose from starting with this following set found on Amazon.....
It doesn't tell me what these ornaments are made of, but looking at them I think they look very lightweight and certainly not a really high quality ornament (although I could be wrong), I do like this set of 6 though because it looks very similar to the large ornament I saw in the store I mentioned.
I could see these ornaments shining on my white Christmas tree with my 'vintage colors' bauble style ornaments that I purchased earlier in the year. These are dusky muted pinks, muted golds, very pale blue colored ball ornaments. They are remarkably similar in color to the other ornaments used on the tree I featured in the introduction image.
Another idea of silver butterfly ornaments are the range of filigree ones that are available like this in loving memory one -
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So do you think you'll be hanging a few butterflies on your Christmas tree this year? I'm hooked on the idea, I just have to get it past hubby as he does think I have too many Christmas ornaments (I didn't realize that too many existed!)
How to Showcase Your Butterfly Christmas Ornaments
The best way to showcase your butterfly ornaments really depends on which ornament you choose and how many. Since I've been looking for some of these ornaments I've come across a few different images including a tree that was heavily laden with butterfly ornaments (and no other type) in lots of bright colors.
A combination of butterfly and floral ornaments on your tree will help to give a feel of spring to your Christmas tree which will make it unique.
Although I'm thinking of adding any I buy to a white tree, I do think a green tree would best suit butterfly ornaments. Having said that silver butterflies on a black tree would look very dramatic.
Let me know how you think butterfly ornaments should be showcased on a Christmas tree.
Before we go though let me share a few gorgeous butterfly ornaments that I've found on Etsy (I do love that site, but my savings account doesn't!)
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Oh, I so NEED a third Christmas tree! You can find me indulging in my love of Christmas ornaments at
Christmas Tree Ideas.
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