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 | 700 Brazos Street , Suite B-700 Austin , TX 78701 512-322-2700 www.BedandBreakfast.com | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM BEDandBREAKFAST.COM CONTACT: Marti Mayne 207-846-6331 or Marti.Mayne@BedandBreakfast.com Sandy Soule 203-637-7642 or Sandy.Soule@BedandBreakfast.com One of the many themed trees at Run of the River in Leavenworth , WA |  | BedandBreakfast.com Innkeepers Branch Out with Themed Tree Ideas for the Holidays | Although holiday decorating is a chore for some of us, innkeepers enjoy it as another outlet for their decorating prowess. This year, perhaps one of these creative themed trees will be your inspiration when the holidaze strikes. Better yet, take a holiday B&B tour, or escape to a country inn to gather some additional ideas for imaginative holiday decorating. For a host of holiday planning tools visit www.BedandBreakfast.com .
The Christmas Card Tree at The Goldmoor, Galena , IL : Visit during the holidays, and you'll find thirteen themed trees throughout the inn. An annual favorite is the Christmas Card Tree. Each year, innkeeper Patricia Goldthorpe saves her guests' and family's Christmas cards from the preceding year. Come holiday time, she creates ornaments by framing each one with borders that match the giver's personality. For her beer-drinking brother's card, she adds a border of beer caps around the card. For one from the White House, it's a star-studded red, white and blue ribbon. Family and past guests love coming to see what theme has been added to their Christmas card. For more information, visit www.galena-il.com or call 800-255-3925.
Theme Tree Ideas from Yelton Manor, South Haven, MI : With a collection of 10,000 Christmas ornaments, the sky's the limit when it comes to theme trees at Yelton Manor. �Try �branching out' to create themes around your hobbies or interests,� suggests innkeeper Elaine Herbert. Annual favorites include a nature tree, complete with birds' nests, birds, animals, and more; Santa, reindeer, and sleigh trees; a Twelve Days of Christmas tree, with everything from five golden rings to twelve maids a-milking. Some of Elaine's more unusual suggestions range from the cartoon character tree to the retro tree, featuring ornaments from the �40s and �50s, with tinsel and bubble lights, to the Cookie Tree, with dozens of decorated holiday cookies from the family cookie party. For more information, visit www.yeltonmanor.com or call 269-637-5220.
Thousands of white lights tree from Snowvillage Inn, Snowville , NH : Innkeeper Kevin Flynn believes that the time it takes to meticulously wrap each branch of the main tree at Snowvillage Inn with small white lights is worth the time in the WOW effect it creates. When lit, the tree shimmers in a glow that is unmatched. For those seeking a colored theme tree, red, green, blue or even red, white and blue lights will achieve a similar effect. For more information, visit www.snowvillageinn.com or call 800-447-4345.
The Cookie Cutter Tree at Miss Lissia's Plantation B&B, Water Valley, TX: Innkeeper Michelle Doss shares her memories of her grandmother's cookie cutter tree, adorned with antique and modern tin cookie cutters, each hung with a simple red bow. When grandma was making her holiday cookies, the ornaments came in handy! For more information, visit www.misslisas.com or call 325-465-4710.
The Antique Crystal Tree at South Court Inn , Luray , VA : When antiquing, innkeepers Tom and Anita Potts collect loose crystals and short pieces of crystal-bead ropes from old chandeliers and lamps. At Christmas time, they add a hanger, and the beads become ornaments on their Victorian Christmas tree. Although they hang larger crystals alone, a short string of eight to ten crystal beads looks equally good. Another option is to use fewer beads and a smaller crystal at the end. The tree gets rave reviews from guests, and the bead and crystal collection grows annually. For more information, visit www.southcourtinn.com or call 540-843-0980.
The Family Photo Tree from Run of the River, Leavenworth , WA : Run of the River decorator Patti Bosket loves to create themed trees for the inn. Everyone loves the tree with old family photos, including pictures of everyone who comes to visit during the holidays, from great-great Aunt Sally to baby Morgan. Patti suggests hanging the photos into the tree, using clothespins painted red or green. Add some old cameras, work in some negatives, tiny frames, small photo albums, and then finish with a black skirt, the kind photographers used to use to drape over their heads. For more information and pictures of Christmas at Run of the River, visit http://www.runoftheriver.com/xmasattheinn.html or call 800-288-6491.
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