How to Decorate for the Holidays Southwestern Style

Top your southwest Christmas tree with a gorgeous sun, rather than the traditional angel.

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Anyone who has lived in the Southwest, even for a short time, knows the region has a distinctive flair. Now you can keep that flair going through the holidays, doing away with the rest of the nation’s poinsettia plants and pine cone wreaths and embracing all the area has to offer. It’s both fun and easy to decorate for the holidays southwestern style, here’s how.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Tumbleweed
Skulls
Little Santa hats
Ornaments and lights

Step 1

Make a tumbleweed Christmas tree. Find a good-sized tumbleweed on the side of the road or perhaps lodged in fence somewhere, prop it in a planter, throw on some ornaments and voila! You’ve got yourself a southwestern Christmas tree.
Step 2

Dress up deer, goat and steer skulls with little Santa hats or red noses. If the skulls are small enough, you can even use them as décor for your tumbleweed Christmas tree.
Step 3

String lights on your outdoor cactus and buy some small indoor cactus to adorn with red and green bows, placing them strategically throughout the home. Unlike poinsettias that often end up the same way, cacti are not poisonous if your cat decides to eat them.
Step 4

Pick appropriate colors. You can still use the infamous red and green, but pick a dark, forest green and a red that borders on burgundy. Both hues will scream southwest, while a lime green and bright red will deter from the region's flavor.