2024 Rhinestone Cowgirl Tree - The Christmas Shoppe

The Rhinestone Cowgirl Tree is ready to Rodeo for Christmas 2024! Full of all the glitz and glam we love about country western decor.

Confession – I had to use some kind of filter because my camera is making the light look way more yellow than in real life.

Confession No. 2 – There’s more coming for this tree! Hopefully, it will just get more spectacular as we switch out some decorations for others.

If you ever need a private lesson on decorating, let me know or check out our videos on YouTube.

Inspiration for the Rhinestone Cowgirl Tree

Like most of our Texas and western themed Christmas trees, there were no specific designs at Market to inspire the tree. Mrs. C. attends Dallas Market twice a year to place the bulk of her orders and has learned to work with what is available each year, taking inspiration from the vendors’ display trees. However, the vendors work on a national and international level and rarely design new Christmas trees to match Texas home decor.

So, we looked for an ornament that we could build a whole tree around, and this is that ornament:

Dolly Parton’s song Hard Candy Christmas is something we have never seen depicted on an ornament! So, we got to thinking about all the things that would complement the style and glamour of Dolly, and we put that into a tree.

The tree is a showstopper, full of silver glitter and pops of jewel-toned red. Black adds drama, but the creamy white grounds the tree. After all, a cowgirl is both stunning and down to earth. So, the Rhinestone Cowgirl Tree should be, too.

The Process Behind the Tree

Mrs. C. always decorates a tree in a particular order, and this tree is no exception.

Ribbon and Topper – For our ribbons, we chose a red and white gingham and a creamy linen. For our tree topper, we found this stunning white and silver brocade star. We did the typical loop and tuck, horizontally through the whole tree. Plus, we added some feathery white floral picks and red poinsettias around the top.
Florals – Next, I go through and add all the floral elements into the tree, like these red and black poinsettias and silver sequin leaf picks, making sure they are evenly spaced. Those feathery white floral picks are too big to tuck throughout the tree, but they look gorgeous dripping out of the bottom of the tree.
Focal Ornaments – These are those big ornaments that steal the show. It’s very important that oversized ornaments get evenly distributed throughout the tree. So, it’s best to put them on before small ornaments. You can stop at this point for a decorator style tree, but our hope is that these trees inspire you to use your personal collection in new ways. So…
Small Details – Finally, we add those small details to the Rhinestone Cowgirl tree, like that buffalo ornament you might have picked up on your trip to Wyoming or that western boot ornament that you bought to remember your daughter’s first rodeo. Of course, there are some assortments that you might want to add several of, like the metal and wood disc ornaments with tassels. Kind of like icicles, these ornaments just make the tree look more interesting, like the cherry on top of your sundae.