Today we're decorating the Raffle Trees!

10 women trekked to Los Angeles 10 days ago and sought for goods to bring home to you! We went to our little gem of a store in LA called International Silk (yes I'm sharing the goods). Shopping with us is not for the faint of heart. We don't take breaks, we don't eat lunch, we shop for hours and even checking out at the register takes hours. We purchase boxes of Christmasness.

The thing about this store is you've got to come at the right time. We don't know that right time exactly. Last year we came too soon, this year we came pretty close to perfection but we still had to dig, dig, dig. We literaly go through tons of boxes finding the best of the best ornaments for the 3 trees we'll be raffling off at Christmas GNO, Friday, December 3rd (pics to come.) There are hundreds of dollars worth of ornaments on each tree and your raffle ticket is only $5. Hello, can we say deal? Here are some tips on decorating your tree at home if you happen to not have one of the 3 winning tickets.

#1) Theme. Find an ornament that you love, that inspires you and there's your theme. There is more than just red and green. Like for the raffle tree we have Tuscan Tree, Homespun and the Red and White tree.

#2) Prelite is the way! Now a days I think it would be hard to find a tree that didn't come with lights. Thank God for that! Also, buy your garland and wreath prelit if possible.

#3) Pop! You need a pop of color on your tree. Be that red, glitter, gold, white, whatever. Green is not a color your should gravitate to because it will get lost in the tree.

#4) Topper. You can pretty much get creative in this area because a topper can be anything large and in charge these days. It's just not the star. So be creative.

#5) Texture. Add texture by adding some florals like poinsettias or pinecones whatever your eyes gravitates to. Ribbon is a must it adds depth and texture.