How to Decorate an Easter Tree with DIY Décor, from Treetopia

SAN FRANCISCO, March 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- When you think of Easter, you probably associate it with whimsical bunnies, candy-filled eggs, and a sweet array of pastel hues. Did you know that in some parts of the world, they also have an Easter egg tree?  It's a festive way to welcome spring and a chance to hop on a centuries-old tradition.  Bring the season's cheer indoors this year with repurposed artificial Christmas trees thanks to European tradition making its way to the U.S.  Families can create a beautiful Easter with their artificial Christmas tree – no matter the color - by decorating it with strings of bright lights, whimsical hollow Easter eggs, spring flowers, colorful bird feathers and more.

First created in Germany and Austria centuries ago, this beloved tradition began in nature with communities decorating large live trees.  In response to the Coronavirus quarantine, Americans are hanging Christmas lights as a great way to brighten their homes and sharing the joy with their communities via neighborhood displays. An Easter tree is a sure way to brighten everyone's outlook.

Treetopia designers offer these tips for creating an Easter tree:

• Select a color theme that says Spring – for example, dye and decorate hollow eggs in golds and yellows with an eye-catching pop of red, blue or green. Or tap into your inner hippie with tie-died eggs!
• Use a variety of egg sizes – peewee to jumbo and different colored eggs – brown and white for a tree that showcases your family's creative streak.
• Consider using silly finger puppets and colorful plastic eggs that hold a tasty treat. Hanging Peeps will put a smile on every face.
• Make the tree Easter Egg Hunt Central – the hunt starts there and flows throughout the house and perhaps onto a deck or into the garden.
• Add Spring flowers – daffodils, tulips, hyacinths, even pussy willows.
• Place the decorated tree in front window to share the lighted joy with neighbors.

For an out-of-this-world Easter, Brooklyn-based creatives, the Crafty Lumberjacks - Dennis Setteducati and Andrew Boza – dreamed up an alien-themed Easter tree for Treetopia's pink tree that can be easily replicated by kids and adults.  The simple but festive tree is decorated with plastic Easter eggs resembling spaceships and aliens made with glitter, craft foam and more.  For a complete list of supplies and instructions visit the Treetopia blog at https://blog.treetopia.com/b/.

Last Christmas, pink trees were a fast-growing trend: Treetopia reports a 33% upsurge in searches for pink trees on its website when compared with 2018. Furthermore, pink is a top-seller in the colorful tree category, coming in fourth after green, white, and black.

In Germany, the tradition of decorated spring trees with eggs is called Osterbaum.  One couple—Volker Kraft and his wife Christa—kept the German tradition from 1965 to 2015. They amassed around 10,000 egg ornaments to use as decorations for over five decades. Decorating their Easter egg tree took them up to four weeks every year.

Meet Treetopia®

Treetopia® is the place to find the latest trends in chic, high-quality, colored Christmas trees.  There's also an impressive collection of good ol' fashioned green artificial Christmas trees. Classy, sassy, sweet or off-beat, Treetopia™ trees are the perfect canvas to showcase style and creativity.

And don't think the only holiday for these trees is Christmas. From Halloween to Easter and any celebration in between, get the party started with Treetopia's® designer collections. With color and lighting choices to match most tastes and shapes to fit any space, anyone can style their holiday their way with Treetopia.

Visit Treetopia or @Treetopia on Instagram to see the dozens of fun-to-formal Christmas, Easter and Halloween tree colors, shapes and lighting choices.

SOURCE Treetopia