The Magical Tale of “The Nutcracker”
What is one play or recital that you can always count on seeing when Christmas time comes around? “The Nutcracker” is often one of the most seen plays that people go to when they are in the holiday mood and want to see something beautiful. And let’s face it, almost everyone is familiar with this classic!
What most people do not know is that the ballet or play that you see is based on the story called “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” which was written in 1816 by ETA Hoffman. So, how does the story go? In the original story, a little girl suffers from a cut on her arm after having a vision that her toy nutcracker come to life. As she is recovering, her godfather tells her a story about an ugly man who was cursed with the ugliness of a Nutcracker by a queen that many described as heartless. After the story is told, the little girl states that she would love the man even if he looked like a Nutcracker. From there, her nutcracker comes to life and whisks her away to his kingdom where he marries her.
Discovering the Charismatic Christmas Tree in “The Nutcracker”
While a little on the dark side since the little girl was only 7 years of age, it is a tale about beauty being inside the person rather than what is on the outside. And maybe you thought a Nutcracker was just a holiday decoration that also helps to crack nuts?!
So, how are people using this story to help them decorate their 9 foot artificial Christmas trees? Here are some ideas that you may want to use with your 9 foot artificial Christmas trees this year:
1. What color comes to mind when you think about The Nutcracker? Take whatever comes to mind and use this throughout your 9 foot artificial Christmas trees. Don’t forget to pay attention to using different textures and even ribbon to help build the theme up even more.
2. If you want to showcase this story in a ballet form, many people get tons of ballerinas that they put throughout their 9 foot artificial Christmas trees, as well as nutcracker ornaments, and then they use a nice metal color like bronze or even silver throughout the rest of the tree.
3. Go full on nutcracker with nothing but nutcrackers throughout your tree, and even find some large nutcrackers that you can sit on the side of the tree to help bring the theme to life.
4. Don’t forget that you can put in other winter elements with this theme. For example, while the Nutcracker may be the main theme, you can always supplement bulb ornament and snowflakes throughout your 9 foot artificial Christmas trees to ensure it is fully decorated. So, what do you think? Is this a theme that you would love to put your own creative spin on to make it happen on your 9 foot artificial Christmas trees? It will definitely be stunning and a head turner for all who see it!