Find out how to draw a star for the top of the tree and create some stylish fairy lights. Plus, Alice shares ideas for how to make your Christmas tree drawing your own with extra decorations.

To make a tree look well-lit (but not over the top), you need about 100 lights per foot: A 6-foot tree requires 600 lights, a 7-foot tree should have 700, and so on.

“A Christmas tree should fit your needs and design style. As far as choosing real versus artificial, there isn’t one that’s better than the other. It really all comes down to preference.