Last year my cousins gave my kids this really cute bottle of "Santa's Magical Reindeer Dust." They loved it! So this year I made them for some of our neighbors and cousins. I purchased the jars for 99 cents at Michael's. The "Dust" consists of red, green, silver glitter and fake snow. I found the cute take out boxes at Hobby Lobby. The saying on the front of the boxes reads- "Santa's Magical Reindeer Dust- Special Formula- Directions for use on Christmas Eve- Sprinkle this dust outside tonight, the moonlight will make it sparkle bright. As the reindeer fly and roam, this will help to guide him to your home."
I added the ribbon on the tree two years ago. In my opinion it change the whole tree. Trees at stores are always loaded with ornaments but that would take alot of time and money to cover your tree with ornaments. The ribbon takes up alot of space and helps to give it more color. Think of all the options there are out there for ribbon! My ribbon is 4 inches wide and is wired which makes it very easy to work with. I don't remember how many feet of ribbon I used but I think that it took two big bolts. For the big bow on the top I stacked the ribbon on top and tied the center with wire and then fanned out the loops. I love putting sprays of beads or flowers or anything on the top of the tree. 
The tree skirt was made several years ago and I still love it. It is made out of a snow colored fleece. Measure how big you wan the skirt and make a pattern. We had a big roll of butcher paper to make the pattern. But if you don't have a big piece of paper make a half circle or even a quarter and double or quadruple it. My edges are scalloped. Make sure to leave a slit through the skirt so you can easily wrap it around the bottom of the tree.
