We decorated our tree last year with 'old fashioned' ornaments. We used 'curly ribbon' and lights. My great-nephew felt sorry for our tree and convinced his grandmother to buy some ornaments from the Dollar Store. I went to Walmart and bought a 2 yard piece of Christmas fabric and wrapped it around the tree stand. It didn't look toooo bad. We got lots of comments (not compliments, comments!)
After Christmas, the fabric joined my stash. The tree is up again this year, but I couldn't find any curly ribbon...