Aside from Christmas in July most of us don’t associate warm weather with Christmas trees. However decorating trees all year around has become increasingly popular over the last decade. Doing a summer themed or patriotic tree has been the very one that I have not done yet. With all the summer holidays coming, I thought it was time to prepare for a fabulous summer ahead. Enter my patriotic summer Christmas tree ideas to help you celebrate all year round. This post may contain affiliate links.

SUMMER CHRISTMAS TREE IDEAS

These festive tree ideas feature trendy patriotic ornaments but also largely pay homage to summer celebrations, too.

From stars and stripes to Popsicles and flip-flops, this fun tree will be perfect to keep up for the entire summer.

SUMMER CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENTS

You may think that Christmas is over, but this list of fun ideas will make you rethink. Whether you lean towards a more patriotic tree or a full on summer tree, these tips and tricks to have the best holiday season are sure to get your creative juices flowing!

My tree is the Pretty in Pink tree made by Treetopia found on Amazon.

Mini star piñatas - these adorable mini piñatas found on Etsy work as the perfect ornament and go with the patriotic vibe.
Popsicle ornaments - I absolutely loved these mini popsicle piñatas that I found on Etsy. They are actually one of my favorite decorations on the tree.
Decorative floral picks - My favorite place to find these is CraftOutlet.com. This is where I purchased all of the larger decorations on the tree including the large cupcake picks and flip flop floral picks as well as some fun star themed picks. You could also buy cheap flip flops and totally make those work, too.

Custom sign ornaments - I made mine using these small wooden craft arrows from Amazon painted white and mint vinyl from Michaels using my new Cricut Air 2.
Star piñata for tree topper - I requested to customize to a pretty pink from this seller on Etsy.
Striped ribbon - I absolutely love this striped cabana style ribbon found on Amazon.
Star garland - I found this pretty white lightweight garland that I used for this on Etsy.

HOW TO DECORATE A SUMMER CHRISTMAS TREE

When it comes to decorating any Christmas tree, I always place the tree topper first. I typically do it up big with a full-sized piñata, often some adjustments need to be made to make it work. Sometimes you need to use cut out a portion on the bottom so that you can make it work. I like to get that all sorted out first.
Next up, I like to place the garlands if any to make sure they are evenly spaced out.
Then, I like to add any ribbons that I'm using. To use the pretty striped ribbon on this tree as a garland, I cut out even strips and then attached them to the tree with small snips of pipe cleaners to help to hold them in place.

If I'm using any signs, this is a great time to add them.
Next up, I add any of the large floral picks.

Finally, the last thing that I add in are all of the smaller regular ornaments and fill in all of the empty areas.
Lastly to make sure everything is perfect, I like to take a photo of the tree, take a break for a bit and then look at the photo to find any areas of imperfection that could use touching up.
Voila! Once you have your decorations, the rest is fun!

The beautiful thing is that you can change it up anytime.

Would you like even more summer tree ideas to choose from? I’m thrilled to have you to visit Amy’s truly Patriotic Christmas Tree from Savvy Saving Couple.

Her stunning tree has all the red, white and blue farmhouse vibes. I can't get enough of that giant bow tree topper.