Well, since I'm Wiccan our xmas tree was instead a Yule tree... I found some small clay santas that I painted into yule gnomes, and a few bead kits made some nice beaded stars for the tree... my hubby and I also strung together some cranberries and popcorn, it looked so nice!
got a photo? it sounds very nice, i love that you had gnomes! i made some of the ornaments on our tree... little beeswax stars, they smell so nice.
no pics, sorry.. I love beeswax too! Making your own ornaments are fun... my mom got my brother and I to do that all the time...