Plans for your tree(s) this year?

12 years ago

Hi everyone!

I've already started thinking about what I want to do for xmas decorations this year. I don't put anything up until Dec. 12 or later, but like to do things differently each year so it requires some forethought about what I have available and what I'm willing to purchase.

I have two full-size artificial trees -- both green. I also have a small (green) rotating optical fiber tree that's very cool. I have wanted to get a white pencil tree for my dining room and was about to order one the other day, but my BF talked me out of it. :p

I always put a full-size tree in the LR and sometimes put a full-size tree on the front porch. The small optical tree has always been downstairs in the game room -- where we spend most of our time. lol!

I was watching one of my fav holiday-time movies the other night (Desk Set) and went gaga over their office xmas tree. It was absolutely COVERED in tinsel and I haven't seen a tree that looked like that since I was a kid. As a result, I'm thinking about doing a glittery/tinsel tree for the LR this year. :)

I *really* want to have a tree in my DR this year, but a full-size tree will probably take too much space and my BF doesn't want me to move the optical tree from the game room! :p Thinking about this suddenly reminded me of a tree I did a few years ago for the DR and I don't think I ever showed you. There was a small pine tree growing in a spot it didn't belong, so I let it grow until just before xmas and cut it. I then put the cut tree in a flower vase (weighted), and made a bunch of miniature baskets to hang on it, along with 'Queen Anne's Lace' snowflakes. I loved that little tree and so did everyone who saw it. This is a lousy photo of it, but it's the only photo I have. Now I want to find a small tree to cut!!!!!!!!!!!!! :O)

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christmascandy
12 years ago
Sounds like you have a plan.

Since I decorate EVERYTHING in my house including over 7 trees that are 6' or taller and several more that are over 5', I start Black Friday (which is red & green Friday for me, LOL) and it takes all that weekend and then my Mom comes over on Monday to help with the 9' tree.

I have the outside of the house ready to turn on lights Thanksgiving night, except the front porch is still Thanksgiving, so right now I have a schizophrenic house, LOL.

I highly recommend the pencil tree for bang for the buck! It is tall enough, but takes up very little floor space.

A live tree would be fun and smell so good, but I have them up for over a month, so live trees aren't an option for me. Your little basket tree was darling!

Tinsel is so pretty, but very time consuming! Unless you use the toss method, LOL.

Have fun planning and purchasing!

TFS,
Candy
jeannespines
12 years ago
That little pine tree is just darling ...w/the Queen Annes Lace & your little white baskets! Sweet! Did you 'dry' the QueensAL? So beautiful!

I'd say heck w/BF & get that pencil white tree ~~ or at the very least you could buy one of those trees that are planted in pots @Lowes or Menards or somewhere? They have some that are houseplants ... I forget the name of them. Or go find a little 'ditch pine' ...they're free!

Have fun, party! I put up a real tree in the living room & of course, my vine tree comes off the porch to the dining room & then lots of 'pine trees' on the porch & wherever I find a space I like! Love Christmas! & Winter holidays! & snowmen! & ice cream (ohhh, well, icicles, too...but ice cream is better!) Have fun planning! Jeanne S.
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party_music50
Original Author
12 years ago
Candy, I can't imagine even finding the storage space for SEVEN trees, let alone the space to display them. Your house must be huge!!!

Jeanne, I did dry the QAL (flattened in books) and I think I may have also given that batch a spray with white paint to make them brighter. They are SO delicate to work with but they're gorgeous on a tree!!! I once tried spraying them with gold paint but they didn't show up as nicely as when done in white. One of these years I'll have the time and ambition to decorate a tree entirely in handmade felt decorations, gingerbreadman cookies, and QAL snowflakes. It's a plan anyway. LOL!!!

I think my BF discouraged my purchase of a pencil tree because he thinks I have enough to deal with already -- or it could be that he doesn't like the idea of a white tree! Sometimes he's just not much fun. :p
phonegirl
12 years ago
PM, love your little tree!!! Will be back to Read and Write more
tonight or this weekend. Great thread. I did see that Candy is
on top of things. All decorated outside!Yeah

Punk
plainjane425
12 years ago
PM - what a sweet little tree. I too love your
little baskets and QAL..looks so delicate.
Go for that Pencil Tree....it will always knaw at you that
you didn't get it. MY DH discouraged me from getting
a little (retro) white tree that was at GW and I'm still
sorry I passed it up.
Candy...may you never have to move with all that you
have...I've seen the beautiful decorations that you put up in your 'Christmas House' and always enjoy seeing them...After I made this move and had to purge on most but not ALL of my things...I couldn't belive all that I had and it was a tough job.
This Christmas, I'll be 'living thru ALL of you'...so my
Holiday Friends...decorate away so I can enjoy it all !! lol
jane
nana2010_gw
12 years ago
The little tree is adorable. It is even more special with your handmade baskets.
We used to cover our trees with tinsel [icicles] put on the tree one strand at a time.
Nana