merry christmas charlie brown!

alrighty then!  i said i would post pictures of my tannenbaum this week and since officially the week isn't over ... here goes!

i have a fondness for trees that most folks would rather see made into kindling than stand proud in their living room. every year i trek around pining (no pun intended) for the perfect blue spruce tree. and by perfect i mean long lanky branches begging to be draped in oodles of faded glories! 

i posted the "before" a few posts back & i will just get right to business...here is the "after" {below}

 

now don't laugh at my pumpkin "presents"! i have a hard time every year letting go of these fabulous hued honies...just ask my hubby who gives me the command at the first sign of decay! plus they fill a much needed void until i get around to wrapping gifts. which would mean i need to start shopping!

here is the foundation for it all {below}...an early victorian era urn. oooh boy do i love it's heavy white paint chippin' away in all the right places!

 

a spattering of some of the glorious old baubles strewn around it's branches. 

this list is my "must meet" criteria to join the ornie "family"...

#1. old. vintage. antique. however you like to say it - they gotta have a past!

#2. it's all about COLOR. must be *sorta blue & or *sorta aqua. also, *silver - but not shiny - i prefer mottlings + crazing in the finish.  the palest of *pale gold. oh, and *frosty white. sounds like a lot but i pass by many pretties!

#3. other acceptable fancies would be silver beaded garlands,  tarnished gold tinsel & ANYTHING with glass glitter. heavy on the patina please.

some of my favorite "family" members seen {below}

 

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climbing to the top...my crowning glory this year {below} happens to be two glinty glass snowflakes tucked behind a big wendy addison glass glitter star - all highlighted with a sprig of silvery spikes. 

 

it took a little while to turn my tree from scant to marvelous, but i am so tickled with the results and stand in awe of it's grandness everyday. so...merry christmas charlie brown! good 'ol "chuck"...he had the same vision i do...beauty is in the eye of the beholder. and as long as there are lonely trees out there i am determined to hunt them down and make them my own! 

one final note for today...a little verse with alot of meaning!

Wouldn't life be worth the living 
Wouldn't dreams be coming true 
If we kept the Christmas spirit 
All the whole year through?

Comments

[thesoulofhope]

You are not alone! These are the types of trees my parents always would get - and now, living in Maryland, I can never find them and have to settle for a bushy tree rather than a branchy one.
Yours looks lovely (of course!) love the urn!
xo happy Christmas!

[gina]

That little fella is a beauty!! Love the verse too. :)

[Jessica Jensen]

I started following your blog, which I got from Lark and Lola! You have beautiful decorations and such a beautiful tree! I look forward to reading your blog! Thanks!

[Karen]

I am not laughing at your pumpkins....they look great there. I just picked up a couple of vintage ornaments again yesterday----love them!

[jennifer]

LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kathy T.]

It looks gorgeous...simply gorgeous!

[Sweet Pea]

Beth, I love the tree! You can really see the fab ornaments instead of them getting "lost" in the tree. Love the colors and the urn too. And the pumpkins are an unexpected but cool touch. Really special...

Hugs,

Shelley

[Gretchen Schaumann]

Gorgeous Beth. I love the colors you've chosen. I too have my own style and its so fun to see how everyone does their own thing. Your Charlie Brown tree is wonderfully decorated and love all the patina you've added to it. The urn and its chippiness is a wowser, and adds so much to the look. You'll have to stop by next week on my blog and check out my tree. I plan to post it from Florida while I wiggle my toes in the sand. lol
I've used a gorgeous rusty vintage stand of some sort, a faux white tree I created myself from a thrift store white tree, a drapery pole, etc. Sounds crazy, but I love it. My decor is vintage, browns, aquas, whie and silver. No lights, as the white tree is bright on its own. So much fun!
Gretchen

[Wendy]

Thank you for using my glitter star on your tree. Guess you have gotten much pleasure out of it as it has acquired a wonderful patina.
Just letting your readers know they can buy it at Tinsel Trading in N.Y.
Happy Holidays
Wendy Addison

[show & TELL . . .]

hi wendy! so nice of you to write! i have been a big fan of your wares and have sold your glass glitter wonders thru patinaWHITE, my business! and yes, your stars are one of my personal favorites! i have many pieces from the collection and adore every one!

happy holidays to you as well!
beth