...how lovely are thy branches! if you follow my posts you may have noted that i mentioned a peek @ our christmas tree this past weekend. well...alas...those days are here & gone...but! i discovered a magical little trick for my ramblings. it's called the strikethrough button...and with {1} little click...i can change my mind...not once, or twice...but as many times as need be! so i went back to my last posting & updated my promise to "soon"! what i a novel idea...being able to add a strikethrough to any slip of the tongue! imagine the possibilities!
no time like the present to make good on "soon". i did happen on the perfect blue spruce once again this year. on a day when i was even looking! nor did it require us to hike around a snowy field. my normal long deliberation was cut short by the cold minnesota morning & an even colder hubby holding up prickly specimens for my review. the winner please?! {below}
i can only describe this tree as short & squatty...got a lot of body...due to the fact that it is very "full figured". weighty issues aside...it looks glorious in my victorian garden urn. i accesorized with layer upon layer of tarnished tinsel, mercury bead garland and dozens of collected ornaments. such as the only dated ornie in my collection {below}...
and the shapely bell {here}...
i'm a sucker for all things star related. and the holidays are abundant in my favorite shape. the crowning glory this year just "radiates" charm {below}
german glass glitter stars are sprinkled around all the branches....here is one that made it's way to another corner of our home...clipped to a salvaged fan shroud {below}. time has given them a fabulous, darkened patina.
all wrapped up! i like to find {1} really "special" ornie to add to my collection each year. oh heck...they are all special to me ~ but this one caught my eye in my recent journey to nebraska. it was hanging in an antique mall in south dakota. delicate as it is...i made certain to carefully tuck it in my car for the trip down & back. i love all the tinsel wrapped details...
on the topic of treasures that are wrapped up...you may notice above that are tree is void of any gifts. well...santa doesn't make his appearance around our neck of the woods for a few more days...but i did cut out the giant roll of kraft paper {menard's anyone??}, snippets of vintage wallpaper + party streamers to wrap up my hubby's gift. {below}
you'd get a kick out of the fact...that enclosed in this pretty casing...is a box of shop rags. i know...touching right!? how thoughtful of me to see to it he keeps his hands free of the grease & oil that sneaks from his shop to my kitchen sink. i am sure he is going to like cherish this gift from the heart!
ok! i'm almost done w/ strikethroughs for the time being! and i'm glad i was able to share our tree with you sooner than later. check back "soon" as there is another tree i will be showing you all! the tree of christmas "future" from a few posts back! click HERE for a refresher. that's right! i finished that project. one might say it was a real labor of love. you get the point...
happy holly days!
You're funny Beth! And your squatty full-figured tree is right up my alley. In fact, I think she was my sister in a former life.....
Can't wait to see more of your holiday decor...
Posted by: Cassie | December 21, 2010 at 08:41 AM