i am really excited to show ya all a project that...initially when i started...my first instinct was to table it for another day, which in my world, could mean never. but...i loved the effect & wanted a fun new addition to our table scape so while visiting my dad & stepmom in nebraska i had the much needed time to create. so this labor of love came together after hours of coffee staining & gluing.
this is the where the first signs of labor began a few weeks ago....{below}
this was the process of being in "labor"...no lamaze necessary!
and finally the result of all my "labor"...by the end of the process & countless hot glue burns...i am not sure if i really could say it was a labor of love...however i love the result of said labor! and it resulted in not one but a happy gathering of triplet trees that now sit proudly on our dining room table {seen below}!
being the proud parent i am of these creations...i'll share {1} more up close photo of the triplets {here below}. adorable, huh? i think so too!
well there you go! the trees of chritmas "future" are now very much a part of our christmas present! i am so glad i stuck with it and saw the project thru. i have always said that i think of my handiworks as my children. admiring them & wanting to show + tell everyone w/ a half interested ear about them! hopefully you have enjoyed seeing them "come to life"!
may you also enjoy all the fruits of your labor!
Beth -
Merry Chrstmas to you and your family! Wow! I love these! You are so incredibly talented. I would love to peek into your brain for just one moment! I spent yesterday visiting your blog, looking at the photos of your home and I have to tell you...your home is beautiful!! The perfect Dream Home. I love the fact,(if I read it correctly) that your house was designed from vintage plans of a farmhouse. Have a beautiful Christmas.
Toni
Posted by: Toni @ The Tattered Cottage | December 22, 2010 at 08:23 AM
Those are wonderful! The whole room as far as I can tell :) I've been playing with coffee filters too..you know what I did? Fed the coffee stained dry filters thru my copier with some old print from a book on the copier. Now what to do with them...they look awesome.
Posted by: auntie bliss | January 04, 2011 at 06:05 AM
I just love your coffee filter dyed trees. INcredibly Cool.
~Gretchen~
Posted by: Gretchen Schaumann | May 23, 2011 at 07:16 AM
Very nice! Love the browns and blues!
Posted by: Angela | December 03, 2011 at 04:16 PM
These are so pretty. Could you possibly post instructions ?
Posted by: Anna | December 13, 2012 at 07:11 PM
greetings anna! thanks for your note! i actually was very fortunate in that somerset studios featured my trees last year w/ my instructions! you can see that posting here...
http://patinawhite.typepad.com/patina_white/2011/12/a-tree-by-mehave-a-cup-of-joe.html
HAPPYcreating and thanks for taking the time to inquire!
beth
Posted by: beth | December 13, 2012 at 07:36 PM
Love glitter glass - had seen it made before haven't done yet! I've been saving my coffee filters to make one of those trees . My husband purchased one for me Christmas of '13! I always want to make one of whatever I have.
Posted by: Cathy Darnell | February 07, 2014 at 08:01 AM