O christmas tree, O christmas tree...

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:32 am

Have you guys got yours up yet? We have.

We have an artificial number with all kinds of mismatched baubles and victorian looking dangles with loads of lights, garland and tinsel. Topped with a heavenly looking angel. Even though I prefer real trees, ours will do. I like laying down and looking up into it. Something magical about an old childhood ritual.

Whats your tree like?

theia · Post by **theia** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:40 am

White with blue baubles and garlands (no surprise there!)

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:41 am

LOL! Voodoo spent 2 hours redoing ours to repair the bits the kitties played with! It's one big kitty toy!:rolleyes:

Imladris · Post by **Imladris** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:04 am

Ours goes up this weekend, it's a real one. Years ago we bought a mechanical marching band thing that you hang on the tree and when you switch it on they play Christmassy tunes, we don't put it on every year mainly 'cos it gets on your wick after a while but this year with a little grandson we're putting it on so we're having a red and gold theme to match.

I really enjoy doing the tree and my daughter always helps. The fairy for the top is one that used to be on the tree when I was little, mum and dad replaced it and were going to throw it away until I said that they couldn't so it's mine now. I'm very sentimental about stuff like that.

koan · Post by **koan** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 4:15 am

I couldn't fit my tree into my suitcase so I'll have to get a new one, decorations and all from scratch.

My daughter and I are going to make all the decorations.

I want a cartoon angel on top. A man in a tutu with wings.

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 7:09 am

koan;487100 wrote: I couldn't fit my tree into my suitcase so I'll have to get a new one, decorations and all from scratch.

My daughter and I are going to make all the decorations.

I want a cartoon angel on top. A man in a tutu with wings.

I'd like to see your tree, Koan! How about a picture? Actually I'd like to see everybody's tree.

This year will be very different as it's our first Cmas without my mother. :-1

We were going to do nothing but....

I'm fixing my mom's special enchiladas for Cmas Eve dinner and I bought a 32 inch tabletop tree with fiber optic lights. I bought new ornies for it and a red bead garland and a gold star topper. Also tiny red bows to tie on as Mom always liked that idea.

The crowning touch is a small white feather wreath I found last night!! It's perfect. In Appalachia when a person dies in bed, they cut open their feather pillow to see if there is a "feather crown" inside. If there is it supposedly denoted that the dead person has gone to heaven. I've always loved that superstition and when I saw the feather wreath last night I was very happy.

This tree is not for me or my dad as much as it is for my mother who insisted we have a tree every year.

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 7:14 am

yes, pictures of everyone's trees and decorations would be cool! :-6

we don't have anything up yet since we don't know where we'll be living next week. I could post a pic from a previous Christmas! :-6

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 7:27 am

That is an absolutely BRILLIANT idea! Pictures of everyones tree then it is! I will have to take a pic first, but I will post it in a couple of days!

Patsy Warnick · Post by **Patsy Warnick** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 9:17 am

Our tree is beautiful

Old antique ornaments - I have white pearl beads from a friends wedding (MN) that are strung from branch to branch. I have old coca-cola ornaments and these cool button angels sitting on some branches. At the end of some branches I tie red velvet bows - at the top of our tree is a cool santa with a lanter that lights up and Santa moves the lantern , santa looks like the coca-cola santa.

Its alot of work - took 2 days to decorate, you know its a serious job when I have to take my jewlery off.

Patsy

Bridget · Post by **Bridget** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 9:47 am

Put up our (artficial) tree the week-end after Thanksgiving. A good excuse to not go shopping on black Friday. Our tree is about 8 feet tree. This year it is all primary colors with lots of gold. I took branches that are coated with icey crystals that really look like ice on each branch. They reflect the colored lights. I am a retired florist so I do a lot of decorating for Christmas. I have a large teddy bear collection that I put on the stairway up stairs. If the grand-children bother them so what. Also on our tree is crystals that I ordered from a builders catalogue. They also reflect the lights. It actually glows. I also like to light all my candles, the tree and turn on Christmas music real low and just sit and soak it all in. Merry Christmas everyone.

pantsonfire321@aol.com · Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:11 am

Ours is fiber optic . Its white but the colours change . No dangle dangles - we have three cats :yh_eyebro

koan · Post by **koan** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:13 am

Most of the tinsel on my parents' tree ended up coming out the cat's butt.

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:15 am

I will be putting the tree up earlier than is traditional - maybe Tuesday.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:56 am

pantsonfire321@aol.com;487423 wrote: Ours is fiber optic . Its white but the colours change . No dangle dangles - we have three cats :yh_eyebro
LOL! I know what you mean! We have two! But we have loads of dangles to keep them happy and us aggravated!

:yh_bigsmi

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:47 pm

From an earlier thread:

http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/showp ... stcount=48

(Bridget, you can't tell from this pic, but I've got gold ting ting

in amongst the branches... very nice touch, I think!)

I used to do babies breath and/or dried rosebuds... but too pricey

for me to do for a few years now...

Red · Post by **Red** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 1:35 pm

We always used to put ours up 1st dec but since that's now littlelegs birthday we wait till 2nd 3rd, ours has no tinsel just gold beads and a 60s ish looking gold disc garland which is gorge with pink,gold,bronze,chocolate coloured baubles and tiny golden bauble bells with a few pink sweety ornaments and some purple sequin hearts...oh and candy canes,all set off with 100 white twinkly lights the most important decorations on it are the babys first xmas china snowman with dangly legs and the pink wooden shooting star we got made in york with littlelegs name on it

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:13 pm

valerie;487639 wrote: From an earlier thread:

http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/showp ... stcount=48

(Bridget, you can't tell from this pic, but I've got gold ting ting

in amongst the branches... very nice touch, I think!)

I used to do babies breath and/or dried rosebuds... but too pricey

for me to do for a few years now...

(we need a smiley with it's jaw dropped)

That's BEAUTIFUL!!! :-6

guppy · Post by **guppy** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:42 pm

MINE HAS been up. it is one of those trees already strung with lights. get it out of storage and plug it in. it has crystal ornaments that are attached to turners and are spinning around , dainty snowflakes, ginger bread men, red ribbons, too much to tell really, and a big gold star on top. as soon as i figure out my dig camera i will post my tree..........

Bridget · Post by **Bridget** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:46 pm

Valerie your tree is breath taking. You should be so proud. It sounds like we have a lot of talent on this thread. I too would post a picture but I'm to dumb to know how to do it. :-5

pantsonfire321@aol.com · Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:46 am

Raven;487495 wrote: LOL! I know what you mean! We have two! But we have loads of dangles to keep them happy and us aggravated!

:yh_bigsmi

You know i adore my cats but they really are a pain in the arse sometimes :yh_sigh :yh_bigsmi

koan · Post by **koan** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 11:21 am

koan;487100 wrote: I couldn't fit my tree into my suitcase so I'll have to get a new one, decorations and all from scratch.

My daughter and I are going to make all the decorations.

I want a cartoon angel on top. A man in a tutu with wings.

What do you think? did I nail it?

my fairy drawing