The tree was finally done.
I have 14 foot ceilings and to place a tree to fill that space would be very difficult. It would be too heavy to lift into a tree stand. So, I came up with this trick. I screwed the tree stand to an old table. Then I place very heavy rocks in the base to hold it down.
This lifts the tree up enough to fill the space.
I like lots of twinkling lights on my tree.
And I cover it in vintage glass and mercury glass ornaments.
I hang icicles on the ends of the branches.
With the twinkling lights it almost looks like snow is falling around it.
Some of the glass ornaments are colored.
And just when I thought my tree was done to perfection, all of the lights on half of it went out. So, today I am taking them all down so I can fix the lights and start all over again.
The tree was finally done.
I have 14 foot ceilings and to place a tree to fill that space would be very difficult. It would be too heavy to lift into a tree stand. So, I came up with this trick. I screwed the tree stand to an old table. Then I place very heavy rocks in the base to hold it down.
This lifts the tree up enough to fill the space.
I like lots of twinkling lights on my tree.
And I cover it in vintage glass and mercury glass ornaments.
I hang icicles on the ends of the branches.
With the twinkling lights it almost looks like snow is falling around it.
Some of the glass ornaments are colored.
And just when I thought my tree was done to perfection, all of the lights on half of it went out. So, today I am taking them all down so I can fix the lights and start all over again.
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Happy Full Moon Before Yule!
"Heap the holly! /
Wreath the pine. /
Train the dainty Christmas vine---
Let the breadth of fir and bay /
Mingle on the festal day."
~~Helen Chase
Here it is on Amazon, so they know what to look for
http://www.amazon.com/Keeper-01201-Complete-Fixing-Miniature/dp/B000R8KBOK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323538059&sr=8-1
Your tree is beautiful! Now you can come and help me with mine! (we have snow. .is my lure working? didn't think so, but I had to try.)
I spent years collecting blown icicles from a glassblower in New Gretna. He did amazing work. Then one year the tree fell over.
AAAIIIIEEEE!
I lost close to half my icicles and a reindeer he blew that was a piece of art.
I cried.
But it was good I was home since said tree fell on top of the woodstove.....
But it is beautiful! I like that You don't have that many colors in it, sort of makes it look like its filled with diamonds.
Have a great day!
Christer.