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How to Have a Happy Christmas
1. Forget Perfect Don't tie yourself in knots trying to have a Christmas like you see on the pages of a magazine. These are stage managed by a team of people and shot in August. You have a real house and a real family living in it, not a stage set full of ...
If Christmas is Rotten...
Once we are adults, we can point to some Christmases,where we were deeply disappointed. Or we went off to do our own thing, and now feel broken and ugly. Like we don't deserve any pleasant surprises or gifts, and this colours our attitude to the ...
Saving Money over the Christmas Period
Christmas is one of the busiest times of year. There are so many things to think of. People have usually got family or friends visiting, the Christmas meal to cook, gifts to buy and wrap and decorations to put up. It can also be a very expensive time of ...
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Golden Christmas Tree
Several Years ago while I was shopping for Christmas I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw the holiday arrangements at the department store I was in.
I was dazzled by the sight, golden branches wrapped in twinkling white lights. The idea was so simple but yet absolutely beautiful.
Within a moment I decided I would re-create it at home. Once home, I took a walk in the woods to gather the necessary branches and the other materials were easily found at my local craft store.
I created three trees that year and placed them on my front porch; two smaller ones on the left side of the door and a larger one to the right. The effect was just what I had hoped for~ a golden glow that welcomed family and friends into my home for the holidays.
Materials Needed for One Tree:
Large tree branch that “looks” like a small tree
Gold spray paint
Gold fabric
Gold cording
Soil
String of white lights
Plastic garbage bag
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1. Find a large tree branch that when held on its end, looks like a small tree.
2. Fill a garbage bag with soil, enough to support the weight of the
branch when inserted. Insert the branch and pack the soil around it so it stands upright. Tie the bag securely around bottom of branch. Shape the bag of soil so it looks like the root ball when you buy a new tree from the nursery.
*Note-it will be heavy so work fairly close to where you want your final project so you don’t have too far to move it.
3. Spray entire tree with gold spray paint and let it dry.
4. Wrap “root ball” in gold fabric and secure with gold cording.
5. String with white lights.
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Since creating my golden Christmas trees I have seen a similar project where the tree was spray painted white and the “root ball” was covered with colorful holiday fabric. Either way, it makes a festive holiday display. Enjoy the holidays!
About the Author
Candee Stark is a Reading Specialist in a local elementary school and has spent the last two and a half years earning her masters degree. Her new passion is her indoor herb garden. Visit her at Flowers and Garden.com if you would like to read more
gardening and flower articles.
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