Since the candy canes melted all over our tree decorations back in 1997, we haven’t bothered with a Christmas tree. On a whim, we decided to put up our own Charlie Brown kind of tree last Thursday.
We cleaned out a corner of the living room and went to find the perfect tree. The perfect tree is the first one I saw. Easy! After finding a tall and wide vase and round stones to stabilize the tree, we begin to rummage around the house for the tree decor. We find cardboard and foil for the star and man in the moon and use three bits of foil to create round ornaments using paper clips to hang them with care. Large gaudy earrings make great light weight sparkle. I find sewing notions in red and gold to drape on the tree. Some saved silver ribbon gift packaging works great for tinsel. The tree skirt is an unfinished quilt piece. We also found three small ribbon and a few bits of fake holly leaves and berries to add to the tree.
Otis is proud of his first Christmas with us!
This is our ‘dog chair’; we don’t care how it looks.
I decided to make some paper candy canes for our little Charlie Brown tree.
Enjoy your day!
Love your Christmas tree! Reminds me of the days my sons and I made our own Christmas decorations. Have a joyful Christmas with your family and friends.
Thank you! I wish the same joy today as we celebrate in our home! Take care, Anna
Merry Christmas! Best wishes~* for the holiday season.
Merry Christmas to you! I hope you enjoy the best of the holidays and the weather of Oahu! Take care, Anna
What a lovely tree – so delicate
Merry Christmas!
Thank you! With such a small and fragile tree, we found light weight decor:) Thank you for visiting and a very Merry Christmas to you and yours! Take care, Anna
It’s not the size or the elaborateness of the tree that matters … Merry Christmas to you and yours … and thanks for stopping by.
You are 100% right! Thank you. And you have a neat blog! Take care, Anna
Have a Enjoyable Christmas with your family and friends….
Thank you! I wish the same for you and yours! Take care, Anna
Beautiful tree, Hope you had a great Christmas.
Thank you! We enjoy the simple. Had a very quiet rainy Christmas. I hope you enjoyed your day! Take care, Anna
I always loved Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree, and yours is just as perfect as his. I hope you’re enjoying the season, Anna!
Awww…I love the CB Christmas tree. Thank you for taking time to look at our version. And a wonderful holiday season to you and yours! Take care, Anna
Good idea! Nice images…really Christmasy
Thank you! I am glad you enjoy our homey Christmas tree! Hope your day was great! Take care, Anna
It looks fabulous, simple, cheerful, environmental-friendly. We’ve been doing the same for over a decade, getting a large branch from a wild olive tree that grew spontanously at the end of the garden. Once it’s decorated it looks nice and cheerful, it makes the house feel warm and welcoming without depleting natural resources. Yours looks perfect.
Thank you! I have never bought a Christmas tree and never plan to buy one. Kudos to you and the olive branch tree! Sounds perfect and simply beautiful! Take care, Anna
Love it! Small, simple decorations are much nicer than big gaudy ones.
Thank you! I agree with you 100%! I hope your holidays are great! Take care, Anna
Love your Christmas tree !
About 20 years ago the wife and I were spending Xmas on our sailboat where we had a tiny potted pine tree – about a foot tall, including the pot.
We could not bring ourselves to discard the tree after the holidays, so we planted it in our garden. The trunk of the tree is now over a foot in diameter.
Happy Holidays, and have a good 2013.
I love your story! Thank you for sharing. I bet when you look at the tree you cannot help but grin:) Glad you like our tree! Take care, Anna
That’s a lovely tree! And your dogs are beautiful!
Thank you! I could only get three of our eight rescue dogs to pose for me:) Glad you enjoy my photos! Take care, Anna
lol my family did the same thing last year , had one of these tiny trees in a pot in the garden so we got that and covered it in necklaces and jewlery because we were too broke for a proper xmas
And by the way , thank you for liking my art and folowing my blog , have lots more words photos drawings and paintings to come :] xxx love and light
A dog chair, every home should have one
Oh yes! A dog chair, a dog sofa, a dog king size bed…we have realized we live in a big kennel and love it! Take care, Anna