12-13-2021, 02:25 PM
Last year we decorated a dead bamboo "bush" that was vaguely xmas tree shaped. We brought it in and I made a stand and it was decent, but the branches were slightly long and that made it difficult to place in the corner easily (we have the same problem with cut trees).
This year, I decided I would make a tree form out of the seasonally retired tomato cages. I had an LED faux tree branch with leaves. I I put that atop the tomato cages that I wired two together in tiers to get a multi-level effect ("Ni!"), wrapped the lights and some garland on it and then over-wrapped that with some wide xmas fabric ribbons so you can see the lights come thru. Then I put on our few ornaments. It was really a trial run and needs a bit more work. Since the spokes of the tomato cages are three, when wrapped, they don't for a circular shape, but go point-to-point, so I have dubbed this year's tree "The Christmas Pylon".
Our caganer is sitting in the middle beneath the cones (I shouldn't tell you...he's supposed to be the Where's Waldo of Christmas).
I learned recently that Trader Joe's has a festive pine garland for ~$10. So I'll probably get on of those.
The bamboo tree has been relegated to the yard and has two solar powered LED snowflake ball things that slowly glow in and out of existence.
One day, I want to do a cartoon video of an animated Xmas tree with two large ornaments singing AC/DC's "I've got big balls"...I'm sure it will be the next holiday hit.
--tg
This year, I decided I would make a tree form out of the seasonally retired tomato cages. I had an LED faux tree branch with leaves. I I put that atop the tomato cages that I wired two together in tiers to get a multi-level effect ("Ni!"), wrapped the lights and some garland on it and then over-wrapped that with some wide xmas fabric ribbons so you can see the lights come thru. Then I put on our few ornaments. It was really a trial run and needs a bit more work. Since the spokes of the tomato cages are three, when wrapped, they don't for a circular shape, but go point-to-point, so I have dubbed this year's tree "The Christmas Pylon".
Our caganer is sitting in the middle beneath the cones (I shouldn't tell you...he's supposed to be the Where's Waldo of Christmas).
I learned recently that Trader Joe's has a festive pine garland for ~$10. So I'll probably get on of those.
The bamboo tree has been relegated to the yard and has two solar powered LED snowflake ball things that slowly glow in and out of existence.
One day, I want to do a cartoon video of an animated Xmas tree with two large ornaments singing AC/DC's "I've got big balls"...I'm sure it will be the next holiday hit.
--tg