This is the “Christmas Tree” I put together on the spur of the moment for my “festive” landing.
The branches used to belong to a small, shaped box tree that we had at the front of the house which seemed to die very slowly, no matter what we did to it, and to be honest in the end I just left it abandoned in its pot for months at the bottom of the garden until I had a final tidy up in the autumn, but something made me keep what was left of the, by then bleached branches, all be it in the garage shoved into a piece of oasis.
But about a week before Christmas, I saw some packs of twelve small gold/silver vintage style baubles, reduced from £12 to £2.80 in House of Fraser, and I got to thinking about the branches again, deciding to spray them with an off white coloured paint and while the paint was still wet, sprinkled it all over with diamond dust micro glitter.
When dry, I arranged them as best as I could into a Christmas tree shape, putting them back into the oasis, placed in an off white pot, with ornamental blue glass chippings (Ikea) sprinkled over the oasis to hid it.
It took two packs of the vintage baubles and a box of twenty tiny, clear baubles I got in a HobbyCraft sale a few years back to cover it, before adding a string of Poundshop battery operated LED lights ….. which I realised I should have put on before the baubles!!!! The lights look blue in the picture, but they are actually white.
If I say so myself, it did look very pretty, delicate and ethereal sitting on my landing windowsill ….. and has now been put away very carefully to come out for next year as well.
The branches used to belong to a small, shaped box tree that we had at the front of the house which seemed to die very slowly, no matter what we did to it, and to be honest in the end I just left it abandoned in its pot for months at the bottom of the garden until I had a final tidy up in the autumn, but something made me keep what was left of the, by then bleached branches, all be it in the garage shoved into a piece of oasis.
But about a week before Christmas, I saw some packs of twelve small gold/silver vintage style baubles, reduced from £12 to £2.80 in House of Fraser, and I got to thinking about the branches again, deciding to spray them with an off white coloured paint and while the paint was still wet, sprinkled it all over with diamond dust micro glitter.
When dry, I arranged them as best as I could into a Christmas tree shape, putting them back into the oasis, placed in an off white pot, with ornamental blue glass chippings (Ikea) sprinkled over the oasis to hid it.
It took two packs of the vintage baubles and a box of twenty tiny, clear baubles I got in a HobbyCraft sale a few years back to cover it, before adding a string of Poundshop battery operated LED lights ….. which I realised I should have put on before the baubles!!!! The lights look blue in the picture, but they are actually white.
If I say so myself, it did look very pretty, delicate and ethereal sitting on my landing windowsill ….. and has now been put away very carefully to come out for next year as well.
That tree looks amazing! What a beautiful addition to your holiday decorations. So brilliant to paint it white and add some glitter.
ReplyDeletegreat re use and worth saving those pound shop lights were great this year they were so bright i can remember first buying battery operated lights for shows years ago from specialist lighting shops and they were £20 a set how times change big love marc
ReplyDeleteHi Helen. How pretty : ) What a lovely way to use a dead shrub. The Pound shop battery operated lights are great, one lot of batteries last for ages don't they. Take care.
ReplyDeleteThat's so beautiful xx
ReplyDeletesurprising what a few twigs can make, bet it looked as though it cost a fortune
ReplyDeleteTilly
Very creative! It does look stunning in your window.
ReplyDeleteTotally amazing transformation.
ReplyDeleteActually, I should have said a TREE-MENDOUS transformation. Seriously, it is a very pretty decorative tree. I noticed how expensive these 'twig trees' cost in the shops before Christmas. Hope you'll be keeping it.
ReplyDeleteLove the shape and the silver gives it a whole new life......many possibilities as I know you will be inspired each year to make additions or changes......a real keeper!....Dianne
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