o, tannenbaum ...

fake tree or real tree? always a tough question. the last few years, we've gone with a real tree from the "uglies" section at the nursery. a few gaping holes, a crooked trunk, who cares! this year's tree is no exception - a great $36 cast-off! in exchange for a real tree, we have made it a point (a painful, laborious one at that) to trim and compost the greens and chop the trunk for use in the outdoor firepit. you know, in order to try to make good with the universe. or, mother nature at the very least ....

2011 xmas tree (composite photo)

hard to discern in this photo, but the tree is finished with (one of my favorite materials of all time) hemp twine! and we have some seriously cute ornaments (maybe i will add more photos later?). what you can see here, though, is the (1) white burlap tree skirt that i made and (2) the driftwood garland that i purchased with the intention of draping on the tree itself instead of wrapping around the base of the tree to hide the tree stand. it turns out that it was far too heavy for our charlie brownish tree. but the improv use works well.

here is a close up of the very cool driftwood garland, for which i will have to find a post-xmas use. ideas?

fake tree or real tree? always a tough question. the last few years, we've gone with a real tree from the "uglies" section at the nursery. a few gaping holes, a crooked trunk, who cares! this year's tree is no exception - a great $36 cast-off! in exchange for a real tree, we have made it a point (a painful, laborious one at that) to trim and compost the greens and chop the trunk for use in the outdoor firepit. you know, in order to try to make good with the universe. or, mother nature at the very least ....

2011 xmas tree (composite photo)

hard to discern in this photo, but the tree is finished with (one of my favorite materials of all time) hemp twine! and we have some seriously cute ornaments (maybe i will add more photos later?). what you can see here, though, is the (1) white burlap tree skirt that i made and (2) the driftwood garland that i purchased with the intention of draping on the tree itself instead of wrapping around the base of the tree to hide the tree stand. it turns out that it was far too heavy for our charlie brownish tree. but the improv use works well.

here is a close up of the very cool driftwood garland, for which i will have to find a post-xmas use. ideas?