Christmas Trees 2008

I redecorated the Sewing Themed tree because we didn't get the lights on it first. Here it is, I used green ornament hangers to make wooden thread spool ornaments, with buttons. Rick rack garland, and grandsons candy canes, and to top it off, a star made from an old measuring tape. And I wrapped some tea- stained eyelet around the trunk. That snowman music box next to the Sewing Tree is a gift from my youngest sister last year. My grandson is decorating my teeny little tree now, so maybe a photo of that later. He brought home a gingerbread house he made at school, I'd love to set it out for decoration, but...dogs, dog hair, dog slobber.....

Uh....If you notice any dogs, dog hair, dog slobber or any other mess, I'm sorry :D But...it always looks like that ! I will never be called Suzy Homemaker :D

The boys ( Uncle Jack and Uncle Pedro, the dogs) have already knocked a few ornaments off the tree, before I even got a picture taken of it.



Sewing Tree



Living Room Tree



I turned the lights off for a better look....LOL!! When little people call you MeMe or Memaw or Granny, you don't tell them they can't put all the ornaments in the same spot....you tell them "oh, that's SO PURTY!" So...my tree is SO PURTY!!! We only broke one ornament :D The young'ins only managed to open one gift, but I was quick and got it away from them before they got to see what was under the torn paper :D

Visiting Artist Jan !

Fellow Garden Web member Jan has made some beaded candy canes she saw in a Better Homes & Gardens December '08 issue :D
These are so cute and look so pretty and sparkly on the tree!

Hi Cherry, I told lady getting glue gun for her 17 yr old relative about this glue holder & it made things so much easier for me,it doesn't end up on floor or getting glue on something I don't want. The candy cane ornaments are ones I said were easy enough for your grandson to do most of work. Just cut 10 in wire & fold in center & put purple "e" beads on 1 side as it pic. then make small loop at top of filled side & put silver ones on other side, when it is full up to about last 3/4 in time for adult to finish. take the straight wire & undo loop,take needlenose pliers & twist ends & make small loop in end this is where the bent part of cane will be. gently twist the cane until it is spirialed & bend over into candy cane shape. All there is to it! For tiny trees take 6 in. piece 28 gauge wire & do same thing. Use seed beads on these. If you don't have beads go to thrift shop & find old fancy xmas sweaters & cut them off of them. Can use tiny fake pearls also. Anyway thought it might help the lad & your grandson also!! Jan

Here is the Candy Cane :D




Here is the glue gun holder :D