While I enjoy having the house all fresh and open post-Christmas, I found myself really missing the Christmas tree. Plus, our living room has been feeling really dark. So on January 2, I made a run to Ace where I picked up some white lights, a 5-gallon paint bucket, and a couple bags of sand. Then I went in the back yard and cut a couple branches out of April’s dogwood bush. I brought it inside, spent an hour winding lights, and voilà!
I’ve been thinking about bringing branches in the house for quite some time, and this seems like the perfect time and way to do it. Our Christmas tree skirt is doubling as a winter tree skirt. Maybe I’ll have the kids make some birds to hang from the branches:)
Merry January to you! I’ll close with a couple pics of the kids watching The Princess Bride. It’s an instant favorite.
What a wonderful idea, Althea! I see there is a cat in the photos… do you have any problems with him/her wanting to climb or play with your tree?!?!
What a neat tree! I’ve been meaning for some time to put up the pink lights and tulle that I had from my dorm room. I definitely miss the lights of my tree, but my tree took up space I didn’t have.
Hey Laura, the branches are way to scrawny for my big cats. And at 10-years-old, they don't express much interest in three climbing these days. 🙂
That's beautiful! I wanted to do something like that for our Christmas tree this year but I got out voted.