For Christmas Eve I am sharing the trees on our front porch. They are wrapped with pink ribbon. They came pre-lit but the lights stopped working after the first year so now we add lights to them. We have garland on the railings that has the same pink ribbon.

For Christmas Eve I am sharing the trees on our front porch. They are wrapped with pink ribbon. They came pre-lit but the lights stopped working after the first year so now we add lights to them. We have garland on the railings that has the same pink ribbon.

Here are some more dining room trees. I could do an entire month of trees (not just 25 days!) I have so many. And I’m including a photo of the entire forest as well. The chest they are on was my grandmother’s. 

Here are some more dining room trees. I could do an entire month of trees (not just 25 days!) I have so many. And I’m including a photo of the entire forest as well. The chest they are on was my grandmother’s. 

My kitchen tree is 100% fun for me. It all started when we were in Montreal. I saw a fondue pot ornament and it hit me how great it would be to have a kitchen tree. The fondue was meaningful because we always had fondue on New Year’s Eve. So I bought the ornament and then we bought the tree for it to go on! I’ve added to my collection over the years. The ornaments are all food or cooking equipment and I have so enjoyed collecting them. I have a chicken wing (we are in Buffalo!), vegetables, fruits, sandwiches, a lobster dinner, a cupcake, and even some Chinese food. A few of the ornaments were bought in Europe. At souvenir stores in many countries they sell magnets of foods of the regions. My husband rigs these magnets up with hooks so they can go on our tree. I have pots, pans, rolling pin, utensils, toaster, mixer, blender, colander, pitcher and many more kitchen items. I think the tree satisfies my childhood desire for a dollhouse – with all those wonderful miniatures!

My kitchen tree is 100% fun for me. It all started when we were in Montreal. I saw a fondue pot ornament and it hit me how great it would be to have a kitchen tree. The fondue was meaningful because we always had fondue on New Year’s Eve. So I bought the ornament and … Read more →

Another treasure from the dining room forest is this pretty tree that always reminds me of a wedding cake!

Another treasure from the dining room forest is this pretty tree that always reminds me of a wedding cake!

Just a few more days till Christmas! But don’t worry – I have plenty of trees to get us through the countdown! Today’s tree is from the dining room forest. I love how it’s loopy metal with a few jewels scattered throughout. I think I picked this up a Kohl’s when it first opened here and I had a coupon!

Just a few more days till Christmas! But don’t worry – I have plenty of trees to get us through the countdown! Today’s tree is from the dining room forest. I love how it’s loopy metal with a few jewels scattered throughout. I think I picked this up a Kohl’s when it first opened here … Read more →

It’s confession time. I own not one, but two ceramic trees. The first one I shared was made by my husband’s grandmother. This one I am going to admit was garbage picked! We spotted it at the end of a driveway in a pile of stuff when some people moved out of a house on our street years ago. We snapped it up, thinking at the very least it would be extra parts for our other tree. Turns out is works perfectly. And it fits on the kitchen counter perfectly, with the star on top removed so it will go underneath the upper cabinets.

It’s confession time. I own not one, but two ceramic trees. The first one I shared was made by my husband’s grandmother. This one I am going to admit was garbage picked! We spotted it at the end of a driveway in a pile of stuff when some people moved out of a house on … Read more →

This is part of the dining room forest of trees on my side chest. I love this one because it looks like a topiary with clean lines. It also doesn’t scream Christmas so it could work at other times of year, but I haven’t done that. I found this at the gift shop of a local nursery.

This is part of the dining room forest of trees on my side chest. I love this one because it looks like a topiary with clean lines. It also doesn’t scream Christmas so it could work at other times of year, but I haven’t done that. I found this at the gift shop of a … Read more →

Today’s tree is in my office. It’s made of rolled up magazine pages and I am in love with it. I don’t do a lot of writing for magazine anymore (editing by committee does not translate to a reasonable per word rate for me in any way) but I still love to read them. My favorite is the December issues with all the gift guides. I look forward to those issues all year! So having this tree on my desk reminds me of how much pleasure I get out of reading them. I happened to find this at TJ Maxx a couple of years ago.

Today’s tree is in my office. It’s made of rolled up magazine pages and I am in love with it. I don’t do a lot of writing for magazine anymore (editing by committee does not translate to a reasonable per word rate for me in any way) but I still love to read them. My … Read more →

We bought this tree on Amelia Island, FL a few years ago. I’m completely crazy about the color of it. What I can’t get out of mind however is that when we bought it, the artist told us she made it from a gin bottle. Which did not enhance it for me in any way! I manage to overlook that unfortunate fact as I see this hanging in our front hallway. This is the only Christmas tree I have that hangs on a wall.

We bought this tree on Amelia Island, FL a few years ago. I’m completely crazy about the color of it. What I can’t get out of mind however is that when we bought it, the artist told us she made it from a gin bottle. Which did not enhance it for me in any way! … Read more →

I made today’s tree myself. After the popcorn wreath that I made turned out so well, I decided I simply had to have a popcorn tree to go with it in the kitchen. I bought a foam cone shaped form and glued the popcorn on with styrofoam glue (which dries quickly and also dries clear). I originally tried using Alene’s Tacky Glue, Clear Gel and it didn’t hold. This project was pretty quick to put together. I like have a tree and a wreath in the kitchen that match!

I made today’s tree myself. After the popcorn wreath that I made turned out so well, I decided I simply had to have a popcorn tree to go with it in the kitchen. I bought a foam cone shaped form and glued the popcorn on with styrofoam glue (which dries quickly and also dries clear). … Read more →