It's that time of year again when we start wondering what tree will we use.
You can always just pop down to the nearest supermarket and get a green fakey - but I doubt that's what you want to do. Do you ever make your own? Fashion them out of wire, bamboo, old wood? Have you used the same one for so many years you've forgotten how it came to be 'the tree'?
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| Start with a simple idea - great design always shows through |
The tree needs to be big enough to hold the promise of goodies, still allow you to use the living spaces available to you, fit a star on top, and mostly - encourage joy in it's corner.
We all love a traditional real pine Christmas tree. Do we like it in our house though? Can we fit one in our house? Personally I adore the smell of fresh pine in my house for a few months. I have not always lived with the luxury of being able to fit one in my home so there is certainly a novelty attached to it.
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| Bird houses in your home - and the rain drop glass - perfect tree ingredients! |
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| Does an Emu, wearing a Santa hat, hanging in a tree need a home? Sure does!! |
Even when we have this big green tree we still have other wooden trees (or pots of wood) scattered around the house. Some of our homes' most remembered trees have been painted pieces of wood found in the vacant bush block next door and decorated with pretty glass pieces, kinder creations and the 6 new significant pieces allowed each year.
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| Texture is sometimes the important thing. |
We love the symbol of the tree for Christmas. It's connection to earth and life. The joy of sitting under them in parks, planting bulbs under them for spring or picking delicious fruit from them. They are a gift themselves.
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| Elegance is always a winner |
So - whatever you decide for your home this year remember to take some photos, or sketch it, and share your ideas with us. We love an idea swap!
Traditional, contemporary, made it myself or a WOW installation - have fun deciding.
Love Clarence x
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