This type of mini-Christmas Tree is made from a cone of chicken wire filled with slightly moistened sphagnum or wood moss. It is easy and fun to make. Fun for home use, the office and even to
The measured precision of the art of the Byzantine Empire with its exquisite harmony of neighboring colors accented with complementary colors seems the perfect choice for the lyrical tree which would be delightful for a music room. Select a slender cedar or cypress tree five feet high. Place in an attractive holder. Spray the holder…
To many of us Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas unless we had a traditional tree, laden with the miscellaneous assortment of trimmings and lights which have been collected and handed down from generation to generation. We look forward to seeing the angel, yellowed with age, which belonged to our mother, on the topmost spike. Scratched and…
For centuries Twelfth Night has been the traditional time for taking down holiday decorations and burning them amid revelry and merrymaking. It is a custom we should adopt, for all too often the discarded trappings of Christmas send a shudder down our spine as we see them tumbling across a deserted street, tossed helter and…
Don’t forget the area under your tree when you are decorating it. There must be a feeling of oneness between the tree and the under-tree treatment. If snow is suggested in or on the tree, it would be suitable touse snow under the tree as in the “Christmas Tree with Snow” picture. Here we have…
The lights on your tree are such important elements that they must be considered as part of the color scheme. We can emphasize the “mood” of the tree through the lights we place on it. Blue lights make us think of a cold frosty night; pink ones are sweet and gentle; white ones are reminiscent…
Allow your tree to remain out-of-doors, protected from the sun and severe winds until ready for use. Rain and snow are good for it. Lacking help from the weatherman, spray the whole tree once or twice to keep the needles moist. About a week before Christmas recut the trunk on a deep diagonal or deep…