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In reply to the discussion: Getting in the spirit [View all]

2naSalit

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1. I started with the treeless...
Wed Dec 4, 2024, 12:47 AM
Dec 2024

Thing a long time ago. But sort of had a tree.

I have several giant pine cones from Coulter Pine trees in southern California, they are huge, like hardwood, and lethal if one fell from the tree and hit you. The large one that I have weighs six pounds. They have globs of sticky sap so baking them for a few minutes turns the sp into a permanent hard, glossy glaze. They're pretty.

I decorate one of those and have it off in some space where it can sit a look nice with one or two pieces of tinsel wound around it and a few micro spheres and maybe micro lites. Takes in about one square foot with presents and cards. Great for a small table or end table.





(grabbed these off the interwebs)

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Getting in the spirit [View all] Mousetoescamper Dec 2024 OP
I started with the treeless... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #1
Wow! That's Conezilla! Mousetoescamper Dec 2024 #4
I like... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #7
You might find it interesting to know ... Mousetoescamper Dec 2024 #9
I like some of the... 2naSalit Dec 2024 #12
Love your work on the skylight, my dear Mousetoescamper! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2024 #2
Thanks, Peggy! Mousetoescamper Dec 2024 #5
I like your insulators Kali Dec 2024 #3
Thanks, Kali! The amethyst is my favorite. Mousetoescamper Dec 2024 #6
I think both your ceramic tree and your 1960s tree are lovely. Diamond_Dog Dec 2024 #8
Most of the ornaments on the tree were my paternal grandmother's Mousetoescamper Dec 2024 #10
What a great idea, Mousetoescamper! Diamond_Dog Dec 2024 #11
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