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| Black,Gold with copper and red accents with focus in the center |
Having done gift boxes in black,tan and gold, I thought I would decorate a Christmas tree in a similar fashion. I also thought it would be interesting to do an important arrangement front and center. I think, perhaps my center arrangement should have been a little smaller. It seems to have overpowered the tree.
That, however, is part of the creative process. It is a new idea. Next year I'll refine it. If you like the concept I'll show you how I did it and you can make your own improvements.
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| Tree is mounted in decorative urn using dried flower Styrofoam |
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| Inside of tree is filled with gold wired florist balls |
The first step of this tree is a detail that does not photograph
well. The inside of the tree is filled with gold wired florist balls. This adds a richness better appreciated in person.
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| Oversize glass gold finials are hung |
Initially I hung the over-sized glass finials down the center of the tree. Eventually they ended up going down each side. Surely you don't think I know exactly what I'm going to do in the beginning.
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| red and gold wired florist balls, 8" dowels, electric staple gun and piece of cheap pine roping |
What I did know was that I wanted a significant arrangement in the center of the tree. I cut the dowels to length, and took apart the cheap roping. Each dismantled branch gave me 6" pieces of fake pine. Using the staple gun, I attached the end of the 6" piece to the end of the dowel. I then wrapped it around the dowel. When I got to the end I stapled it and stapled the end of the next piece on top of the previous end. This process was repeated until most of the dowel was covered.
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| dowels covered in fake pine |
Yes they look strange, but wait. Knowing how to do this could come in handy for a lot of decorating scenarios. Next wired gold balls are wired to the ends of all the sticks. The pine covering helps make the balls stay in place.
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| Gold balls wired to the end of the pine sticks |
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| Copper, gold and red balls are wired down the stem |
A mixture of gold, copper and red balls are wired down the stick.
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| Center decoration in process |
A large black and gold bow is made and attached to the center of the tree. The pine/ball sticks are put in place and attached to the tree. No ornaments other than the finials are put on the tree.
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| Pine/ball stick is added to black and gold bow at the top of the tree |
After the center is done a leftover pine/ball stick is used above the bow on top of tree.
So love it or not, there it is!
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Bill Gantt