I’m planning a coral pink Christmas! If all goes well, there will be one tree for me to keep (I mean, for Chester to climb) and one for sale. I bought these bottle brush trees last year but had no time to work with them.
These have large wood bases that I don’t want for the final display.
I used a drill to make holes around the center wire while trying to not break through too harshly and grab the brush fibers.
It loosened the hold just enough where I could twist the base off without damaging the tree. I will use the bases to hold the trees upright during decoration but will figure out a better, smaller solution for the end display.
I bought retro looking tree toppers from WCD Miniatures at the local mini show. I needed to shave off some brush from the top to get it to sit well, but I will wait until the end to glue in place.
I’m using 3V warm white string lights from Evan Designs. These have 26 “bulbs” over 29.5 inches of wire, with a few inches of wire at the end.
After determining which side I wanted for the front of the tree, I wrapped the lights around and gave it a test. Love it! :D
I bought monochromatic beads for the ornaments. My plan is to add small gold or silver toppers with wire to hang, but we’ll see if my sanity holds out for that. :D
And, of course, there is garland. These are Kreinik Micro Ice Chenille spools, but I’m not sure which variation I will use.
