Wednesday, December 17, 2008

The Pretty Tree

While I do believe wholeheartedly in allowing the holiday decor to be dictated for the most part by the younger population that lives in this house, I do keep a few corners for myself. The formal dining room plays host to my decorating whims, a mish-mash of severe girly-ness.

Come see for yourself...

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M calls it my scary bride tree since I wrap it all in white and cream tulle.

These magnolias were actually part of his parent's wedding rehearsal dinner center pieces over 45 years ago...

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So, in retrospect, maybe the wedding tree thing is apt--except for that 'scary' adjective...what so scary about a fluffy, fabric wrapped tree?

This year I added a little feature from on idea I saw on a decorating site. Check it out.

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I suspended these little birds from fishing line attached to the ceiling and hot-glued the bead garland in their beaks to make it look like they are trimming the tree...a la Cinderella and the scene where the birds trim her dress...

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And I just love the apothecary jars filled with some of my favorite ornaments...

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Hey, a mama's got to have a little fairy tale Christmas corner all her own, right?


Enjoy your Wordful Wednesday!

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53 comments:

  1. Very, very cool beans. Er, beads. Love the avians!
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  3. I am totally in awe!!!!!! Beautiful.

    My Wordful Wednesday is posted, it's also filled with photos. And, I'd like to announce that I have a special blog giveaway that I'm doing ---just click on the announcement that you find on my sidebar to join in on the drawing!!! See you there!!!
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  4. Very lovely I just love the birds it is like a fairy tale really
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  5. I think the idea with the birds is fantastic!

    I might have to try that next year if I get brave enough to put my tree up indoors.
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  6. I love those birds, but I have one question...Is your dining room surrounded by barb-wire fencing? :)
    That's what it would take to keep my kids away from those beads. I can just picture Tarzan bead swinging, however short lived it may be. :)

    We had beads on our tree for the first 24 hours. Niyah kept playing with them and knocking off the other ornaments, that I told her she could just keep them :)
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  7. What a beautiful tree! We have a mixture of my pretty (read: breakable) stuff and the kids ornaments all on the same tree. Makes for a little nervousness for Mommy during the family decorating. And as soon as the kids aren't looking, all "my" stuff gets moved up high out of reach.
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  8. Breakables are safe in your house? I have the least rambunctious children I know, and those apothecary jars would still not remain intact here.
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  9. wow love your Christmas decoration!!!! so pretty!!!
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  10. gorgeous tree - I do balls in jars too!!
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  12. Gorgeous! Actually, at my wedding I had birds holding ribbons in trees. My photographer still talks about the birds today, 15 years later. Great minds think alike.
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  13. Those birds are pretty darn cool.
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  14. How beautiful. I love the bird idea and the ornaments look great in the bottles.
    Thanks for sharing!
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  15. Ooh, I want a corner like that for me! Maybe next year...
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  16. Love your little corner with the suspended birds and the magnolias from a blessed marriage! :) I'm really loving those apothocary jars.....gotta tell my husband to smuggle some old ones out of the pharmacy tonight......don't worry. I'll only be stealing from my in laws. he he.
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  18. sooo pretty! I love the birds suspended in the air!
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  19. So pretty! I love those birds! That is pure genius!
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  20. We just have one tree so that pretty much meand that it gets decorated MY way. LOVE the ornaments in jars!!
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  21. I love your tree! The birds are a really great touch.
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  22. I'm so loving the name "scary bride tree"!!
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  23. I love your tree...the birds hanging the beads are absolutely adorable!!! Now I wanna find some birds for me. lol
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  24. Love the Mommy Tree. Those birds are spectacular!
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  25. Hey Cinderella........I love the birds putting beads on your tree. That is too clever!
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  26. I love the colors you chose, very soothing and romantic
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  27. oh my gosh, it is just stunning! i love it and the birds are such a fantastic touch!
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  29. It's beautiful. I love the Cinderella effect!!!
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  32. Just wanted to stop by and wish you a blessed and very Merry Christmas! ♥ Hugs :) Shauna
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  33. Your decor is just beautiful. I love the birds. That is such a neat idea.
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  34. love your decorator birds!! How very cinderella indeed!
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  35. Oh my goodness, those birds are completely fabulous!! Well the whole thing is but those are just spectacular. Not scary one bit...
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  36. Very beautiful and perfectly frilly!!!
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  39. My men folk went to a friends theater for what they thought would be a showing of Beowolf, the movie ended up being one called Enchanted, I'm told it's a Cinderella type story... they walked out!

    The enchanted decorating hummingbirds would be shot out of the sky at my house. I could probably get away with hawks dive bombing a, small furry critter, themed tree.
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  40. very pretty. I love the pearls and birds. so creative!
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  41. Great idea! I'm glad you have a little corner of your world... "In my own little corner, in my own little room, I can be whatever I want to be..."

    May your fairy tale continue...!

    Roban
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  42. How beautiful! LOVE the bird idea!!!! That looks just adorable!
    I love that you have your own corner....
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  43. I 100% agree. I think moms have a right to just a little piece of the Christmas pie themselves. I'm glad you have your place. Your tree is beautiful.
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  44. oh Mama! I loved it as soon as I saw them ... those birds are AWESOME! (like, totally)
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  45. Oh, If only I had a room that I knew no light-sabre would enter...
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  46. Beautiful! I dream of a room like that!
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  47. I love it! I wish I had a corner in my house that the kids couldn't see or touch! I am jealous of your creativity also :)
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  48. Wow the bird thing looks great! That is very neat that the Magnolia is that old and that special.
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  49. I was so proud of myself for switching from cheezy silver garland to ribbon this year. Now I see just how far I still have to go. *Sigh*

    P.S. I love the birds stringing beads. That is so cool!
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  51. I came over from Hootin' Anni's blog. I love your tree; I'm sure it's splendid. I don't think it's scary at all. I love the birds. Wish I had your imagination!

    Happy Holidays to you!!

    MommyWizdom
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  53. I came over from Hootin' Anni's blog. This tree is beautiful! What an awesome idea.
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