My Other Stick Trees...

I have shown you my Parlor tree

and my Silver Tabletop tree...

(click photos to enlarge)

As promised

I am sharing with you

my last two decorated trees...

This tree sits on top of the Armoir

 in the family room...

The ornaments on it

 began on the parlor tree

at first I used birds, flowers, nuts and pine cones..

Then I changed to just birds and flowers...

So I stared a nut tree :-)

and moved the richer toned balls to it..

This vintage red cotton bird

is right at home among the jewel tones...

Of course

where there are nuts...

there must be a squirrel :-))

So by now...

you must be thinking Mike is incredibly patient

to do so much ornament shopping!

But truthfully

My man loves fish!

So.. I got him started on a fish tree

many years ago....

Fish in trees is kinda weird...

But,  they look so whimsical

swimming and jumping in the pine branches...

I love this little seahorse...

and some fish have pretty glittered spots :-)

Yes he loves fish... all fish..

The sea shells under his tree

he has collected scuba diving in the Puget Sound...

Tonight I am joining these parties!

Courtney for Feathered Nest Friday

Debra for Vintage Inspiration Friday featuring

Vintage Christmas

and

Cindy for Show and Tell Friday

So much fun to see!

Thanks for joining me tonight!

My Icy Archway...

Can you believe...

There are only nine days until Christmas!

Where is the time going?

(click photos to enlarge)

Do you remember when I showed you my archway

decorated in fall branches?

(if not, you can peek at it here)

I told you I revamp the branches for winter

and thought I'd share that with you today...

Oh yeah...  several of you asked

Don't the leaves fall from the branches, when they are brought inside?

only two fell...

The branches were spray painted metallic silver

a little glitter sprinkled on them

(most of it blew away,  the weather has not been nice here!)

As you must know by now

I love the look of icicles...

These are giant,  almost a foot long!

I think they look the most beautiful when the room is dark

and the icicles glow with just a bit of light from a candle

or the Christmas tree..

so soft and magical.

I just couldn't catch it with my camera...

Today I will be a late joiner of

Transformation Thursday at The Shabby Chic Cottage

Thanks for stopping my...



Silver Tinsel Tree...

On Tuesday

I shared tea with you under my tinsel tree...

(click photos to enlarge)

and...

Promised to share it with you

when I finished decorating...

If you missed my first post about

my little tinsel tree

you can view it HERE...

I love the old fashioned look of stick style trees.... 

They are great for showcasing ornaments...

My ornaments are a mix of old and new,

mostly found at garage sales...

All the ornaments started out

 on the big foyer tree...

(you can see that here if you missed it)

As my collection outgrew the tree,

I grouped them up into themes

and added smaller trees around the house..

I have two more trees,  I'll show you soon!

I love the look of old glass ornaments

with their scuffs and scars....

I can't get enough glitter at Christmas!

I am joining these lovely parties..

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home

Color Outside the Lines for Vignette Friday

Vintage Inspiration Friday at Common Ground

Hakan for Saturday Show Off

and

Silver Sunday at Gypsy Fish Joural

Come join the fun!

Thanks for stopping by!