i quickly snapped a photo of my christmas card tree this morning, with it's one card clipped on. [barb, the photo in your card spoke volumes to me!! thank you!]
i am hurrying to get out of town for a quick business trip this afternoon, so i'm feeling very rushed and out-of-sorts. when i stop home to pick up my bag, i will leave a special treat for my mailwoman. i'll have to come back to post a photo of that, and a photo of myself for that matter.
what is it that makes going out of town (even for a quick trip) a frenzy?!?
here is the card tree that i made several years ago. i saw a photo of something similar in a magazine, and was feeling particularly crafty that year. (this was even before i was dating matty, so we're talking 10 years ago or more!) it wasn't until the tree was painted, assembled, and sunk in a pail of concrete (for stability) that i realized the inspiration piece was a tabletop tree!! probably 1/4 the size of the one i created. (who overlooks a detail like that?!?)
but i love my tree, and i am so thankful that each year it gets totally smothered with cards from family and friends. i can't wait to watch it fill up this year, too!
it may look a little bit like *charlie brown's christmas tree* right now, but just you wait!!
19 comments:
Thanks Lelly, this one was easy and I'm excited to see what everyone else does. I've never seen a tree thing like yours.
Cute card tree :)~~~~~
I love it! You will have to do an after shot also.
Wow, as I scrolled down I never expected your card tree to look like that! I've never seen one like that before. I thought it was going to be all twisty-twirly wirework.
Yes, you need to snap a picture of your postman/lady's gift as I'm still wondering what to give mine.
Your lack-of-scale-nous reminds me of that bit in Spinal Tap, where the props woman makes a teeny-tiny Stonehenge because the band scribbled " (inches) instead of ' (feet) on their sketch.
That's a fun idea for a card tree! I have yet to come up with something more creative than tape on the door, but I was feeling bad for abandoning the SPT (not intentionally), and so I took a picture of it in all it's boringness anyway.
Have a safe trip!
That is a cool card tree. The size speaks of the number of loved ones you have in your life. Dang, I forgot about the RAK. My acts of kindness tend to be planned rather than random. I might have to do a follow up.
What a great way to display your cards! I've been so MIA with SPT - so it's great to be posting - hope you get a lot more people to your site :)
Thanks for an easy SPT to get me back in the game! I love YOUR card holder!
I am laughing that it was supposed to be a table-top tree! It is cool and something I can't wait to see stocked!
Here's to us all filling our card holders up this year.
Great idea! Love Christmas cards. Hope your trip goes well.
I love your card tree, and even better that it was homemade with Lelly love!
Okay lelly your card tree is cute. I just tape my cards to the back of the front door. Boring! I will take a picture after I get a few. 2 just looks ridiculous.
I don't think your tree looks Charlie Brown at all. Way too complicated for Charlie Brown. I love it!
Will you take another picture for us later in the season when it is smothered? Very cool.
how original, although I would be worried that I did not fill it up....maybe after bloging things will brighten up...crazy I sent 200 cards last year, and only got probably 20 or so...maybe if I mailed them earlier....yeah
You are quite crafty Lelly--and not afraid to tackle a project requiring concrete!
Thanks for a fun SPT. Sorry I've missed so many lately--they are so much fun to do.
Have a nice trip!
love that you took a table top tree and transformed it to a supersized tree. honestly, a tabletop tree could hold what, 10? cards???
great work.
Hope I did that right...my first SPT, you know. Love your card tree...can't wait to see it all decked out!
I love the idea you used for your card tree! I totally need to remind myself of SPT this coming Tuesday! :)
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