Random thoughts on Making Tea: Table Top Trees

I have a tiny spot in my room that I grouped several Tabletop Trees together, each have their own theme but they have one thing in common - Pine Cones.

This one in front is .....

                       Victorian Roses and Hydrangeas.
           I've had these flower bunches (2) forever.... over 10 years and they have not lost their beauty. I bought them and the Planter at Michael's; they have been packed, stored, and have graced my space it seems forever. The best part of this tree is that it is actually 4 pine branches with cones in the planter's floral foam- 2 wired together, staggered for height and the other 2 stuck into the foam to give the tree it's wide base. I then clipped the flowers from their bunch and stuck them every where. They also have battery operated wire lights. (love these lights - best investment ever & batteries are rechargeable). I topped with a Victorian Angel ornament.

                       The one directly behind....

       Pinecone Tree
          This one I bought last year from Michael's; I saw it and wanted it but I was not going to pay $25 bucks for it. Two weeks later I again went to Michael's and it was marked down to $11 and I skipped all the way home with it. The touches of 'snow' and a little lift is all this tree needs.

                    Next to the Pinecone .....

                                                             Let it Snow
             This one I bought had a Charlie Brown tree look; you know those ones that need a little TLC, so home it came. I added some lights, a couple of snow tipped branches, some stars, and a few mini stockings, put my Let it Snow ornament as a topper and let it shine as trees do.

                  and then this one....

                                                                   The Blue Tree
      This tree is made the same as the Victorian Rose and Hydrangea Tree but without the 2 side branches; giving this the pencil look that seems to be popular. This one was actually sitting on my little book case not done but since I wanted to do this story about my Table Top Trees I could not leave him out. I will be out on Thursday do some Christmas shopping and I look for some Blue for the Tree.

My week:
                  Writing Monday after Retail, Tuesday migraine, Wednesday Bible study & allergy, Thursday shop and finally have the lights in sync to turn on at night, Friday I finish this and lingering allergy. Southern Cali Fires.

                 I am back..... I wanted to show off the Blue ornaments - if I found some on Thursday, which I did ....

They are perfect, well I believe so. I haven't put them up yet; it seems this week has been not my week of getting a lot of things done - allergies won't stay away, had a migraine Tuesday morning- thankful for Excedrin Migraine because I still had to go to Retail. And I have been worried about my kids and the Southern Cali fires.

My Baby Jesus and 3 Wise Men is sitting in the mist of the trees.
I have several mini Nativity scenes - Baby Jesus, Mary, & Joseph; this is my first with the 3 Wise Men. Baby Jesus was a gift from a Nephew several years ago and the 3 Wise Men are new .... when I began pulling out all the decorations and saw how these fit together, I was happy that Baby Jesus now had friends.

here are a few close up pictures of the vignette ...