today’s project:

Allow me to introduce Lt. Tree Skant. LOL We’ve been in need of a tree skirt for ST:TCT, and this year was the year to settle it. I found some vintage Camelot Fabrics and launched the plan. Wanting some flash for the holiday, I found some large scale metallic ric rac to mimick rank stripes. […]

unicorn tree: 100% gayer

I am late to my holiday decorating but hoping to catch up over the long weekend. Second tree up, but first one finished is the Unicorn Tree, now on a glittery rainbow tree: It doesn’t show well in photos, but the “needles” are thirty percent tinsel, giving a great sparkle as the viewer moves about. […]

ST:TCT pre-season opener

Our Christmas trees aren’t started yet, which is the latest of the seven holiday seasons we’ve had in this house. It’s not a problem, and mostly by choice, but here we are. Plotting and planning have been moving forward, though, and my excitement to start is building daily. I have reconceived ST:TCT, but I’m waiting […]

I am a unicorn!

A new blue and iridescent needle tree for the Sweet, Sweet Unicorn Tree this year. The pencil-thin candy cane tree is tucked away for a future project. And the new tree is glorious! The iridescence shifts the color throughout the day. Bunches of additions join the sweet festivities this year, starting with the gummi bear […]

the big, big tree…

The long holiday weekend without a packed schedule allowed me to compress a three-day process into two days. I present to you the big, big tree: The new ornament roster: Kris Kringle and Topper Rudolf: Bumble! Sam the Snowman: Little Cindy Lou Who: Frosty: This one I customized with a white paint pen to celebrate […]

it is back!

ST:TCT The Storytellers™ are complete this year, Bones and Chekov now joining the set. Some lighting issues surfaced this year, so we have varied white tones and brightness. I’ll likely need to relight the entire tree next year. Also, at some point, I need to wrap or paint power cords, but my husband is once […]

an early start:

There was always a reason why craft stores started holiday stocking early: making takes time. (This in no way excuses the trend picked up by retail stores.) For me, most of the high-volume handwork stuff doesn’t typically involve holiday materials seeing as most of my trees of thematic. Take the Unicorn Tree as an example: […]

marking the holiday

It isn’t wholly the holiday without my mom’s fruitcake. I never got mine last year due to the pandemic. So they thawed and enjoyed it over Thanksgiving, which is fine. But this year, I travelled home, so this year’s fruitcake is all mine! My mom has made a habit of doubling the candied fruit. Wait! […]

reflecting the present

I reworked the peacock tree last night to add those gorgeous poinsettia reflectors that I found. I also found some lotus flower lights with removable silicone covers. These lights were multi-colored and wouldn’t do on the peacock tree so I found a strand of micro LED garland lights and moved the covers to that. The […]

it’s not heavy, it’s our tree skirt

Catching up on the holiday decor, I present to you the completed tree skirt: Seventy-three silk neckties, a couple hundred Swarovski crystal rhinestones, various glass beads, and tassels. It speaks in whispers of so many ancient things: lace collars, Renaissance finery, luscious hand-sewn heirloom… Rich golds frame muted holiday hues and anchor the massive heap […]