I have an entire forest of tiny trees waiting to be completed.
Silver and gold - such traditional colors for Christmas.
They are the stiff ones - some were probably expensive when new.
They do not bleach well or at all.
Wear a glove - you have to hold them as you spray paint.
I strung the beads on silver beading wire.
Ten beads to a strand for these medium-sized trees.
So the last tree has both silver and pearl beads.
You know, there is always one in every bunch that has to be different.
Now as you were reading this post, were you singing the Silver and Gold song?
Well, here's Burl Ives as Sam the Snowman singing.
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Donna, I like the pearl and silver beaded tree best. Think you have bought up all the brush trees. Haven't seen any anywhere except your blog. Hugs, Linda@Wetcreek Blog
ReplyDeleteLove your trees. I finally bleached some and decorated them, took them to my booth and forgot to get a picture! Going to try and get more made.
ReplyDeleteHave fun!
You know I love your beaded, painted brush trees! When you said the stiff ones didn't bleach well reminded me of bleaching pinecones. I still get lots of comments from people who have tried bleaching pinecones - and can't. And it's annoying as in unbelievable that they can be bleached. Do you get the same response with not being able to bleach some bottle brush trees?
ReplyDeleteyou inspired me to bleach trees....and what fun...now the bead idea is looking like even more fun...Sheryl
ReplyDeleteI really like the gold metallic trees! Gonna try that on all of mine.....two!!
ReplyDeleteLove them all, Donna, especially the one with pearl and silver.
ReplyDeleteI need to get out my stash of craft store bottle brush trees and get to painting! Thanks for the gloves tip :-)
ReplyDeleteErica
So pretty! I think my favourite are the ones with gold and pearls together~
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm singing and I love these little trees. My favorite part of the song is the squirrels, of course.
ReplyDeleteOf course I was singing. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is one of our favourite Christmas shows. We still watch it when it comes on TV. I love your gold trees. The silver beads look great.
ReplyDeleteI think they are great, Donna. Love the gold, love the pearls. But even a gold with all pearls would be pretty. I don't think you can go wrong!
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy seeing what you have done with your bottlebrush trees. Love these in silver and gold. I am wanting to find an old toy truck to put one in the back for Christmas. I've yet to find one I like though. It's fun to hunt for one though and some day I will find it! Have a blessed week my friend!
ReplyDeleteLove all of them, Donna ! Wish I could find some of these tiny trees, but so far no luck :-)
ReplyDeleteI love your trees! I'm going to attempt to build a cardboard glitter village and add some trees like this to it. I'll have to check my local thrift store and see if I can score some. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYour little trees are so cute. I need one of those to do a scene in a jar. How bout sending me one. Do you use certain type of spray paint for your little trees? How lucky finding bag of bottle brush trees .Happy creating in this great season
ReplyDeleteI love it when you do a tree post! I sprayed some little trees silver last year...never thought about gold..but they are lovely. Love the video! I love all the old Christmas specials.
ReplyDeleteHow do you manage to get it all done. I feel like I'm spinning my wheels and not getting anywhere.
ReplyDeleteThey're beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Donna !! Sorry a have a little english !! I love it when you do a tree post!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! Rudolph is fifty!
ReplyDeleteNow look what you've done! Yes, that song popped into my head immediately, then I had to laugh when you mentioned it. It better not linger too long:-) Love your sweet little trees, mismatched beads and all. Thanks for sharing at VIP.
ReplyDeleteAdorable! We love anything miniature here. Wait till I show my daughter your post. I guess I'll be up for buying bottle brushes and gold paint...lol!
ReplyDeleteI can't ever think of the words Silver and Gold without hearing that song. lol! Love the trees. They look elegantly but still vintage. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
ReplyDeletehugs,
Jann