in the meantime, halloween is getting closer and closer, so i thought i'd post another halloween project.
trees!
i saw a variation on these in a christmas magazine, and immediately thought "white?! they'd look even better in black!"
![IMG_9382](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1186/5113195613_2515d93329_m.jpg)
![IMG_9374](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1144/5113794200_161a6c870b_m.jpg)
![IMG_9378](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1183/5113195293_6a7e946c43_m.jpg)
i did mine a little bit differently. i used 3/4" dowels, because that's what i had, and i painted them after i drilled them. i can't imagine painting them first, as they chipped/splintered a bit when they were drilled, and i had to sand them smooth. you'd just have to repaint them anyway. i also didn't make my trees as tall, i cut the dowels at random lengths.
![no flash](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1117/5113196317_0abbefd886.jpg)
![with flash](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5113196061_e56d872048.jpg)
and instead of the foam in an urn base, i used blocks and triangles that were leftovers from a recent project. i drilled a hole in each block with a 3/4" drill bit, and the dowels fit in nicely. after i painted them, i used white glue to coat each edge lightly, and pressed them into black glitter.
![bases](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/5113195769_750a6fcd33.jpg)
i used a spray adhesive to apply the glitter, and that made them look a little more matte than i'd like. i think i'm going to spray them again with a gloss, to bring out the glitter, and to help it stay on. but i like them.
![close up](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/5113795716_c1249953ac.jpg)
and i can't wait to make a tall silver one for xmas!
2 comments:
Those trees are amazing! I want bunches of them for my Halloween ornaments! I have one tall store bought black lit tree, but those would be great for other rooms of the house and a spooky window display.
i think they'd look incredible as a whole forest in a display, the more there are, the higher the impact will be.
i have one black tree as well, but it's a modern tree, and i love the look of the old tinsel trees. however, they don't come in black!
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