I had been eyeing artificial Christmas trees. The allure of not having to rig up some engineering marvel of a convoluted stand for a pencil-thin “free-range” tree trunk. Not worrying about fire, being able to keep the tree inside and enjoy it for longer. Ever the careful safety watch guard, Paul is ready for the tree to come down the day after Christmas. Then, a couple of weeks ago, Hannah, busy with work and volunteering, said, “Mom, I’m just not feeling the Christmas tree hunt this year.” My heart did a little dance, and we sat down to study Christmas trees on the interweb in search of something “natural” similar to what we are used to. Before the end of the night, we’d ordered a tree.
The arrival of the said tree is now a week late, putting a damper on my holiday mojo. So yesterday, I pulled out a miniature tree, loaded it with Christmas lights, and set it up on the trunk in the living room. The joy of Christmas comes from within, but I needed a little boost this year. It’s beginning to look a bit like Christmas.
The placement of my Joyful Owl Wreath (pattern here) on the wall got me thinking. I’d been looking for a new tree topper for this new tree but hadn’t found anything that resonated. I spent yesterday redesigning my Joyful Owl – who usually peeks out from a wreath into a tree topper. Full-bodied, this owl is threaded onto a wood skewer, and the skewer is attached to the tree trunk with tiny little hair clips. Before her debut on my new tree, I may paint the skewer green to match the color of the tree. Here’s the pattern in the event you need some Joy on the top of your tree as well.
Great idea!!
Thank you,Susan
I hope your spirit for Christmas returns, or at least gives your heart peace. I have been feeling the same. Thank you for this pattern, and all the patterns you gift us with. Sometimes I feel more peaceful after the holidays, just enjoying. This year I’m going to get a real tree after Christmas, maybe a sad one that didn’t find a home, to put in the yard a fill with suet and bird snacks. My Mom will enjoy that, as well.
-Merry Christmas- Stacy
One of the parts I’ll miss is taking our tree outside and decorating it for the birds. Of course, we have lots of live trees out there on which to do this! Wishing you a happy holiday.
what a wonderfull wonderfull design you share here! thank you so much!!