Thursday, October 14, 2010

Halloween Tree

Ok, here is a little more holiday decorating for you all! I do so enjoy the holidays, even moreso since I became a mama. So when a holiday arrives, we really try to have fun with watching seasonal movies, enjoying fun foods and making decorations. And really people, nothing says holiday like a tree, am I right?
The Halloween tree is a project that I first saw years ago in a Martha Stewart catalogue. All that you need for this is a tree branch that might have fallen in your own back yard + ahem, some spraypaint. When we first started having a Halloween tree, years ago, our tree branches were on the smaller side since we did not have many decorations. However, as the years went on and I found decorations in a variety of random places, our branches needed to be bigger. Finding our "tree" actually became a tradition in itself and each year the Monks will remind me of the year I randomly pulled over to the side of the road as I drove home from soccer practice to pick up a tree brach that had fallen. The kids were hysterical as I crammed this giant branch into the trunk of my mama suv while the traffic passed on by. This is our third year using this branch, as it really was a great size and shape.

{Monk + Fif, circa 2009}

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To make one of these yourself, you will need some black spray paint for your tree branch, {I used the remaining black paint for the terracotta pot that the branch would be placed in}. To hold the branch secure inside the pot, we used some of the green foam block that is typically used in floral arrangements...and a couple of bricks, depending on how large your tree is! Then we covered the base of our tree in spooky looking green spanish moss. And there you have it, a ghostly Halloween tree.
xo.

4 comments:

  1. It is very cool...but it would only last maybe half a day at my house! lol

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  2. @NeverADullMoment
    LOL, yes, I hear you. Our dog knocked the tree down last year, so we have taken some extra precautions to avoid that. We keep the tree in the front porch room that has doors, so I can close it off when we have big playdates and whatnot. Whatever works!

    But you could always make a smaller table top version!?
    a.

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  3. @NeverADullMoment
    LOL, yes, I hear you. Our dog knocked the tree down last year, so we have taken some extra precautions to avoid that. We keep the tree in the front porch room that has doors, so I can close it off when we have big playdates and whatnot. Whatever works!

    But you could always make a smaller table top version!?
    a.

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  4. Love idea of a black tree! I saw some really cute tree ornaments at Home Goods but didn't know what to put them on! Thanks for the idea!
    -Nickey

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