{"id":2001,"date":"2011-12-20T08:53:06","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T13:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=2001"},"modified":"2013-07-30T01:21:24","modified_gmt":"2013-07-30T05:21:24","slug":"2001","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/2001\/","title":{"rendered":"twig ornament tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favorite seasonal decor tricks is dressing up branches from my back yard.\u00a0 In the spring, I added <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/branches-for-the-birds\/\" target=\"_blank\">whimsical leaves &amp; birdies<\/a>.\u00a0 Around Thanksgiving I created a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/tree-of-gratitude\/\" target=\"_blank\">gratitude tree<\/a> filled with flags of thanks.\u00a0 And for the winter, I got a silver can of spray paint &amp; prettied it up with Christmas bulbs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/twig4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2002\" title=\"twig ornament tree\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/twig4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"790\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/twig4.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/twig4-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s really an inexpensive way to add a lot of holiday flair to your home.\u00a0 I just ran out &amp; bought these vintage looking ornaments but I imagine it would look even more spectacular speckled with real vintage bulbs.<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t need much&#8230; just prune a small tree in your back yard, grab a few bulbs, ribbon &amp; spray paint.\u00a0 <em>One of my weaknesses is not prepping adequately for my crafty visions so I&#8217;m sure there&#8217;s a better way to spray twigs without also covering the ground with silver paint too :-)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/twig1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2003\" title=\"twig ornament tree\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/twig1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"2500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/twig1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/twig1-72x300.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I love hand-dyed silk ribbon but any string, tinsel or ribbon would work just fine too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/twig3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2005\" title=\"twig ornament tree\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/twig3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"1131\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/twig3.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/twig3-159x300.jpg 159w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/twig3-543x1024.jpg 543w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all there&#8217;s to it&#8230; hardly a need for a tutorial, but the results ~ fantastic!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/twig2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2004\" title=\"twig ornament tree\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/twig2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/twig2.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/twig2-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I intentionally chose more wintery colored bulbs so I can leave them up through February.\u00a0 Happy Holidays!<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\">Like to get a little crafty every now &amp; then?\u00a0 Simply<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/get-the-latest-updates-in-your-inbox\/\">subscribe to this blog<\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\">and we\u2019ll email you a few of our snazzy ideas.<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/2001\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/2001\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favorite seasonal decor tricks is dressing up branches from my back yard.\u00a0 In the spring, I added whimsical leaves &amp; birdies.\u00a0 Around Thanksgiving I created a gratitude tree filled with flags of thanks.\u00a0 And for the winter, I got a silver can of spray paint &amp; prettied it up with Christmas bulbs. It&#8217;s really an inexpensive way to add a lot of holiday flair to your home.\u00a0 I just ran out &amp; bought these vintage looking ornaments but I imagine it would look even more spectacular speckled with real vintage bulbs. You don&#8217;t need much&#8230; just prune a small tree in your back yard, grab a few bulbs, ribbon &amp; spray paint.\u00a0 One of my weaknesses is not prepping adequately for my crafty visions so I&#8217;m sure there&#8217;s a better way to spray twigs without also covering the ground with silver paint too :-) I love hand-dyed silk ribbon but any string, tinsel or ribbon would work just fine too. That&#8217;s all there&#8217;s to it&#8230; hardly a need for a tutorial, but the results ~ fantastic! I intentionally chose more wintery colored bulbs so I can leave them up through February.\u00a0 Happy Holidays! 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