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Saturday, December 7

Welcome To The 153rd Masterpiece Monday!





I'm sure you see a little bit of a difference? This little tree has served me well for several years. It cost 30 dollars from Walmart. Every year it looks a little Charlie Brownier though. But instead of spending money on a new one, I challenged myself  to make a go of it. I raided my stash of vintage pattern tissue and made another tree banner like the one I posted here. The idea was to make various sizes of tissue flowers to fill in the gaps and use my DIY banner and gold and silver mesh ribbon to fill in the rest.



Here's a pic of the tree before decorating it, with the paper flowers.































I decorated my metal fireplace "Old Rusty", with a seahorse advent calendar and sea angel swag. Last year I displayed the seahorses on a life preserver. This year I used my craft room bulletin board, framed with silver pipe cleaners and thumb tacks. A different Christmas scripture is written on the back of each tag.





I made my sea angel swag by cutting out the wings with a jigsaw and drilling holes to add string. After painting the wings, I gave them one a dusting of glitter.   The clothes pin angels are dressed in fabric scraps, with pipe cleaner halos. 





Linking to: Frugal Friday/ Redoux/Seasonal Sunday/French Country Cottage/Artsy Corner/Three Mango Seeds/Nifty Thrifty Tuesday/The Inspiration Exchange/Knick Of Time Tuesday/
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Blessings to you!

17 comments:

  1. Gail @Purple Hues and MeDecember 7, 2013 at 6:42 AM

    Your tree is so pretty and I love how you decorated for the holidays! Thanks for hosting and happy holidays to you!

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  2. Vintage Paint and more...December 7, 2013 at 6:49 AM

    Mary, I think your tree is so pretty - I love your pattern paper flowers and your masking tape garland... beautiful... Thank you for hosting each week... Cathy

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  3. FABBY'S LIVINGDecember 7, 2013 at 6:50 AM

    Beautiful! Everything is beautifuly decorated in White and silver. The tree is marvelous and the touches of mercury glass ornies too. Pretty coastal C'mas details as well. Thank you for hosting. Have a lovely holiday season.
    FABBY

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  4. AnonymousDecember 7, 2013 at 6:54 AM

    What a great idea to use the flowers to fill your tree. It's gorgeous! I also love the seahorse Advent calendar! Your home is so festive and ready for Christmas! Thank you for hosting another fun party!

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  5. Marty@A Stroll Thru LifeDecember 7, 2013 at 7:02 AM

    Oh my word, your tree is amazing and wow, doesn't look like a Charlie Brown tree at all. Love it. Hugs, Marty

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  6. Madonna/aka/Ms Lemon of Make Mine LemonDecember 7, 2013 at 11:19 AM

    Very creative. Thanks for hosting.

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  7. poppilinnstudiosDecember 7, 2013 at 11:40 AM

    Your tree is beautiful! Thank you for hosting.

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  8. Joy@aVintageGreenDecember 7, 2013 at 7:34 PM

    Great to see Old Rusty hosting some Christmas too!

    Your tree transformation - wonderful, had to go back and look at all the pictures three times, lots to see all the details Mary.

    Thanks for hosting Masterpiece Monday, love joining in. Have a great week.

    Joy

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  9. Christine @ Rustic-RefinedDecember 8, 2013 at 5:02 AM

    Your tree turned out amazing...love it!

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  10. Kathryn Ferguson GriffinDecember 8, 2013 at 11:03 AM

    You did an amazing job on fluffing up your tree! Thank you for hosting. Have a lovely week. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse

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  11. Christine at Little BragsDecember 8, 2013 at 5:32 PM

    wonderful job decorating the tree!!! CHristne from Little BRags

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  12. Highpoint CircleDecember 8, 2013 at 7:50 PM

    I actually like the way your tree has morphed into a more rustic looking tree. I've seen people smoosh the branches into layers and let the ornament hang in between and I love it too. I think you were very creative to put the flowers in for filler and your tree looks like you planned it that way! Good job.

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  13. UnknownDecember 8, 2013 at 9:52 PM

    Wow, gorgeous tree Mary! Thanks for sharing and for hosting. Have a terrific week.
    Blessings,
    Patti

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  14. RobynDecember 9, 2013 at 4:09 AM

    Wow, Mary - you have such creativity, it never fails to blow me away. Your home is so warm and lovely. Can I come visit for the holidays? lol So glad you shared, it truly inspires me. Thanks for hosting.

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  15. TrishaDecember 9, 2013 at 8:02 AM

    Love your tree! Thanks for hosting!

    ~Trisha

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  16. Denise @ secondtimearoundfindsDecember 9, 2013 at 12:57 PM

    You have managed to make a white Christmas tree that needed a little help shine in all it's glory. Thanks for letting me join the party. Have a wonderful week.
    Denise

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  17. Linda@Coastal CharmDecember 10, 2013 at 4:52 PM

    OMGoodness...this $30 Wal-Mart tree sure is stunning! You have given me so many great ideas and thanks for sharing at my party.

    Blessings,
    Linda

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