Love this idea! I found this one at Urban Outfitters' blog:
U.O. put pinned or taped their lights and decorations directly to the wall. For renters, though, this might not work so well. What I'm thinking is that it would be easy enough to draw a tree on a large sheet of paper or tape several sheets of paper together and then decorate the seams, or cut a tree shape from corrugated cardboard and maybe cover in cloth -- something that could be taped to the wall and taken down with no damage to or holes (no matter how tiny) put in the wall. Up it goes, and decorate away.
I found this Christmas made out of pillows at World Inside Pictures blog (22 Unusual Clever DIY Christmas Tree Ideas). Unfortunately, it linked to a website written in French, but not to the specific post at the website, and I was not able to find it -- so, cite with caution, because I found the same image at several different websites, none of which appear to be the original source and all in different foreign languages:
As a book fanatic, LOVE this bookshelf tree from Swiss Miss -- so clever:
I found another clever use of books or thick catalogs (are there still such things -- I grew up ooohing and aaahing every year over fat catalogs from Sears, Spiegel and J.C. Penney!) at Lush Home, along with several interesting ideas for creating Christmas "trees:"
I found this tree at Organized Clutter blog via Pinterest. With all the unsolicited junk mail I receive, I'd have enough to make a very BIG tree in practically no time at all, and wouldn't have to commit the ultimate sacrilege of tearing a book apart:
Oh I love all of these ideas. How fun. That stack of pillows is crazy.
ReplyDeleteThanks tons for the visit and your gracious comments. I love that feather tree too. Amazing what you find at goodwill sometimes. I think it would be pretty easy to make, just need a ton of feathers.