I finally finished my Christmas decorating. I have to take that back--I'm ALMOST done with my Christmas decorating. However, I have so few things left to do, that, in essence, I AM done. I kept everything much more simple than I usually do--much less decorating happened this year than in the past. I just don't have the energy to go all-out these days. Maybe next year...
Anyway, I did one thing that I haven't done before--simply because I never thought of it. One day while surfing Pinterest, I came across the following picture:
I LOVE this idea! Simple, yet fitting in a bibliophile's home. And I KNEW I had to make my own book tree. My biggest problem is lack of floor space, so I knew I wasn't going to make the tree as tall as I would like, but I did my best. And this is what I came up with:
Not too bad, hey? The tree topper was given to me for my birthday by my very best friend--adorable! Next year I will figure out a way to make the tree at least five feet tall--and maybe even taller! I just have to figure out where I can put it. And with the amount of books I own, I could do an entire FOREST of book trees. Now, that is something I would like to see.
I like the book trees but I can't bear the thought of pulling books off the shelves only to have to put them back. Ugh. Undecorating the tree is enough of a pain.
ReplyDeleteI would NEVER do this if I wasn't taking the books from the shelf anyway! I'm definitely not that ambitious. ;) But, seeing as the books have to come down anyway, it's a great way to store them during the season.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen anything like that! I wish I was creative enough to come up with that idea.
ReplyDeleteOh snap! Your book tree is AWESOME!
ReplyDeletejanet: I wish I had the creativity that others seem to come by so easily. {sigh} But I'm glad that the creative share with those of us who are creatively challenged. ;)
ReplyDeletemeleah: Thank you! I'm still trying to figure out where I could put a bigger one next year.
I look at lots of stuff and think, "that's such a simple idea, why didn't I think of that??". But not all ideas are great-like the crocheted doll toilet paper covers.
ReplyDeleteThose toilet paper covers are so 'fifties,' aren't they? :D I remember being a kid and thinking they were great.
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