Showing posts with label Outdoor Christmas Decoration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Outdoor Christmas Decoration. Show all posts

Monday, November 28, 2011

Christmas Tomato?


Every year, from Thanksgiving to New Year's day, my hometown has Avenue of Lights set up in one of the parks.  Last year, when we went through, I saw some of these Tomato Cage lights.  How awesome is that?  So simple and so pretty.



Mr. Inspiring has an aunt that lives in Kentucky, and we only really get to see her at Thanksgiving.  She is so crafty and always, ALWAYS makes something for all us girls.  That's usually 7 of whatever it is she's making for that year.  Other than my mother-in-law (her sister) no one makes and gives her something back.  Well, I started returning the favor a few years ago and it's so much fun! 

This year I made this Christmas tree for her.  All it is is a tomato cage, 200 mini lights, a ribbon and some jute.  I wrapped the lights around the cage.  Then I wrapped the ribbon around it and tied it off with jute.  She LOVED it!!  She plugged it in as soon she got it!  Yay!! 

This is a SUPER EASY project and inexpensive.  The tomato cage was $3.50 and the lights were purchased on sale for $2.00 a strand.  So that's $7.50.  I already had the ribbon and the jute!!

(I'll have to take pictures of the adorable snowman she made me and post them up for you!!  I'm telling you - - She is T-A-L-E-N-T-E-D!!)

Thanks for looking! 

Hugs ~~ Suz

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Saturday, January 1, 2011

Christmas Decoration I Want To Do #1

While we were going through the Avenue Of Lights this year I noticed some new decorations and had one of those I-can-make-that moments!

It's an outside yard decoration made out of a wire tomato basket and little twinkly lights - too stinkin cute. And SSSOOOO easy-peasy!!!!

Turn the basket up-side-down and bend the ends that are now at the top in to form the top of the tree. I imagine they need to be fastened somehow but since I've not made one yet I'm not sure exactly how I'll do it. I imagine hubs would use duct tape!! (note to self - don't do this project when he's close!)

Then take your mini lights and wrap them around and through the wires! And DONE!!!!!

I'm going to make one of these as soon as gardening stuff comes out! I'll post pictures! Christmas in April!!!

Have a great day!!

hugs ~~ Suz