With the last of Christmas packed away, I've been having fun redecorating some different areas of my home lately.  To my surprise, the tree theme has popped up once again.  I was looking for a way to display all of my small artwork, so  I got this mini bottle tree out of storage and set it up in my living room on a marble top bureau.

An instant way to display a bunch of small things!

A gold leaf frame keeps my collection of oil cans and little bottles clustered together at the base of the tree.

This sweet little Charlotte came from Earth Angels.  

I bought this rhinestoned sacred heart in an antique shop when I was on vacation last summer.

Here's one of my Charlotte ornaments with a tintype dangly.

In the den we have a shelf unit above the television.  It's a focal point in the room, so I try to change it up once in awhile.

A few things I made grouped together with flea market finds.

This decorating has been therapeutic for me after the frenzy of the holidays.  We ended up having 10 family members visit between Christmas and New Years.  It was great seeing my sister and her 4 kids plus my own boys.  It's also nice to return to the relatively quiet days that I am used to!

Here's a picture of the whole gang huddled around the fire pit.  

Til next time!

 

 

 

Comments

[Jeanette Janson]

Hi Shelia-
I guess a bottle tree is a southern thing. They are bare metal trees with just the limbs. They are usually bigger and people put blue bottles on them. They look great in gardens. Mine is smaller and I put it on the porch during the summer with mini bottles on the limbs.
Happy New Year to you!

[Sheila]

Just beautiful! So, what is a bottle tree? It's very cool! I've seen bottle brush trees, but this one looks real?

Thanks and Happy New Year!

Sheila in Oregon