Seeing the trees for the forest

Here it is again, since Donna has been so persistent, kindly asking not once, but twice, for another shot this year of the ever expanding forest corner.  It's a dark corner in which to try and get decent pics, even with the strings of lights and built-in overhead cabinet lights. 

Very little goes into arranging this.  The boys unpacked most of them this year, stuffing them all on the bottom two shelves, followed by a few more minutes on my part to spread them out a little.  You can't really go wrong.  Conveniently, there is a power strip in the corner of the lowest shelf to plug the lights into, with just enough play in the shelves to allow cords to be strung up the side of the cabinet to the next shelves up. 

New trees this year are from a my first ever trip to a Daiso, in Bellingham last August:  the plastic 'stepped" ones, the tiny wooden lollipop looking ones, and the wooden bare branched one which is actually part of a tiny wooden game where you balance little wooden red triangles in the crooks of the branches.

Surely there will be a few new Sculpey ones made by the boys over the next week or so.  Likely next year some of this year's stacked fabric trees will be transplanted from the mantle shelf "nursery grounds" into the forest.

A few more handmade trees on Flickr:

Newsprint and glitter trees!

Sparkly vinyl stacked trees

Pyramid felt tabletop trees (thanks for the link Laura!)

 

Comments

[Donna]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. When I was little our department store had xmas windows, your bottlebrush tree display makes the same xmas magic for me. Thank you thank you. Did I say I love your blog it's my very favorite

[melissa]

i just have to say this is like one of the neatest things i have seen! i love it, Siri! So cool! ahhh so much talent! :)

[kris]

oh wow! that is so beautiful. fantastic holiday tradition!

god jul!

[Chery]

I love your family's trees! What a beautiful display.

[melody]

oooooooo... so cool. At first I thought it was a really cool store display and then I recognized some of your trees... wow, it's just beautiful

[Donna]

I love the tree corner! Something like that might make a toddler friendly nature corner for my very young group. Thank you for posting pictures!

[Nicole]

I LOVE IT! So cool!! I sent a link to my Mom too.

[Dave]

What a beautiful forest!!

[Jean]

Oh.
Wow.

I think I'm mostly speechless, it's just too cool!!!!

Thanks for the sharing!

[Kristin]

Oh so lovely!

[t]

Thank you for sharing that gorgeous corner of your home. So simple, beautiful, and peaceful.

[Margo]

I love the trees! They make me homesick for the forest that used to be in my back yard (but is now a subdivision. Grf)

[Sharon]

It's magical and I'm just a kid again!

[Stephanie]

Oh man...that is just gorgeous! What a great idea. I really love how you have so many traditions that your boys will carry with them forever. It's simply beautiful!

[Cassi]

Be. Still. My. Beating. Heart. Love love love this! I've been slowly collecting trees for awhile, slowly, very slowly, but this...my dream come true! I can't get over it - so gorgeous, geez, okay, I'll stop now.

[laura]

wow...this is so cool!!

i found your blog a long time ago from a little picture in vogue knitting...at the time i didn't even know people had blogs...so yours was my first and i'm still reading!

( i also love the book the curve of time..one of my favorites)

anyway i love all your knitting and reading about you and your family...thanks for sharing...

happy holidays laura :)

ps you're welcome for the link

[Susan]

An enchanted forest! Charming and beautiful--perfect.

I so enjoy reading your blog. I've been checking in every day for a couple of years now. Your lifestyle--knitting, homelearning, country life--never ceases to inspire me.

[karen]

how cool...i'd probably have to leave it up all year 'round.

[angharad]

That is gorgeous. Amazing. I am jealous.

Happy holidays!

[Amber]

I haven't seen your display before and I am in awe! It is SO beautiful----exactly my kind of holiday display: trees! Just today, while driving my kids to school, I couldn't keep my eyes off all of the trees with varying displays of snow... Love that.

I'm also jealous that you were able to go to Daiso! I've been reading more about that place (or is it one like it?) for obtaining Bento supplies (my newest passion). Maybe it calls for a road trip...

[Jamie]

Beautiful! I'm in awe of all your trees. Such an amazing display. Thanks for sharing.

[Dawn]

these are amazing.!!!xoxo

[Mary Jane]

The best, best christmas display ever! And lucky daiso shopper. Have a wonderful holiday in your lovely happy home.

[Beth in Seattle]

Siri - the trees are amazing. What a great idea. Have a wonderful Montana Christmas.

[Mrs MJW]

those are absolutely fabulous. what a wonderful treat.