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Easy, Elegant Winter Wonderland Tree

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Real Estate Agent with Dove Realty Inc.

Christmas TreeHere's how to create this elegant, easy Christmas Tree:

-1,000 mini white lights
-150 - 200 clear, plastic icicles (The Dollar Store usually has a good variety)
-FiberFill
-Artificial Snow

Begin by putting lights on tree, starting from the top down. Be sure to use lots and lots of lights - 1,000 is good for a medium-sized tree. You want the tree to glow through the snow once you're finished.

Hang icicles from tips of branches. Fluff the FiberFill and place strategically along tree limbs in clumps to represent snow. Finish the tree by sprinkling with artificial snow!

 

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Suzanne Gantner
Realty Texas - Round Rock, TX
GRI, E-Pro, SRES, SRS, ABR, CNE, REDS, CPS, WCS
What a beautiful tree and home, thanks for the instructions and tips.  Love your puppies also. 
Dec 10, 2007 08:41 AM
Susan Peters
Dove Realty Inc. - Seattle, WA
The Better it Looks the Better it Sells

Barbara: Thanks and it works really well on a less than perfect tree. You can fill in the bare spots with extra fiberfill.

Bret and Meredith: Thanks for the comment and I love your logo. Whoever did it has a great eye.

Deborah: Thanks Deborah. Since we rarely have snow here I had to come up with my own. 

Dec 10, 2007 09:40 AM
Michelle Ewing
Trademark Realtors - Riverside, CA
Riverside, CA

Susan,

That is one of the most elegant trees I have ever seen.  It's sooooo beautiful!  Now I want to get another tree so I can try it out!  Thanks for posting this.

Dec 10, 2007 09:55 AM
Ginger Foust
Certified Staging Professional - Oakhurst, CA
Home Stager Oakhurst CA, Dream Interior Redesign & Staging

It's a beauty Susan!  Bookmarked so that I can remember it for next Christmas.  Thanks for the post of the photo!  I've promised to do a tree for a local boys and girls club auction, next year, and I think that this treatment is just perfect and it will be different than all of the others. 

 

Dec 10, 2007 10:29 AM
Elaine Manes Gage
Home Staging Online Services - Denver, CO
Staging done ONLINE!
Very pretty, and the white doesn't detract from the decor of the home! Thanks!
Dec 10, 2007 11:00 AM
Margaret Gehr
Chicagoland Home Staging LLC - Naperville, IL

I've done this tree before..love it! the key is keep it simple.... just like you did.

Thanks for sharing, Margaret Gehr, Re-Arrange It interiors

Dec 10, 2007 11:52 AM
Karen Hubert
Center Stage Design-real estate staging, Ancaster/Hamilton - Ancaster, ON
Home Stager
What a beautiful tree.  I think I will put up the artificial tree I have in the basement and get started.  Thanks Susan.  You always have such great ideas.
Dec 10, 2007 01:53 PM
Susan Peters
Dove Realty Inc. - Seattle, WA
The Better it Looks the Better it Sells

Kathy: Check out www.LightKeeper.com. It's a nifty little tool that fixes strands of Christmas lights.

Suzanne: Thanks and they are almost as wonderful as children and quite a bit easier.

Michelle: It's pretty easy. the hardest part is putting on the lights and you can avoid that chore if you get a pre-lite artificial tree. I just haven't been able to do that yet.

 

Dec 10, 2007 04:41 PM
Julianna Hind
eXp Realty - Tacoma, WA
REALTOR, 206-679-4768, Tacoma Federal Way, Auburn, Kent, WA
Thats it -- Mom is getting her own tree this year. Susan, I love it. It's perfect!
Dec 10, 2007 05:49 PM
Julianna Hind
eXp Realty - Tacoma, WA
REALTOR, 206-679-4768, Tacoma Federal Way, Auburn, Kent, WA
PS Susan - make sure to head out after Christmas for a prelit tree bargin, I think I am doing the same!
Dec 10, 2007 05:49 PM
Kim Dillon
Creative Eye Home Staging - West Chester, PA

I absolutely LOVE the simplicity of this!  When you say sprinkle with snow, do you mean the kind you spray?  I can't wait to try it!

Kim Dillon, Creative Eye Home Staging

Dec 11, 2007 12:35 AM
Mary Lou Teague
HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC - Knoxville, TN
Home Style and Staging Knoxville. TN
Susan, what a lovely tree and for those in an area where there is not much ( or none ) snow, this is a way to have the best of both worlds...I am going to keep for next year...
Dec 11, 2007 01:00 AM
Kristina Leone
Lionheart Home Staging, LLC - Minneapolis, MN
Nice tree!  and I love that it is in the entry area.  Who would have thought that fiber fill could make a tree look so good?
Dec 11, 2007 01:55 AM
Susan Peters
Dove Realty Inc. - Seattle, WA
The Better it Looks the Better it Sells

Ginger: That's so generous of you.

Elaine: it's perfect for staging.

Margaret: This is the only simple thing that I do at Christmas.

 

Dec 11, 2007 04:28 PM
Susan Peters
Dove Realty Inc. - Seattle, WA
The Better it Looks the Better it Sells

Karen: Sometimes I have too many ideas for my own good.

Julianna: Be careful, you could end up like my girlfriend who puts up 8 or 9 trees every year.

Mary Lou; It reminds me of growing up in Michigan. 

Kristina: My front door has a big glass window so it looks really pretty from the street too. 

Dec 11, 2007 04:41 PM
C. Bartch
Newark, OH

Susan, that's a lovely tree, very sophisticated. I've use fluffy white feathers on my tree to represent snow.

Thanks for sharing!

Dec 12, 2007 04:01 AM
Marci Toliver
438-4642 - Mauldin, SC
Anderson SC, Spartanburg,Greenville SC, Home Staging
Oh this is absolutely breathtaking!  This is the most beautiful tree I have seen! 
Dec 12, 2007 04:48 AM
Susan Peters
Dove Realty Inc. - Seattle, WA
The Better it Looks the Better it Sells

Cynthia: Feathers are a good idea too. I once used the silk from dried milkweed pods. It was very difficult to control though.

Marci: Thanks so much. I think it would work for a house that's on the market too. 

Dec 27, 2007 04:23 PM
Terrylynn Fisher
Dudum Real Estate Group - BuyStageSell.com - Walnut Creek, CA
HAFA Certified, EcoBroker, CRS, CSP Realtor, Etc.
In a word, lovely. 
Jan 07, 2008 06:10 PM
Susan Peters
Dove Realty Inc. - Seattle, WA
The Better it Looks the Better it Sells
Terrylyn: Thanks for stopping by and i just have to say how proud I am to be nominated with you for Staging Realtor of the year.
Jan 07, 2008 06:13 PM
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