tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post7801551931464803535..comments2024-03-28T15:36:02.733-04:00Comments on EPBOT: Orlando Festival of Trees 2014Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-54520696282377839412014-12-12T22:24:07.762-05:002014-12-12T22:24:07.762-05:00Seconding Lissy! We used our superyard (the modula...Seconding Lissy! We used our superyard (the modular plastic playpen/fence pieces) to corral the tree and presents when our kids were little. Fionanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-51794913303657312342014-12-12T22:17:47.859-05:002014-12-12T22:17:47.859-05:00My guess is that it's supposed to be a harlequ...My guess is that it's supposed to be a harlequin/jester theme. A closer look at some of the ornaments might hep.Fionanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-40664767426329642172014-12-08T15:15:04.037-05:002014-12-08T15:15:04.037-05:00Mindy, when my kids were younger my husband made a...Mindy, when my kids were younger my husband made a decorative picket pence to go around the tree. It kept the kids at a distance and saved both the ornaments and wrapped gifts. A friend of mine found an old wooden playpen at a flea market and stuck her whole tree in it to protect it, and it looked gorgeous.Sally Heaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03475636488932629157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-65825291551145744242014-12-08T15:06:14.153-05:002014-12-08T15:06:14.153-05:00I've noticed on pinterest that a lot of people...I've noticed on pinterest that a lot of people without fireplaces are putting up the whole surround anyway, pillars, mantle, and all, and then putting candles in front of the opening. I saw one where they painted the opening with chalkboard paint and then drew a fire on. I wish I'd thought of this myself back before I had a house with a fireplace. I would have put Sirius Black's face in the fire.Sally Heaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03475636488932629157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-41504090647228988282014-12-07T17:25:17.094-05:002014-12-07T17:25:17.094-05:00A white tree made to look like a snowman was all t...A white tree made to look like a snowman was all the rage up here in NJ last year. My step-sister had one at her house. I'll see if I can find a pic. It's really cute!Cherishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02979204008435000677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-36909665138757151822014-12-07T09:55:44.933-05:002014-12-07T09:55:44.933-05:00Mindy, when my kids were little, I hung a bunch of...Mindy, when my kids were little, I hung a bunch of their toys around the bottom tiers of my tree...if they took them off to play with them, no harm done, easily hung back on; the top tiers were decorated with soft, paper, cloth, and resin ornaments that were more grown-up - maybe that would work for you?Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-1224920447604479502014-12-06T19:26:29.671-05:002014-12-06T19:26:29.671-05:00I find it strange that the Festival is getting sma...I find it strange that the Festival is getting smaller each year! Most niche events have been getting bigger because of internet word-of-mouth. Though there was a pirate festival in Wisconsin that ended a couple years ago because the crowds disappeared.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751700385332807036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-53711102642471170252014-12-06T17:28:58.354-05:002014-12-06T17:28:58.354-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.kirkichihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350581027801004465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-61926725967795166152014-12-06T17:05:40.876-05:002014-12-06T17:05:40.876-05:00Oh my gosh, Sara, I am totally using that idea. No...Oh my gosh, Sara, I am totally using that idea. No kids in this household but no room to store a full size tree so I'm stuck with a little one, and it will feel so much more festive this way! Thank you!Cyndienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-74577859316517292242014-12-06T12:40:43.209-05:002014-12-06T12:40:43.209-05:00We usually put up a real tree, but whenever my kid...We usually put up a real tree, but whenever my kids were really little, I just put out a small artificial tree on a really tall box that I wrapped up like a present. Lets me use my favorite ornaments, but keeps them out of the reach of the littles! Saralukieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105210194576370991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-59546394529922196202014-12-06T03:11:10.323-05:002014-12-06T03:11:10.323-05:00Oh Jen, I can't handle how cute you and John a...Oh Jen, I can't handle how cute you and John are in the last picture. It seems to just sum you both up so well. *gah!* Also I feel like the trees this year are less impressive than previous years? Maybe I'm just crazy. :P However I do want to have a BUNCH of christmas trees now. We already have three!!! :P Muzzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957308673230945194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-59683230946403628162014-12-05T23:34:58.540-05:002014-12-05T23:34:58.540-05:00We had the same thought - it's not so much a p...We had the same thought - it's not so much a paradox as it is simply reality in the Southern Hemisphere! We're in rural Southern New Zealand and we had a 35 degree celsius Christmas day a few years ago (that became the last year I'm EVER cooking a hot ham for Christmas!) Annoyingly, as non-sensical as snow-themed decorations are in Summer, it's impossible to buy them in Winter for mid-winter Christmas (when it would make sense!).Lady Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-13860666343783983612014-12-05T23:06:16.093-05:002014-12-05T23:06:16.093-05:00I do not understand the foot tree, either, and I&#...I do not understand the foot tree, either, and I'm a fan of the bar method, which seems to be a selling point on the tree. Where does a ballet-style workout fit in with Harley Quinn/Beetlejuice/The Wicked Witch of the East?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01066149117912387004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-57658797113925181672014-12-05T22:59:48.548-05:002014-12-05T22:59:48.548-05:00Didn't Jen and John make the Dreamfinder topha...Didn't Jen and John make the Dreamfinder tophat pretty inexpensively? I think it was posterboard and felt. Good luck!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01066149117912387004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-60558430008709574752014-12-05T22:57:08.349-05:002014-12-05T22:57:08.349-05:00Neat idea! It would be fun to decorate it as a pr...Neat idea! It would be fun to decorate it as a progression, where the seasons crossover into the next.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01066149117912387004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-20958248697149710122014-12-05T22:50:32.607-05:002014-12-05T22:50:32.607-05:00I see your snowman head topper with scarf trailing...I see your snowman head topper with scarf trailing down the side and raise you the idea of a head with a Cheshire Cat grin topped with a fedora and a 14 foot long multi-colored scarf trailing down...with blue police box ornaments, perhaps?? Now to buy a house with room for a 15 foot tall tree...House of Holthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13226171778282211114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-60655960410163677352014-12-05T22:11:57.547-05:002014-12-05T22:11:57.547-05:00I won't be back at my mom's before Christm...I won't be back at my mom's before Christmas, but here's a pic from last year (of my dad and nephew, but you can see it in the background!). I hope this link works!<br />http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/tyches_echo/1486843/295729/295729_original.jpgWordwitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16205658753007179014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-6926036670355572482014-12-05T21:57:17.639-05:002014-12-05T21:57:17.639-05:001. Self portrait definitely needs to be a Christma...1. Self portrait definitely needs to be a Christmas card. 2. Do not understand a chair in a tree. Pass on that one. 3. My florist, who does the centerpieces for my annual Christmas dinner, tells me that snowman hats, i.e. top hats, are all the rage this year in decorating for Christmas. 4. Love, love, love the construction tree with the paint brushes. I see that in my future. Thanks for sharing!Lyndanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-2401117678900839362014-12-05T20:39:14.878-05:002014-12-05T20:39:14.878-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06329171694395141070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-89423129690517731812014-12-05T19:49:26.669-05:002014-12-05T19:49:26.669-05:00I was about to suggest wiring the ornaments onto t...I was about to suggest wiring the ornaments onto the branches with a little floral wire, but depending on how determined and/or strong the kids are, that could be a VERY bad idea. Ha! Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-55941613861514922962014-12-05T18:49:55.014-05:002014-12-05T18:49:55.014-05:00Have to agree - that last picture is awesome. It ...Have to agree - that last picture is awesome. It would make a great Christmas card! <br /><br />After having a blue and silver wedding four days after Christmas five years ago we had a lot of ornaments. I'm ready to get back into color, but I've realized that I may not get to use ornaments for a few years. My two year old thinks the tree is just a new way to display toys - the ornaments do not stay on the tree AT ALL. To save me headaches in the future with more small children, I will simply use lots and lots of lights and call it good. Which is sad, because I love ornaments, but better than picking them up off the floor or having them broken.Mindy Sebastianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253104741470705413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-12458063596660919662014-12-05T17:34:47.441-05:002014-12-05T17:34:47.441-05:00Love these!! Talk about inspiration... I think my ...Love these!! Talk about inspiration... I think my white tree just might need to be "painted" with blue and silver ornaments!!! Yey!! My little wheels of imagination are turning. :)<br /><br />-- Piper P from Washington StateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-66780343305160255302014-12-05T17:26:27.649-05:002014-12-05T17:26:27.649-05:00I've been trying to get my new apartment put t...I've been trying to get my new apartment put together so that I can dig out all the Christmas decorations I've collected over the years and put them out nicely instead of all crammed into one bedroom. I've been trying to figure out what to do for a topper on my tree since I'm trying to be cheap and not buy any new decorations til they go on clearance after Christmas. I had (begrudgingly) settled on just a bow made from my gobs of ribbon, but now I SO want to find a cheap top hat somewhere! I love seeing these pics every year, so thank you Jen for taking/posting them, and thank you John for putting up with her! :DLaura P.http://www.etsy.com/shop/dandrcrafts1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-74520530199154752012014-12-05T14:05:11.949-05:002014-12-05T14:05:11.949-05:00It really warmed my heart to see these. I'm la...It really warmed my heart to see these. I'm laid up with a bad back and don't know if I can do a tree this year. Thank you so much for sharing with mestephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00105932665999415650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-83892549276697340382014-12-05T13:31:00.707-05:002014-12-05T13:31:00.707-05:00I love Christmas trees!! I am a bit of a classical...I love Christmas trees!! I am a bit of a classical tree decorator i guess I am still hung up on shades of blue and silver as my favorite and snow men I love snowmen. This year I dont get a tree (sad day) but looking at all the trees does indeed make me happy. Nancy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10678317191292404081noreply@blogger.com