This weekend Brian and I had a chance
to take the kids to The Festival of Trees.
I talked a little bit about it here
but I wanted to share some of the pictures with you all.
These aren't very good pictures,
but it will give you an idea...
Each tree at the festival has a theme and is made by sponsors.
The trees are for sale as well and by the time we arrived
on Saturday evening, many of them had sold.
The tree in the foreground of the top picture was made
by a decorating company and it had paintbrushes, wallpaper, and such
throughout the tree.
The tree in the middle ground was made full of candy...
M&M's and candy canes!
Now THAT is a Christmas tree!
M&M's and candy canes!
Now THAT is a Christmas tree!
The one in the background had a Southwest Airlines theme
and included a $250 flight voucher.
I can't remember who made the above tree, but it is
the Heat Miser vs. The Snow Miser
from the movie The Year Without Santa Claus.
If you aren't familiar with this popular holiday favorite,
here is a quick video to introduce you:
The tree above had a white and blue theme, obviously,
but I don't remember the details of this one
other than thinking of how pretty it was.
This one (above) had a Goetze's Candy
(which is proudly made in Baltimore) theme.
Anyone who knows me well knows that I LOVE
Goetze's candy including cow tails.
Mmmmmm.
This tree was sold already or I may have considered it.
The one below was an amazing and unique theme.
It was an upside down tree that was
decorated in the theme of
Through the Looking Glass.
There were tea cups and playing cards
and all things Alice in Wonderland.
We had a really great time with the kids here.
I still have to share the images of the gingerbread houses
that were there...
another day soon.
Have a wonderful Tuesday!
Love gingerbread houses although I've never made one. WIll be sure to come back and check those out when you post about them.
ReplyDeleteIt's a Mr. Cold Miser day here today, but rain... not snow.
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Those are some very creative trees. Seems like the White n blue themes are making a comeback.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty. I think I heard them doing something similar here called Nick Trees to raise money for the Blair E. Batson Childrens Hospital.
ReplyDeleteLovely ... they are lighting the tree in Rockefeller Center this evening, I think, and I am glad I do not work in that area .. used to and it was really tough going to get home through the crowds
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a fun thing to do. I can't imagine having an upside down Christmas tree though! :)
ReplyDeleteInteresting..and i ADORE COW TAILS!!
ReplyDeleteThat upside-down one is interesting. I love the white/blue one, but it's not something I'd ever have in my home. It would remind me too much of those aluminum ones with the changing color wheels, like my mom had when I was young.
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