A lovely crafty idea for Christmas

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I have previously mentioned the blog Curbly.com: DIY Maven, which you can follow at the syndicated feed curbly_diymaven. I like them because they have all sorts of ideas about how to create lovely things for minimal amounts of money. They just posted about creating this charming little tree:

Christmas Tree project

Curbly.com says:

"Want a Christmas tree for the holidays but don’t have the room? Or maybe your budget is a little tight? Here’s a great way to make a tiny Christmas tree from evergreen trimmings, which you can get for FREE at just about any Christmas tree lot, if you ask the attendants nicely. Other things you’ll need include:

A 4-inch clay pot
Plaster of Paris
Oasis Floral Foam
Aluminum Foil
Garden Shears
Miniature Christmas Tree Oranaments
And a bamboo pole

The clay pot, bamboo pole (I’d probably scrounge up a bit of doweling), even the plaster of Paris isn’t terribly expensive. AND you can reuse the pot/dowel/plaster structure next year!! Sweet! Miniature trees make wonderful hostess gifts during the holidays.
Via eHow."