Extend the Twinkle Season With a Winter Nesting Tree
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I always feel a little blue after the Christmas tree comes down and I miss the soft glow of the twinkling lights. I decided to transform the Christmas tree into a winter nesting tree, as cheery solution for the month of January when it's cold and gray outside.
We had an arctic blast with single digit temperatures and snow that kept me indoors and inspired me to do some winter nesting.
After removing all the Christmas red and packing up Santa and his reindeer for another year, I decided a winter tree might be a cheery solution for the month of January!
I added an assortment of snowflake ornaments and icy branches from my Christmas decorations. Snowflakes add a little sparkle for a gray and dreary month.
Bird ornaments that normally flock to my Potting Shed in December migrated to the tree along with glittery nests for some winter nesting.
The sparkling silver leaves from my Christmas stash add some filler and are used as a tree topper.
I had some pheasant feathers in my floral stash that I used on my Welcome Fall Wreath that I added to the tree. Dried hydrangea blooms and frosted pine cone sprays provide some filler and texture.
I have an assortment of owl ornaments collected over the years, this one helped me celebrate with a Happy Owl-idays table.
The birds are happy to do some winter nesting on the tree before having to migrate to the attic for another year!
I’ve never had a tree up past the first week in January before but I like the soft glow and sparkle it provides for winter and since it’s artificial I don’t have to worry about it drying out and becoming a fire hazard.
More photos at the blog link below!
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