Decorating A Christmas Tree -- Collectibles Style

Aluminum Pom Tree

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The silver Aluminum trees of the fifties are quite the rage again, just check on eBay or the local flea market! One year I decided to try a new way of decorating our aluminum tree.The trees branches do not hold any weight easily and will slip out of the "trunk" with the slightest amount of pressure, I was always sticking the branches back in and re-adjusting the tree. So something that would not cause problems was my quest.

Although the two types of decorations don't normally go together, I decided to decorate the aluminum tree with the antique glass bead garlands from my Christmas collection. The tree was put in a bay window and the different colored bead garlands were put on the tree with deep swags. That was the only decoration and it looked great. Under the tree I put a soft drapey metallic silverly fabric, just loosely bunched and on top of that a length of a silver metallic mesh, again just loosely bunched around the tree. A color wheel was available to be used, but it just took away from the unusual look of the tree and it was soon banished to a closet.

Hints

• Secure the branches in as tight as possible.
• Start draping the garlands from the top.
• A set of lights could be nestled under the tree for some sparkle, but never put lights directly on an aluminum tree.

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