The Tree - With a Christmas Dove Tutorial
So as a family, we've never had a Christmas tree. Honesty, it always seemed like a hassle and an extra expense. I loved looking at other people's trees and my kids weren't old enough to care - so I didn't either. But this year, I found myself wanting a tree of our own. However, without a tree budget, I didn't see a way we could afford it. But I reserved $20 and found a used, artificial tree on Craigslist.org. The seller gave me a deal on a 6 foot, fairly low quality, pre-lit tree. I was pleased as punch to get it too. Anyway, once I got it set up - I realized it would need some ornaments. I made popcorn garland by sewing hundreds of pieces of plain popped popcorn together - a rather tedious job that I won't soon sign up for again. Then I found a tutorial online that gave instructions for making little doves out of pages from an old book . That seemed free enough for me. The tutorial was great - but the birds required a bit more of a time investment than I h