Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Great Christmas Tree Tour: Margaret Brownley

Those hardy pioneers living on the prairie didn’t have the luxury of cutting down a tree.  They were forced to use whatever was on hand.  Some even decorated whiskey barrels.  Wagon wheels worked as both wreaths or trees. I use them as both.   
 



11 comments:

  1. Better a wagon wheel than a tree with live candles for lights. Many a pioneer family were wise to keep a bucket of water next to the tree.

    Very clever, Margaret! Merry Christmas!

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  2. I love the wheel, Margaret. What a great idea! I am such a slacker about decorating for Christmas. SHAME ON ME!!!

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  3. Wow! That's a neat idea, would've never thought of that hahaha

    Shame on you, Mary!!

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  4. That is too cool!! :) I love how you've used the wheel!

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  5. Thank you for sharing your photo today, Margaret. You always think of the most clever things.

    xoxo

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  6. I like the wagon wheel. I remember some of them being in the barn when I was a kid. If we'd only known...

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  7. What a great idea! I love western decor, now this has me thinking....

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  8. Now that the kiddies have all left home, I'm free to decorated the non-traditional way!

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  9. LOVE this tree, Margaret. When my son was little, I was room mother for International Christmas at his school, and his class got the good ole USA. We made cornbread and cut a big branch off a regular tree...wrapped it in cotton batting and then each child made a prairie-style decoration and hung it on the "tree". It was such fun!

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  10. Love the wagon wheel, along with the history behind it!

    Blessings,
    Gert

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