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.
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.
ReplyDeleteVery clever, Margaret! Merry Christmas!
I love the wheel, Margaret. What a great idea! I am such a slacker about decorating for Christmas. SHAME ON ME!!!
ReplyDeleteWow! That's a neat idea, would've never thought of that hahaha
ReplyDeleteShame on you, Mary!!
That is too cool!! :) I love how you've used the wheel!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your photo today, Margaret. You always think of the most clever things.
ReplyDeletexoxo
I like the wagon wheel. I remember some of them being in the barn when I was a kid. If we'd only known...
ReplyDeleteVery Cool!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I love western decor, now this has me thinking....
ReplyDeleteNow that the kiddies have all left home, I'm free to decorated the non-traditional way!
ReplyDeleteLOVE 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!
ReplyDeleteLove the wagon wheel, along with the history behind it!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Gert